Lomo Travel Guides

Where you seek the Lomography way of life, discovering your creativity wherever you dare to look, beyond galleries and studios, out in the beautiful world out there. 

Or discover art that lives in the unexpected when you embark on travel Lomography, from laughter of friends sharing local street food, in the steam coming out from a roadside coffee stand, or dancing reflections of sunlight from the train window. 

Sometimes, the beauty of travel photography lies in hidden alleyways, open skies, getting lost in unfamiliar streets or exploring familiar ones seen with fresh eyes.

All these beliefs inspired Lomo Travel Guides, the latest feature by Lomography. 

See The World Through a Lomographic Lens

Travellers, it’s time to put aside and forget about star ratings and tourist traps, unleash your inner traveller, explorer and creativity through Lomo Travel Guides, built specially for curious travellers and film photography lovers, they can offer so much more than your travel bucket list to tick off.

Lomo Travel Guides spotlight hidden hangouts, colourful cafes, offbeat art spaces, indie cinemas, and scenic photo spots – all analogue friendly and inspiring. If you are looking for something different and unique during your travels, or you are a local looking at your own neighbourhood with a fresh eye and perspective, the Lomo Travel Guides are made just for you. 

The best travel memories and souvenirs are the priceless photos that you take along your travel adventures.

Made By Lomographers, For Lomographers

Lomo Travel Guides are made by Lomographers, for Lomographers. Each guide is curated with insights and inspirations from the global Lomography Community and local teams. This journey is not going to sop there – everyone’s invited to contribute.

It could be a secret garden waiting for the magic of multiple exposure, a sunny courtyard where artists hang out to trade stories and spark ideas together, or a vintage market filled with characters, life, textures, colours and faces waiting to be captured. 

Anyone can share their must-see spots for Lomographers! Lomo Travel Guides will keep on growing, just like the community that fuels them.

Capture the Atmosphere, Not your Travel Bucket List

Alongside each location, each Lomo Travel Guide features Lomographer approved tips:

• What camera gear to bring
• Which film stocks work best
• Best and experimental techniques to try

There are also 

• Links to local LomoHomes to help Lomographers connect offline
• Top community photos for inspiration
• Suggestions on where to stock up on analogue gear

These Lomo Travel Guides are not just about where to go – they are about how to see. Designed for anyone with a camera in hand and a curiosity in their heart, they also highlight analogue-friendly spots, as well places to unwind, refuel and get inspired.

With Lomo Travel Guides, capture the atmosphere, not your travel bucket list.

What Makes Lomo Travel Guides Different and Special?

What makes Lomo Travel Guides different and special? You can 

• Skip the tourist traps, get local knowledge and recommendations on hidden hangouts for film lovers, curated by the Lomography Community
• A great and rich resource of film-friendly spaces and inspiration beyond the tourist map (and it’s ever-growing)
• Discover creative ways to explore the world through the eyes of Lomography with experimental trips and film photography techniques
• Find and meet Lomographers in the local area, meet IRL (in-real-life) and make real-life connections

Lomography Travel Guides Information

For more information on Lomography Travel Guides, visit Lomo Travel Guides: https://www.lomography.com/travel

And where to shop for your Lomography cameras/films/accessories, please visit Lomography Online Shop: https://shop.lomography,com  

* Information and pictures courtesy of Lomography *

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The 2 new Lomography Travel Collection Instant Cameras – el Nil editions can help you explore the world, unveil the art of capturing instant memories that are unique as the landscapes that inspired the early explorers and. travellers seeking hidden secrets and ancient wonders around the world.

Lomo’Instant Automat el Nil

A portable instant camera that allows you to transform every shot into a masterpiece on Instax Mini film. They can automatically adjust aperture, shutter speed, and flash output, making it super easy to achieve excellent exposures in sunlight or in shade. All these would grant your the freedom to explore, experiment, and craft distinctive instant images with Wide-angle, Fisheye, Close-up and Splitter lens attachments. Further creativity can be achieved with long exposures, unlimited multiple exposures, remote-control selfies and coloured flash filters.

Lomo’Instant Wide el Nil

Are you ready to unleash the spirit of exploration and travelling? This extra-wide camera seizes twice the adventure on Instax Wide film, featuring multiple and long exposure modes, a remote control shutter release plus Close-up, Ultra-wide and Splitzer lens attachments. This instant camera will help any user to navigate the uncharted worlds of creativity. Using coloured gel flash filters will put a unique and colourful spin on the whole affair, and the PC-sync flash connection invites extraordinary, ultra-wide instant magnification in the studio too!

Technical Specifications

Lomo’Instant Automat el Nil

• Film Format: Fujifilm Instax Mini
• Focal Length: 60 mm (35 mm equivalent)
• Aperture: f/8, f/22
• Shutter Speed: 8s – 1/250 (Auto), 30s (Bulb)
• Multiple Exposures: Unlimited
• Built-in Flash: Automatic Flash & Flash Off Mode
• Zone Focusing: 0.6 m / 1 – 2 m / Infinity
• Lens Attachments: Fisheye, Wide-angle, Close-up, Splitzer,
• Remote Control Lens Cap
• Filter Thread: 43 mm
• Tripod Mount: Yes
• Battery Supply: 2Å~CR2 batteries (camera), 1Å~CR1632 (remote) –Not Included

Lomo’Instant Wide el Nil

• Film Format: Fujifilm Instax Wide
• Focal Length: 90 mm (35 mm Equivalent)
• Aperture: f/8, f/22
• Shutter Speed: 1/250 – 8s (Auto), 1/30 (Flash Sync), 30 s
• (Bulb)
• Multiple Exposures: Unlimited
• Built-in Flash: Automatic Flash & Flash Off Mode
• PC Sync Socket: Yes
• Zone Focusing: 0.6 m / 1 – 2 m / Infinity
• Lens Attachments: Close-up, Ultra-wide, Splitzer,
• Remote Control Lens Cap
• Filter Thread: 49 mm
• Tripod Mount: Yes
• Battery Supply: 4Å~AA (camera), 1Å~CR2025 (remote) – Not Included

Pricing and Availability 

Lomo’Instant Automat el Nil USD$199 / SGD$279
https://shop.lomography.com/lomo-instant-automat-camera-lenses-el-nil

Lomo’Instant Wide el Nil USD$219 /SGD$339
https://shop.lomography.com/lomo-instant-wide-camera-lenses-el-nil

* Information and pictures courtesy of Lomography *

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Capture three distinct image styles in one lens

This unique Lomography Nour Triplet V2.0/64 Bokeh Control Art Lens pays homage to the fascinating but forgotten scientist, Hasan Ibn al-Haytham who lived in around 1021 in Cairo, Egypt. He was the first to unveil, and meticulously recorded the enigma of spherical aberrations, al-Haytham is the trailblazer of modern optics.

Key features of Lomography Nour Triplet V2.0/64 Bokeh Control Art Lens

• Compatible with full-frame mirrorless Canon RF, Nikon Z and Sony E mount cameras.
• Available in a historic brass design and a sleek black aluminium version.
• Optimal for portraits with a 64 mm focal length.
• Maximum aperture of f/2.0 for a beautifully shallow depth of field and excellent low-light performance.
• Special-shaped rear drop-in aperture plates for exquisite bokeh effects.
• Modern helicoid focusing mechanism for quick operation and easy integration with filmmaking gear
• Unique spherical aberration control knob for three powerful bokeh effects:

1. Soft: timeless, ethereal scenes stand out with softened light and a slight swirl.
2. Classic: elevates a sharp subject against an enchanting diffused backdrop.
3. Bubble: creates mesmerizing separation between your subject and backdrop with bubble-shaped bokeh texture.

Lens for powerful portraiture & videography

The Lomography Nour Triplet V2.0/64 Bokeh Control Art Lens has versatile focal length of 64mm, making it perfect for striking portraits. Featuring a unique spherical aberration control knob, subjects shine dramatically against three distinctive backdrops and signature special-shaped Lomography drop-in aperture plates allow for additional stunning bokeh effects. 

For videography, the control knob allows powerful transitions between a soft-focus glow and a sharp three-dimensional effect featuring beautiful soap bubble bokeh. Silent stopless focus and aperture rings, along with optional follow-focus gear rings, provide precise control for capturing emotions and creating stunning cinematographic effects in-camera, giving total control over any scene.

Technical Specifications 

Lomography Nour Triplet V2.0/64 Bokeh Control Art Lens 

• Focal Length: 64 mm
• Lens Construction: 5 elements in 3 groups
• Maximum Aperture: f/2.0
• Apertures Available: f/2.0, f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11, f/16
• Dual Aperture Mechanism: iris-style and special shaped drop-in rear aperture plates
• Image Circle: 44 mm
• Field of View: 37°
• Lens Mounting Profile: full-frame mirrorless,
• Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF
• Electronic Contacts: no
• Closest Focusing Distance: 0.6 m
• Focusing Mechanism: helicoid
• Filter Thread: 55 mm
• Detachable lens hood: yes
• Finish: brass with black brass ring elements or black aluminium

Back Lomography Nour Triplet V2.0/64 Bokeh Control Art Lens on Kickstarter

If you are keen to own the Lomography Nour Triplet V2.0/64 Bokeh Control Art Lens, they are now on Kickstarter! Backers can get this lens at an unrivalled early bird price! 

Back Lomography Nour Triplet V2.0/64 Bokeh Control Art Lens here on Kickstarter – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lomography/nour-triplet-bokeh-control-art-lens 

* Information and pictures courtesy of Lomography *  

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Welcome to Lomography School!

Film is not dead, film is making a comeback, Lomographic Society International thinks that film is forever and they are launching themselves into a new era of analogue photography. You, the photographers (whether young or old, experienced or amateur) are hereby cordially invited to attend the Lomography School! It’s not going to be stuffy classroom withs grey walls, uncomfortable desks or even mess on your seat and table.

Lomographic Society International is launching this dedicated online learning space to make creativity accessible to all – Totally free! There are no more hard-to-understand descriptions, they have put together the answers to the most FAQ from the Lomography Community. This would make it the leading space on the internet and social media platforms, to learn all about analogue – from the basic techniques to how to take experimental Lomographs.

Who can join? What do I need?

Anyone can join, as long as you have a passion for analogue, it’s for everyone. Whether you are just start learning analogue photography or you are an experienced film photographer looking to become more creative, everyone is welcome at the Lomography School.

What can I expect from Lomography School?

Lomography School provides information about all the exciting experimental techniques that have been inspiring the imagination of Lomographers far and wide over the past 30 years. Analogue photographers can learn how to shoot mesmerising multiple exposures, uncover handy tips and tricks like mastering the pinhole and read detailed explanations (that they actually understand) about what the hell pushing and pulling mean, and so much more.

If the answer isn’t there, Lomography School has set up a dedicated mailbox, school@lomography.com, so curious students can send in their most burning questions. The Lomography School want this to be an ever-growing, interactive space and if anyone has a useful trick to share, Lomo School want to hear it! Photographers, we’re all on this journey of analogue discovery together and there’s always something new to learn.

To all analogue photographers, whether you are just starting off on your analogue photography or you are an experienced analogue photographer, welcome to Lomo School! Let’s all enjoy and have fun with Lomography!

Lomo School Information and Website Links

Lomo School:
https://www.lomography.com/school

Online Shop:
https://shop.lomography.com/

* Information and pictures courtesy of Lomographic Society International *

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Exposing 30 Years of Lomography History and Heritage!

The story of Lomography began in November 1992, let’s start exposing 30 years of Lomography history and heritage! The fine Lomographic Society International was founded in the grand-old city of Vienna, Austria. There was a dignified “10 Golden Rules of Lomography”, it was published in the Wiener Zeitung – one of the oldest newspapers in the world(!) – and at the first venerable “everyone is an artist” LomoWall a couple of thousand Lomographs were shown.

It all began with the discovery of the quirky little Lomo LC-A camera by some unbrushed happy-go-luck students in Prague that had officially become the global Lomographic movement that we know of today. If you do your maths correctly from 1992, Lomography is now 30 years old and they are proud to be an eccentric, free, wonderful, enthusiastic, creative, experimental, social, wonderful Lomography Community, uniting millions of analogue admirers from around the world who are keen to help us keep film photography alive!

Limited Edition Anniversary Lomo LC-A Cameras 

To kickstart 30 years of Lomography celebrations and this momentous occasion, Lomography is releasing special editions of their beloved Lomo LC-A family cameras – the Lomo LC-A+, Lomo LC-Wide and Lomo LC-A 120. These special editions are all dressed in a unique handcrafted leather design with a colourful metal emblem to commemorate 30 years of breaking the rules.

These metal emblems will also be available as collectible Lomography Pins, Magnets and Stickers. Available in very limited quantities only, our anniversary edition Lomo LC-A cameras and accessories will help Lomographers around the world show off their love for Lomography and get involved with the Lomographic state of mind!

What is signature Lomography aesthetic feel from the LC-A family cameras like?

Since Lomographers stumbled upon the original Lomo LC-A in a quirky, old-school, modest camera shop and started shooting from the hop while touring Prague in 1991, they returned to Vienna and had a sh*tload of film developed in their favourite supermarket and discovered strangely beautiful images.

Over the past 30 years, Lomo LC-A photos are unique and distinct with its own signature Lomography aesthetic style, unmistakable photographs bursting with life, filled with deep saturation, punchy contrast and shadowy vignettes. Today, the Lomo LC-A family cameras are well-loved snap-shooting legends across the world.

With lightning-fast zone focusing, on-point automatic exposure, compact size, robust analogue looks and the all-important legendary lenses, the Lomo LC-A family cameras are a sought-after Lomography classic ready for all sorts of experimentation – a must-have in any photographer’s arsenal.

Lomo LC-A+

Lomo LC-Wide

Lomo LC-A 120

Discover the 30th Anniversary Collection

• Lomo LC-A+ 30th Anniversary Edition Price: 399 USD
  https://shop.lomography.com/world/lomo-lc-a-30th-anniversary-35-mm-film-camera
• Lomo LC-Wide 30th Anniversary Edition Price: 499 USD
  https://shop.lomography.com/world/lomo-lc-wide-30th-anniversary-35-mm-film-camera
• Lomo LC-A 120 30th Anniversary Edition Price: 549 USD
  https://shop.lomography.com/world/lomo-lc-a-30th-anniversary-120-film-camera
• Lomography 30th Anniversary Metal Magnet Price: 6.50 USD
  https://shop.lomography.com/world/30th-anniversary-magnet
• Lomography 30th Anniversary Metal Pin Price: 5.50 USD
  https://shop.lomography.com/world/30th-anniversary-metal-pin
• Lomography 30th Anniversary Metal Sticker Price: 5.50 USD
  https://shop.lomography.com/world/30th-anniversary-metal-sticker

Technical Specifications

LOMO LC-A+

• Film Format: 35 mm
• Focal Length: 32 mm
• Available Apertures: f2.8, f3.5, f5.6, f8, f11, f16
• Shutter Speed: Bulb (B) to 1/500
• Flash: Hotshoe
• Available ISO Settings: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
• Multiple Exposure: Yes
• Tripod Mount: Yes
• Cable Release: Yes
• Battery: 3 x LR44

LOMO LC-Wide

• Film Format: 35 mm
• Focal Length: 17 mm
• Available Apertures: f4.5, f5.6, f8, f11, f16
• Shutter Speed: Bulb (B) to 1/500
• Flash: Hotshoe
• Available ISO Settings: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
• Multiple Exposure: Yes
• Tripod Mount: Yes
• Cable Release: Yes
• Battery: 3 x LR44

LOMO LC-A 120

• Film Format: 120
• Focal Length: 38 mm
• Available Apertures: f4.5, f5.6, f8, f11, f16
• Shutter Speed: Bulb (B) to 1/500
• Flash: Hotshoe
• Available ISO Settings: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
• Multiple Exposure: Yes
• Tripod Mount: Yes
• Cable Release: Yes
• Battery: 3 x LR44

* Information and pictures courtesy of Lomographic Society International *

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The new Lomography LomoApparat 35mm creative film camera comes in 2 exciting editions – the classic black leather design and Italian leather Neubau edition with a bold turquoise trim. Packed with a 21mm wide-angle lens, 3 lens attachments and a whole host of experimental features, this 35mm creative film camera suits photographers of all abilities and experience levels to enjoy shooting with this compact film camera and get totally creative for unique and authentically analogue images on 35mm film.

The built-in lens has a 0.5 m focusing distance and if that’s not close enough, the Close-up Lens reduces this to just 0.2 m! For crafty multiple exposure effects, add the Splitzer Lens to slice and dice images into wedges of any size and for totally wild image effects, the Kaleidoscope Lens will create a magical multiple mirrored image effect across the frame.

Add a playful flash filter slider with interchangeable colored filters for colorful flash effects. Plus, in true Lomography style, an MX switch for multiple exposure mayhem and a Bulb shooting mode for exciting long exposure effects like light painting. Never miss a photographic opportunity again with the new and exciting LomoApparat, the ultimate companion for every analogue adventure!

An experimental 35mm film camera for photographers to shoot totally unique images on 35mm film and enjoy the classic analogue characteristics of vignetting, high contrast, saturation and film grain. The LomoApparat is lightweight, compact, and it’s a perfect sidekick for any analogue adventure, from daily life to analogue travel photography.

Just point, shoot and go! Have lots of fun with the NEW Lomography LomoApparat 21mm wide-angle 35mm film camera!

Technical Specifications

• Film format: 35 mm
• Lens focal length: 21 mm
• Available apertures: f/10
• Shutter speed: 1/100 (N), Bulb (B)
• Focusing: focus free, 0.5 m – infinity
• Flash: default ON, manual OFF
• Flash coverage: 0.5 m – 2 m
• Multiple exposures: unlimited
• Tripod socket: yes
• Battery supply (for the flash): 1 Å~ AA (1.5 V)

Pricing and Availability

LomoApparat Camera Black Edition
MSRP: 89 USD
https://shop.lomography.com/lomoapparat-black-wide-angle-camera

LomoApparat Camera Neubau Edition
MSRP: 99 USD
https://shop.lomography.com/lomoapparat-neubau-wide-angle-camera

Lomography Online Shop
https://shop.lomography.com/cameras/lomoapparat

* Information and pictures courtesy of Lomography *

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Don’t forget you are an amigo for every adventure! Tiptoe across the hot sand, feel the warm breeze glide over your tanned skin and capture the good times, you just have to watch out for that little crab over there that doesn’t nip at your toes!

La Sardina Acapulco Caleta Camera

Whether you are enjoying a luxurious time on a sandy beach, dipping your perfectly manicured toes into the ocean or sipping sweet cocktails at the beach bar, you can capture the captivating coastline in ultra-wide angle snaps and enjoy effortless experimentation with the La Sardina Acapulco Caleta Camera. 

With colourful beaches stretching as far as the eye can see, this crowded coastline has seen many a sparkling Hollywood smile. You can shoot for the stars in bulb mode and combine multiple scenes in one frame with the flick of the multiple exposure switch. If that’s not enough, illuminate your night time escapades with the included Fritz the Blitz flash.

Fisheye No.2 La Quebrada

Get loco in Acapulco with your new fisheye friend. Do you dare to dive off the rocky clifftops of La Quebrada, plunging spectacularly into the swirling azure waters?

With the Fisheye No.2 La Quebrada, you can capture your wildest adventures in an incredible 170 degrees fisheye view! From the cliff top to seashore, you can squeeze the whole scene into iconic bulbous spheres! Along with multiple and long exposure modes, you can get even more fun in the sun, once you are tired of tumbling through the air, the built-in flash will take you from day to night – as Elvis said, “This is no time for siesta, this is time for fun!”

Pricing and Availability

La Sardina Acapulco Caleta Camera
Price: 119 USD
Buy here: shop.lomography.com/la-sardina-camera-flash-acapulco-caleta

Fisheye No.2 Acapulco La Quebrada Camera
Price: 69 USD
Buy here: shop.lomography.com/fisheye-no-2-acapulco-la-quebrada

Technical Specifications

La Sardina Acapulco Caleta Camera

• Film Format: 35 mm
• Focal Length: 22 mm
• Shutter Speed: Bulb (B), 1/100 (N)
• Zone Focusing: 0.6 m – 1 m, 1 m – Infinity
• Multiple Exposures: Yes
• Tripod Mount: Yes
• Cable Release: Yes
• Flash: Unique La Sardina Micro Contact
• (for Fritz the Blitz flash only)
• Battery: 1 Å~ CR123A

Fisheye No.2 La Quebrada

• Film Format: 35 mm
• Focal Length: 10 mm
• Shutter Speed: Bulb (B), 1/100 (N)
• Fixed Focus
• Multiple Exposures: Yes
• Tripod Mount: Yes
• Cable Release: No
• Flash: Built-in flash
• Battery: 1 Å~ AA

* Information and pictures courtesy of The Lomographic Society *

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