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Ben Rains
@benrains.bsky.social
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Forever lost in light & shadow, actinic alchemy, and the beauty of everything. I'm a photographer who mainly works with film.
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Ben Rains @benrains.bsky.social · Dec 11
Sharnayla in the studio.
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #photography #35mm #benrains #bnwphoto
A black and white photographic portrait of a woman sitting on a small settee. She's leaning back and illuminated by dappled light from a nearby window.
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Here's a useful film photography hack: If you've got an iPhone or iPad. Under "Settings -> Accessibility -> Accessibility Shortcut" check the "Classic Invert" setting on.
#filmphotography #darkroom
December 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Taking a moment to sit alone on the steps.

#fujifilmtx1 #35mm #filmphotography #analogphotography #film #nyc #streetphotography #believeinfilm #xpan #hasselbladxpan #panorama
A person sits on the steps of a building on their phone, taking a moment to themselves on the side of a deserted street. Numerous shop fronts and doors are visible all around them.
December 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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'Gentle Outflows' (2013) -- It's Hard to Believe the Year is Wrapping Up So Quickly... I Still Remember the Hardships of Last Winter, Vagnsstadir, Southern Iceland

It's Finally Friday... Let's #Scape!! ✨ #ClassicMono ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
a branch of striking coastal mountains laced with snow and ice serve as the backdrop to a lazy shallow glacier runoff stream that gently empties into the ocean not too far from where this photo was taken
December 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Dance Pants Revolution with Jen and Shelley (2004).
#filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm #punkshows #35mm #benrains
A black and white photograph of a woman walking on a makeshift catwalk at a DIY fashion show. Her friend, the designer is standing in the background.
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Legs No.7 (2006).
#filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm #35mm #benrains
A black and white photograph of the lower half of a model, lying down, featuring her legs. Photographed with a Nikon FM3A and Ilford HP5+.
December 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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A portrait of Noelle (2013). This is an 8x10 contact printed cyanotype that was toned with strongly brewed black tea to alter the normal rich blue color.
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #largeformatphotography #8x10 #cyanotype #vintagestyle #noelle #benrains
A photographic portrait of a young woman wearing an Edwardian era inspired blouse. Photographed with a Century 10A 8x10 studio camera on Ilford HP5+ film. Printed as a cyanotype and then toned with strong black tea.
December 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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A portrait of Madeleine (2018).
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #blackandwhitefilm #35mm #madeleine #benrains
A black and white photographic portrait of a young woman. This is cropped from the full frame. Photographed with a Nikon FM2 and Ilford HP5+ film.
December 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Madeleine in the hallway (2018).
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #blackandwhitefilm #35mm #madeleine #benrains
A black and white photograph of a woman, in profile, sitting in a narrow hallway with her back against one wall and her feet resting on the opposite wall. Photographed with a Nikon FM2, Nikkor 35/2.8, and Ilford HP5+ film.
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Self Portrait after hiking for 7 months and 2,200 miles | #mtkatahdin , Maine | October 2024 | 80 portraits + interviews, and 250 rolls of @ilfordphoto.com film. Now, to make the fine art photo book I've spent years thinking about.

#appalachiantrail #ilfordphoto #thruhike #hasselbladxpan #fujitx1
January 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Figures in the city
Billiter Street, London, 2010
Silver gelatin print
#photography #streetphotography #believeinfilm #blackandwhitephoto #analoguephoto #London #city #men #figures #buildings #Lloyds #construction #urban #urbanlandscape #sidewalk #pavement #sunlight #shadows #hoardings #signs #bnw
November 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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I recently talked with my friends at #KEHCamera to talk about my work, and my #appalachiantrail project. You can read the full interview at the link below. Enjoy!

www.keh.com/expert-advic...
November 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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jamellebouie.net
this is just gutter racism
publius24.bsky.social John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 9d
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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A portrait of Gillian (2012).
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #largeformatphotography #blackandwhitefilm #8x10 #gillian #benrains
A black and white photographic portrait of a woman with a pixie cut hairstyle. Photographed with a Century 10A 8x10 studio camera, Wollensak Vesta 14-in f/5, and Ilford HP5+ film.
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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This is an Arnold Genthe portrait I acquired a few years ago. The sitter wasn't known by the seller or identified on the print, but with some sleuthing I think I've found out who it is.
benrains.substack.com/p/a-portrait...
#photohistory #arnoldgenthe #almadebretteville #portraitphotography
A Portrait by Arnold Genthe
Alma de Bretteville
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November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Roarie drying off (2014).
#filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm #artnude #35mm #roarieyum #benrains
A black and white photograph of a model standing in a bathroom drying off with a towel.
February 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Skye and Tyler at Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah (2017).
#filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm #canyonlands #nationalparks #utah #35mm #benrains
A black and white photograph of a man and woman looking out to the horizon through Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Photographed with a Nikon FM2, Nikkor 35/2.8, and Ilford HP5+ film.
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Roarie at the old mill (2014).
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #blackandwhitefilm #artnude #35mm #roarieyum #benrains
A black and white photograph of a model, crouched and balanced on their feet. Photographed with a Nikon FM3A and Ilford HP5+ film.
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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'Coastal Views, Small Pleasures' (2022) -- the Classic & Stunning Granite Coastline of Down East Maine, Boulder Beach, Acadia National Park, ME

#BlueSkyArtShow #Small ✨ #Stunday ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
a large slab of granite extends out over the water, offering views to the south along the classic Acadia coastline lined with dense pine, fir and oak forest
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Lily & Madeleine (2016). This is a single frame scan from some 16mm movie footage I made of these sisters and musicians.
#filmphotography #cinematography #portraitphotography #bolexh16 #16mm #lilyandmadeleine #benrains
A photographic image of two young women, sisters, dancing in the studio. Captured with a Bolex H16 motion picture camera on Ektachrome 2253 High-Speed Daylight color reversal film.
November 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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If you weren't around for the beginning of the saga, you might not know just how startlingly good my 1888 Dallmeyer Rapid Rectilinear is.
A black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman holding a miniature dachshund patiently wearing a reindeer costume.
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Sharnayla (2018).
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #largeformatphotography #8x10 #blackandwhitefilm #benrains
A black and white photographic portrait of a woman kneeling in a couch. Her back is turned to the viewer and she's looking over her left shoulder.
July 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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A portrait of Lauren (2012).
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #blackandwhitefilm #largeformatphotography #5x7 #lauren #benrains
A black and white photographic portrait of a woman. Photographed with a Century 10A 8x10 studio camera and Ilford HP5+ film.
November 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Roarie in the bath (2014).
#filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm #artnude #35mm #roarieyum #benrains
A black and white photograph, somewhat abstract, of Roarie Yum in a bathtub.
February 4, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Roarie (2014).
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #blackandwhitefilm #35mm #roarieyum #benrains
A black and white photograph of a model standing in a shower, their back turned to the viewer, and partially silhouetted from the light of a window.
January 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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A portrait of Kyotocat (2017).
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #blackandwhitefilm #35mm #kyotocat #benrains
A black and white photographic portrait of a woman. It's a closely cropped photo of the woman's face. She's resting her right hand on her head and her right arm partly obscures her face. Photographed with a Nikon FM2 and Ilford HP5+ film.
November 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM