Fyldephoto

Fyldephoto

@fyldephoto.bsky.social

I am Mark, a long time photography enthusiast based near Blackpool in Lancashire. I shoot mostly black and white film in formats ranging from 35mm to large format.

303 Followers 259 Following 102 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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Thank you!

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It's finally over 25th February

New post

#analoguephotography
#filmphotography
#holga
#pinholephotography
#blog

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A Riverside Ramble Following the River Wyre to the coast

A new blog post on Substack today. A riverside ramble for February’s Frugal Film Project. #filmphotography #analogphotography #analoguephotography #believeinfilm

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Lancashire's Limestone Geology A Wander Around the Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve

A new Substack post on rambling around Lancashire’s limestone scenery with my Hasselblad. #filmphotography #analogphotography #analoguephotography #believeinfilm

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On the Reading Pile – Mark Thompson Don McCullin – The Landscape Whilst this large volume of monochrome images was published in 2018, it remains a constant inspiration. Following over six decades as one of the most iconic confl…

Continuing our series "on the reading pile"

@fyldephoto.bsky.social shares his book pile.

#zines
#photobooks
#reading
#bookpile

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1 month ago

Thanks! Glad you liked the tip. Also, many thanks for your Postcards from Afar with the fantastic autumn colours.

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The Path Most Travelled Revisiting the familiar places

A new Substack post about walking and photographing the same route repeatedly. Some Holga photography and some tips!
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography #analoguephotography #holga #toycamera

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I’ve used both the Cinestill and Bellini kits. Had good results with both. The Cinestill is simpler as a first attempt as it has combined bleach and fix. The only downside is that the blix can build up pressure in the tank, which is less of a problem in my Jobo tanks than other tanks.

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Three Piers and a Tower Disaster, followed by success, with my Holga Pinhole Camera

A new Substack post on the trials and tribulations of shooting Ilford Ortho Plus in my Holga WPC for The Frugal Film Project. #filmphotography #analogphotography #analoguephotography #holga #pinholecamera #believeinfilm #pinholephotography

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Some Holga 120N images from a walk on the east side of The River Wyre in Lancashire yesterday. A very dull day so I used Ilford Delta 3200, developed in D76H stock. #filmphotography #analoguephotography #analogphotography #holga #believeinfilm

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Been to the first day of OPEN26 at The Grundy Art Gallery in Blackpool this afternoon. One of my silver gelatin prints is in the exhibition! #art #filmphotography #analogphotography #analoguephotography #believeinfilm

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Thanks!

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1 month ago

Fantastic reflections!

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Thanks! They all had the orange filter on, which is my favourite option. Hence opting for the fast film at this time of year.

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A Winter Wander Along The Lancaster Canal Travelling light in winter with my Holga 120N

A Substack post of my walk earlier this week with my Holga 120N and Ilford Delta 3200. #filmphotography #analogphotography #analoguephotography #holga #toycamera

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1 month ago

Beautiful! I’ve had my 501CM for over 20 years and it has never let me down.

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Mark Thompson (@fyldephoto) A few images from earlier in the year taken along the Fylde coast in Lancashire. Hasselblad 501CM with Rollei Retro 400S. Some using a Lee Big Stopper ND filter.

A Substack post with a few images made with Rollei Retro 400S earlier last year. #filmphotography #analoguephotography #analogphotography #believeinfilm

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Mark Thompson (@fyldephoto) Living close to the coast, we rarely get any snow. So the best that I have been able to capture this winter, so far, are some frosted images. Taken with a 105mm f2.8 Micro Nikkor lens on Ilford HP5 Pl...

A new Substack note with a few frosty images. #filmphotography #analogphotography #analoguephotography #believeinfilm

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A Year with an Iconic SLR Shooting my Exakta Varex IIa for The Frugal Film Project 2025

New Substack post. A year of shooting a vintage Exakta Varex IIa for The Frugal Film Project.
#filmphotography #analogphotography #analoguephotography #believeinfilm

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2 months ago

One other option that I’m going to try are some acid free A4 double-sided adhesive sheets, I bought them a couple of weeks ago in Hobbycraft. I just hate using spray mount!

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The other thing that I like about FB is that I can hot dry mount it, unlike RC.

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Mark Thompson (@fyldephoto) Darkroom printing this morning to get a photo ready to submit to a local gallery’s open exhibition at the end of the week. Thought that I’d nailed it yesterday afternoon, but decided to switch from RC...

A Substack note. A bit of “proper” darkroom printing this morning! I love @ilfordphoto FB paper! #filmphotography #analogphotography #analoguephotography #believeinfilm #ilfordphoto

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Highlights of a Frugal, Lensless Year My pinhole images from The Frugal Film Project 2025

A new Substack post reviewing my pinhole images with the Holga WPC during 2025.
#holga #pinholephotography #analogphotography #analoguephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm

fyldephoto.substack.com/p/highlights...

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A Review of my 2025 Images Looking back over the past year

I’ve posted a brief review of my images taken in 2025 on Substack:
#analogphotography #believeinfilm #filmphotography #analoguephotography

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Behind the Bright Lights - Part 2 A Walk behind Blackpool's promenade

I have posted the second part of my images from the backstreets of Blackpool on Substack.
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography #analoguephotography #leicafilmfeed

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Mark Thompson (@fyldephoto) Four half-frame images taken on a walk last week between Fleetwood and Cleveleys in Lancashire. Pentax 17 with Ilford HP5 Plus developed in Kodak HC110(B).

New Substack note - half-frame photos. Four images from a walk last week from Fleetwood to Cleveleys Pentax 17 with Ilford HP5.
#filmphotography #analogphotography #analoguephotography #believeinfilm #halfframe #pentax17

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Behind the Bright Lights - Part 1 A walk behind Blackpool's promenade

New Substack post, a bit of documentary photography.
#analogphotography #analoguephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm #leicafilmfeed

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Mark Thompson (@fyldephoto) A few images from a local classic car show in late summer featuring some iconic British cars. Nikon FM2n with Nikkor 50mm f1.4 and Ilford FP4 Plus.

A few images of classic British cars from this summer. Nikon FM2N with Ilford FP4 Plus.
#filmphotography #analogphotography #analoguephotography #believeinfilm

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A Ruin that Cromwell Knocked About a Bit A morning in Lancashire's historic Ribble Valley

A new post on Substack!
#filmphotography #analogphotography #analoguephotography #holga #believeinfilm #pinholephotography

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Mark Thompson (@fyldephoto) A couple of images from a walk with a friend on Tuesday. The hill is Nicky Nook, a popular small fell near Scorton in Lancashire, with a modest height of 705 feet (215 m). Fantastic views out towards ...

New note with new images on Substack
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogphotography #analoguephotography

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