The old-fashioned camera with its limited frame film rolls and lack of ‘edit’ facilities is making a comeback as a creative choice

xChunky 35mm cameras and medium-format rangefinders are finding their way back into hands. Photographers used to instant digital clicks are slowing down — loading rolls, counting frames, waiting for negatives. The Hyderabad Photo Trade Expo, TPS Galleria, and Photo Today are putting film back on the map. Clubs like SIPVATA and institutes such as the University of Hyderabad are including it in their events, while giving the medium fresh ground to grow. As Aquin Mathews, founder of the Indian Photo Festival, says, “Photographers, both hobbyists and professionals, are keeping this movement alive, treating film as a more personal, hands-on way to make images in a

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