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OSCAR HEDGE , the photographer featured on the anthology ’ s cover , explores his love of photogrpahy and presents a recent personal photography project based on the ‘ fabric ’ of Liverpool .
I began shooting photographs on film around two years ago when I got my first automatic point-and-shoot camera , a Vivitar 300z . For my 18th birthday , I also got an original 1970s Pentax K1000 , which is manual and taught me how to use a different style of camera to shoot film on , which made my passion for film photography grow . Shooting photos on film taught me to become better at photography , since usually you only have 36 photos on 1 roll of film , which teaches you to make every photo count and take your time to photograph . I preferred the rawness of film over shooting on digital , and the grainy , vibrant look it gave photos . The whole process of developing film also fascinated me ; having to take it to a dark room to develop it using chemicals , and waiting for photos to reappear on the film strips . I started taking both my cameras out with me everywhere I went , and since I have been in Liverpool , I have spent a lot of time documenting life in the city and its environment .
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