Venice Beach Strand Artwork
Venice Beach Surfers
Elmer’s Bottle Ranch on Route 66
Alien Research Center. Somewhere near Area 51.
46 years on this earth today 🎂.
I wanted to share some photos from #HolgaWeek taken on a road trip to California.
Enjoy some familiar and not so familiar sights.
📷 Holga 120
🎞️ Kodak Gold 200
#believeinfilm
Right.
That’s the first roll finished. Now if DHL ever deliver my new chems I can get it developed.
Along with my #HolgaWeek rolls….. 🙄
Holga CGFN 120 FPP The Mummy 400
Holga GCFN 120 Lomo 400
Holga GCFN 120 Lomo 400
My #HolgaWeek entries.
Holga Week 2025 entries. Holga 120 GCFN, Kodak Gold 200 #holgaweek2025 #holgaweek #holgacamera #holgaphotography #analogphotography #analog #filmphotography #filmAF #believeinfilm
A view through a chain-link security fence shows a small, vintage-style red and yellow "Tokens" booth in the foreground, angled to the left. Behind it, a larger fairground attraction, possibly a carousel, with ornate yellow and red trim is partially visible. The scene is set on a pebble beach, with metal barriers surrounding the fair area. In the background, the ocean horizon is visible under a blue sky with white clouds. The fence creates a dominant grid pattern over the image, giving it a unique, restricted perspective.
Zoltar
Holga 120N
Lomo 400
#holgaweek #believeinfilm
Two people are sitting opposite each other at a wooden table inside a cafe, backlit by a large window showing a cloudy sky. The person on the left faces the camera and wears a tan jacket over a red top, a furry hat, and glasses. The person on the right is seen from behind, wearing a patterned scarf or hat and a light jacket. On the table, there are mugs, a small espresso cup and saucer, a water carafe, a phone, and a couple of glasses. The strong backlight creates a warm, intimate atmosphere.
Cafe life
Holga 120N
Lomo 400
#holgaweek #believeinfilm
A bride in a flowing white dress is walking towards the camera on a wide, paved promenade alongside a street, holding a white bouquet. She is wearing sunglasses and smiling. Slightly behind her, a man in a dark suit is looking at his phone. To the left, a man with a camera and a large backpack walks past. The background features a row of large, white, stately buildings along the seafront, with parked cars on the street. The sky is blue with white clouds, and the image has a shallow depth of field, blurring the background.
Gatecrashing
Holga 120N
Lomo 400
#holgaweek
The iconic ruins of the West Pier stand silhouetted against the bright sea and sky in Brighton. The skeletal remains of the structure's metal framework are centered in the choppy water. The foreground consists of a wide, dark pebble beach sloping towards the sea, where a strip of white surf breaks. A bright sun flare emanates from the center of the structure, creating a hazy, dream-like effect. The sky is filled with puffy white and grey clouds against a light blue background. The image has a vintage or lo-fi feel with soft focus and vignetting.
West Pier, Brighton
Holga 120N
Lomo 400
#holgaweek #believeinfilm
A straight-on, low-angle view of the Brighton i360 observation tower. The tall, cylindrical metal column dominates the center, with the transparent, doughnut-shaped viewing pod currently resting low near the base. Below the tower is a long, modern building with a glass facade, displaying the text "Brighton 1360" (likely a misrepresentation of 360). Several wooden picnic tables are visible on a paved area in front of the building. The sky is a mixture of blue patches and large, white-grey clouds. The photo has a slightly wide-angle lens effect and some vignetting.
i360
Holga 120N
Lomo 400
#holgaweek #believeinfilm
A pair of people stand centered between a row of colorful beach huts on a paved promenade under a bright blue sky with white clouds. The huts feature doors in colors like pink, turquoise, blue, orange-striped, and red. The person on the left wears a dark jacket and is holding a phone out, appearing to take a selfie. The person on the right wears a pink knit hat and light trousers. Behind the huts is a long, white, multi-story building with many windows. The photo has a wide-angle look with some vignetting and a vibrant, sunny feel.
Brighton Holga Week walk
Holga 120N
Lomo 400
#holgaweek #believeinfilm
A man wearing a dark shirt and a fedora bends to the left, holding a camera to his eye, seemingly photographing two figures sitting on a bench in the distance. The bench is situated behind a decorative black railing next to the ocean. The water is choppy, and the sky is bright and partly cloudy, with the sun creating a bright glare over the water. The ground is paved, and the image has a somewhat dreamy, slightly out-of-focus quality with noticeable vignetting.
Papp'ing
Holga 120N
Lomo 400
#holgaweek #believeinfilm
October 2025 - Gas Works Park, Seattle
The Seattle Toy Camera Club hosted a #holgaweek photo walk. I didn’t get any amazing shots but these three were decent.
📷 #holga
🎞️ #kodakgold200
#filmphotography #120film #gasworkspark #toycamera
Really enjoyed seeing your B&W images for #holgaweek
Black and white, grainy photograph of a rough sea under a cloudy sky. The ocean fills the middle ground, with white waves cresting and rolling towards the shore. The foreground is a dark, rocky or pebbled beach. A bright horizon line separates the dark water from the dramatic, heavily clouded sky.
Brighton / English Channel
Final image (B&W that is) from @thedailyholga's #holgaweek walk in Brighton.
#believeinfilm
An antique, square-format, black and white photograph captures a small, metal relief sculpture of an angel mounted on a textured stone wall, likely a cemetery gatepost or a church tower. The angel, possibly Saint Michael the Archangel, is depicted in a triumphant pose, slaying a dragon or demon below his feet. Above the sculpture, a decorative, wrought-iron arch or gatework frames the angel, with intricate scrollwork and pointed Gothic elements that draw the eye toward the central figure. The low-angle perspective emphasizes the height of the post and the dramatic nature of the scene, creating a sense of scale and shadow.
Wider view of statue of St Michael (Harry Phillips)
St Michael in Lewes church, Lewes
#holgaweek #believeinfilm
A grainy, slightly overexposed black and white photograph of an old house with a large bay window on the upper floor. A dark plaque or sign below the window reads: "1768-1774. IN THIS HOUSE, LIVED THOMAS PAINE, WRITER AND". The rest of the text is obscured. There's a dark front door and two smaller windows below the sign. The image has a soft, historical feel due to the film-like quality and bright lens flare on the left.
More history from Lewes...
Thomas Paine's house
#holgaweek #believeinfilm
A low-angle, black and white photograph of a cobbled street leading uphill, called Keere Street. In the foreground, a dark metal sign post holds a rectangular sign with white lettering. The sign reads: "KEERE STREET NO THROUGH ROAD" and provides a historical note: "Although recorded in history that George, when Prince Regent, drove a coach and four down Keere Street for a wager, access by vehicles to and from the High Street is now forbidden. BY ORDER LEWES DISTRICT COUNCIL." The street is lined with historic brick and painted houses. Trees overhang the left side, and a strong shadow of the signpost falls on the cobblestones.
Keere Street, Lewes
Lewes is a beautiful historic town in East Sussex not far from Brighton. The White Hart Inn is a fabulous overnight stay and there is plenty to explore and photograph.
#holgaweek #believeinfilm
A grainy, high-contrast, black and white photo taken from inside a dilapidated seaside shelter. The perspective looks out through grimy window panes and vertical metal supports to the promenade, which has a railing and several empty benches. Beyond the benches, the sea stretches toward the horizon under a bright, cloudy sky. In the foreground, the wooden slats of a bench inside the shelter are visible, along with a faded mural or etching on the wall to the lower left, possibly of a sailboat. The image has a vignette effect and a vintage, melancholy feel.
Brighton promenade
Enjoyed my first visit to Brighton. I hadn't quite expected the scale of it. Will have to return.
#holgaweek #believeinfilm
A dark black and white photograph of a vintage Sunbeam motorcycle.
Sunbeam motorcycle
It didn't get much better than this during my couple of outings with the Holga for #holgaweek 😀 Seems to be a guy who has quite a few vintage motorcycles that he rides into Blairgowrie.
Camera: Holga 120N
Film: Ilford HP5+
#believeinfilm
#filmphotography
#holgaweek2025
A dramatic, low-angle, black-and-white photograph shows a sculpture of a winged figure—possibly an angel or a classical hero—clinging to the rough, vertical surface of a tall, cylindrical stone tower. The figure is dynamic, suspended in a mid-air pose, arms outstretched with large wings spread behind it. It wears a helmet or hat and a short, pleated skirt. The camera angle looks sharply upward, making the tower appear massive and the sky bright and distant. The graininess and high contrast of the photo enhance the texture of the stone and the sense of drama.
Statue of St Michael (Harry Phillips)
St Michael in Lewes church, Lewes
#holgaweek #believeinfilm
A grainy, high-contrast, black and white photograph, likely taken with a pinhole or toy camera, shows a low, wide stone wall heavily textured with moss in the foreground. The wall is out of focus, emphasizing its rugged surface. In the middle ground, a small, white wooden building, possibly a cricket pavilion or park shelter, stands behind the wall, surrounded by dense trees and shrubs. Looming in the background on a hill is a partial view of a large, stone castle or fortified building, its tower silhouetted against a bright, cloudy sky. The deep depth of field gives the image a distinctive, slightly distorted aesthetic.
More from #holgaweek. This time the delightfully English county town of Lewes. Enclosed bowls green on the top of a hill with a white washed club house and a castle in the background. Anyone for cucumber sandwiches and a pot of tea?
#believeinfilm
A high-grain, black and white photograph captures the ruins of the West Pier in Brighton, England, silhouetted against a vast, cloudy sky and the churning sea. The pier's skeletal, burnt-out dome and fragmented supports jut out from the water in the middle distance. In the foreground, the shingle beach slopes down, with a single, small, dark figure standing near the water's edge on the lower right, adding a sense of scale and solitude to the dramatic, textured scene. The photograph evokes a somber, atmospheric mood.
Another keeper from #holgaweek walk at Brighton with a great bunch of Holga lovers
#photography #filmphotography
@goldenearringsjazz from a few weekends back at Pike Place Market. Seattle, WA. I expect strange things from a Holga, but this extreme vignette is new.
Holga 120N. Ilford HP5, Rodinal 1+25. #photography #holga #holga120 #holgaweek #toycamera #bnw #bnwphotograpy #6x6club #mediumformat #film
Opened empty box and an exposed roll of Ilford XP2 super 120 film ready for development. #SnappySnaps
Done for the day.
#HolgaWeek #Holga #Ilford #XP2
A high-contrast, grainy black and white photograph shows a person seated alone on a wooden bench, facing away from the camera and looking out towards the sea. The person is wearing headphones and a jacket. The bench casts a strong, long shadow towards the camera, emphasizing the bright sun and dramatic sky with scattered clouds. A metal railing separates the person from the water, which appears slightly blurry. The overall feeling is one of solitude and contemplation.
Surprisingly the Blue Holga TLR held up nicely into the sun for this contre jour portrait down on Brighton promenade at the weekend.
Quite pleased with this one, might make the entry selection
#HolgaWeek #filmphotography
holga multiple exposure photo, sign holders at palestine action demo, and police
signs
📷holga 120n
🎞️kodak gold
#photography #protest #london #streetphotography #filmphotography #holgaweek #multipleexposure
This morning I exposed the last four frames of HP5+ that were in my Holga for #holgaweek If any shots on that roll are OK it will be a miracle. Wasn't really able to get out, storms and just generally murky weather. Just started raining again when I got home.
Dusty Holga 120CFN plastic toy camera in black Ilford XP2 super iso 400 film in 120 format.
Dusted off this one.
Film expired Feb 2005
Holga 120CFN. Ilford XP2 super
#photography #holga #holga120CFN #holga120n #holga120 #holgaweek #holgaweek2025 #toycamera #bnw #bnwphotograpy #6x6club #mediumformat #film #filmphotography #ishootfilm #filmisalive
Respite and symmetry. From Seattle, WA.
Holga 120N. Ilford HP5, Rodinal 1+25. #photography #holga #holga120n #holga120 #holgaweek #holgaweek2025 #toycamera #bnw #bnwphotograpy #6x6club #mediumformat #film #filmphotography #ishootfilm #somtimesishootdigital #filmisalive
