Hung Nguyen — Documentary Photographer in Barcelona
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philosophizing photography
featured essay
The Beauty of Imperfections.
the lessons from film photography
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essays on photography,
gear, and how I work
- 01photography for beginners
Why GAS Ruins Your Photography
A new lens is exciting for a week. Then the shine wears off and you are hunting for the next thing. You never arrive.
3 min readread → - 02gear review
Leica M10 Review: The Art of Limitations
The only digital camera that shoots like a film camera. Two and a half years later, I still mean that.
17 min readread → - 03photography for beginners
How to Shoot Manually, Fast
Manual is supposed to slow you down. Set up the right way, it is the fastest way to shoot on the street.
7 min readread → - 04gear review
The Fujifilm X-Pro3: The Camera That Never Ages (Long Term Review)
Three years in, it is still the camera I reach for most. Not because I have not tried anything else.
16 min readread → - 05photography for beginners
Always Overexpose Your Film: A Beginner's Guide
Underexposure kills film frames. Shadows collapse and nothing in post can bring them back.
5 min readread → - 06photography for beginners
Why I Only Shoot F8
It started as a constraint. Now it is one of the clearest decisions I make every time I pick up a camera.
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