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Akira Mato Photography
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https://akiramato.de

Imagine capturing light and preserving a moment on canvas
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Archangel Gabriel in a cathedral.

#photography #analogphotography #blackandwhite #architecture #silhouette #lowlight #bw #35mm #contax #film
A black-and-white photograph shows a winged figure in silhouette hanging beneath an arched church interior, with tall columns and windows receding into the background.
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Old lines holding their ground.

#photography #analogphotography #blackandwhite #streetphotography #architecture #quietlight #vintage #35mm #contax
A black-and-white photograph shows a narrow street framing a timber-framed house, with textured walls and cobblestones leading the eye toward the building.
January 20, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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Dark water like mercury

Kodak Gold 200 developed in Caffenol.

#photography #analogphotography #abstractphotography #waterlight #lowlight #vintage #35mm
An abstract view of dark, moving water where patches of reflected light shimmer across the surface.
January 20, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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A passage

#photography #analogphotography #blackandwhite #bw #urban #leadinglines #lowlight #minolta #vintage #35mm
A black-and-white photograph shows an empty tiled underpass with repeating ceiling lights, leading toward a bright opening in the distance.
January 20, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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Splash (2026) Taken at Pouch Cove, Newfoundland 01/16/26 #BNWmacro #Stunday #macrophotography #classicmono #eastcoastkin #atlanticocean #newfoundland
January 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Paolo Belloni
#photo #photography
January 20, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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@fotovorschlag.de Wie bekomme ich eure Bilder aus dem Feed #Photography? Ich folge @fotoforschlag nicht und ist sogar stumm geschaltet. Jemand ne Idee? #FotoVorschlag verursacht extremes Rauschen, so das vieles untergeht. Das ist ärgerlich.
January 19, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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Autumn's past
January 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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#photography #analog #development #kodak #caffenol
Recipe: Kodak Gold 200 +2 Caffenol' - akiramato
In one experiment I used the very common and cheap to get Kodak Gold 200 and pushed it to 800. Camera was a Minolta SRT 303 with 35mm f1:1.8. The result shows
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January 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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A carved figure, held in stillness.

#photography #analogphotography #blackandwhite #stilllife #woodcarving #lowlight
A black-and-white photograph shows a carved wooden figure with a hat and beard, partially lit against a softly blurred architectural background.
January 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Small flames, holding the dark apart.

#photography #analogphotography #blackandwhite #lowlight #quietlight
A black-and-white photograph shows numerous lit candles arranged in darkness, their small flames creating points of light against a deep black background.
January 16, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Face to face, separated by glass.

#photography #analogphotography #blackandwhite #streetphotography #reflection #quietlight
A black-and-white photograph shows a mannequin’s face seen through a shop window, with reflections and blurred buildings layered over the scene.
January 16, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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Waiting instruments, held in quiet repetition.

#photography #analogphotography #blackandwhite #stilllife #quietlight #texture
A black-and-white photograph shows several violins hanging in a row, viewed at an angle, with repeating shapes fading into soft focus.
January 16, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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Light unfolding from a quiet center.

#photography #abstractphotography #lightstudy #minimalism #lowlight
An abstract composition shows layered, petal-like shapes radiating outward from a bright central point against a dark background.
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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The Photographer
Sony A5000 + Sony 28-70

#Photography #Streetphotography #Portrait
January 16, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Flowers
Sony A5000 + Sony 28-70

#photography #streetphotography
January 16, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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3 little Windows
Sony A5000 + Minolta Rokkor 50mm 1.7

#Photography #Streetphotography
January 16, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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Concrete
#Photography #Streetphotography
January 16, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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Cat's-eye bokeh
Sony A5000 + Minolta Rokkor 50mm 1.7
#photography
January 16, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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Prism
#photography #streetphotography
January 15, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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#photography #analog #camera #contax #yashica #35mm #vintage
Explore the Beauty of Contax RTS & Zeiss Lenses
The Contax RTS emerged in the mid-1970s from a unique collaboration between Zeiss and Yashica. It was conceived as a modern 35 mm SLR that would combine
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January 14, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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A classic from another era

#photography #minolta #analog #film
January 12, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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Denmark
Sony A6400 + Tamron 17-70 @ f4 1/2000 ISO100
#photography
January 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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Golden Underpass
Sony A5000 + Sony 28-70
#photography #streetphotography
January 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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Aquarium
Sony A6400 + Tamron 17-70 + CPL
#photography #wildlife
January 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM