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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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Darlin’ can I be your favorite…
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Roarie Yum in the studio (2018).
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #blackandwhitefilm #35mm #roarieyum #benrains
A black and white photographic portrait of Roarie Yum. Photographed with a Nikon FM2, Nikkor 50/1.8, and Ilford HP5+ film.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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A snapshot from my photography collection. I'm guessing this dates to sometime in the 1920s.
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#vintagephotography #historicalphotography
Girls in the Grass
Rescued moments
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November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Tube Fed "Channel 27" (2006).
#filmphotography #largeformatphotography #blackandwhitefilm #4x5 #tubefed #benrains
A black and white photograph of a woman, visible from behind, kneeling in front of a television. Photographed with a Sinar F2 4x5, Nikkor 210/5.6, and Ilford HP5+.
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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View of Bastøy and sailboats in the Oslo Fjord near Åsgårdstrand, Norway (2013).
#filmphotography #landscapephotography #blackandwhitefilm #norway #norge #35mm #benrains
A black and white photograph of distant sailboats on the Oslo Fjord. The white sails of boats are contrasted against the dark backdrop of the island Bastøy. Photographed with a Nikon FM2, Nikkor 35/2.8, and Ilford HP5+ film.
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Lake Monroe (2017). A view of the lake as seen from the shore of the Amy Weingartner Branigin Peninsula Preserve.
#filmphotography #landscapephotography #lakemonroe #indiana #35mm #benrains
A photography of calm lake under blue skies with patches of clouds at sunset. On the distant shore the tree line is partly illuminated by sunlight and partly obscured in the shadows cast by the clouds. Photographed with a Nikon FM2 and Nikkor 35/2.8 lens.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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A portrait of Meghan in the studio (2009).
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #largeformatphotography #blackandwhitefilm #8x10 #meghan #benrains
A black and white photographic portrait of a woman with short black. She's wearing an abstract flower print dress and is seated on a small couch. Photographed with a Century 10A 8x10 studio camera, a Tessar-APO 450/9 process lens, and Fomapan 200 film.
November 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Lily and Madeleine (2016).
#photography #portraitphotography #lilyandmadeleine #musicians #benrains
A photographic portrait of musicians Lily and Madeleine seated on a sofa. Photographed with a Nikon D90.
November 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Light the way. Katie.
November 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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A glimpse of the mythical and mystical (2015). A frame taken from an experimental 16mm film.
#filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm #experimentalfilm #16mm #sharnayla #benrains
A black and white still image from a 16mm movie with the film borders and sprocket holes visible. It's of a woman standing, at a distance, in the woods, slightly out of focus. Filmed with a Bolex H16 16mm movie camera
November 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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'October, In Early Evening' (2023) -- In the Forest, the Soft Light of Early Evening Hangs Like a Thin Mist In the Air, Acadia National Park, ME

Wake, So We Can #Scape ✨ & #ForestFriday ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
image of a grove of young maple and white birch in deep, gentle amber twilight
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Kyotocat in the studio (2016).
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #blackandwhitefilm #artnude #35mm #kyotocat #benrains
A black and white photograph of a nude woman standing in a studio space. Photographed with a Nikon FM2 and Ilford HP5+ film.
November 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Kyotocat in the studio (2016).
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #blackandwhitefilm #35mm #kyotocat #benrains
A black and white photograph of woman draped in a white scarf. She's twirling and the image is motion blurred because of her movement. Photographed with a Nikon FM2 and Ilford HP5+ film.
November 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Lois Moran by George Hurrell for West of Broadway (1931).
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Support columns in Times Square Station produce a filmstrip-like effect.

#fujifilmtx1 #35mm #filmphotography #analogphotography #film #nyc #streetphotography #believeinfilm #panorama
Support columns in a subway station divide a series of small scenes of people standing around a station vending kiosk, benches, and the platform in general in a way that evokes a strip of exposed film.
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Two men standing in a field (2011). A scene at the wedding reception of my friends Erin and Jeff.
#filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm #35mm #benrains
A black and white photograph of a scene of two men standing in a small field, not too far from each other, but each of them alone. One of the men is talking on his cellphone. A shadowed woman in the foreground surveys the situation. Photographed with a Nikon FM3A, Nikkor 35/2.8, and Ilford HP5+ film
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Tube Fed "Channel 23" (2006).
#filmphotography #largeformatphotography #blackandwhitefilm #4x5 #tubefed #benrains
A black and white photograph of a woman lying in front of an old TV set showing static. A ghostly image of her is reflected in the screen. Photographed with a Sinar F2 4x5 and Ilford HP5+.
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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A portrait of Tess (2013).
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #largeformatphotography #blackandwhitefilm #8x10 #tess #benrains
A black and white photographic portrait of a woman with long black hair. She's in profile facing to the left. Window light is illuminating her face. Photographed with a Century 10A 8x10 studio camera and Ilford HP5+
November 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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A vintage photo postcard from my collection.
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#vintagephotography #historicalphotography #postcard
US and Canada Relations
Postcards from the past
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November 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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A portrait of Mo (2015).
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #largeformatphotography #blackandwhitefilm #artnude #8x10 #mo #benrains
A black and white photographic portrait of a model reclining on a small sofa. Photographed with a Century 10A 8x10 studio camera, Wollensak Vesta 14-in f/5 lens, and Ilford HP5+ film.
November 6, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Two people and two dogs make their way to the coast through a field of beach grasses.

#fujifilmtx1 #35mm #filmphotography #analogphotography #film #landscape #believeinfilm #xpan #hasselbladxpan #panorama
Two people and two dogs head to the coast through a field of beach grasses.
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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A brief break (I know, already) to post a handful of 3:2 images taken with the Minolta CLE, perhaps the best 35mm rangefinder I ever owned.

Two people sit on a bench next to a fearless squirrel.

#minoltacle #35mm #filmphotography #analogphotography #film #nyc #streetphotography #believeinfilm
Two people sit on a bench on either side of a squirrel. The woman on the left is taking a selfie with her phone.
November 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Skyline, NYC (2007). A view of Manhattan from the East River. Nice work, NYC! Thanks for giving us some hope about the survival of American democracy.
#filmphotography #cityscape #35mm #nyc #benrains
A view of the Manhattan skyline as seen from the East River. Photographed with an Olympus XA.
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Monsters. Limerick, Ireland (2011).
#filmphotography #streetphotography #graffiti #streetart #blackandwhitefilm #ireland #35mm #benrains
A black and white photograph of two silly looking monsters, made from a combination of wheat pasted and spray painted graffiti, on wall in the city center of Limerick Ireland. Photographed with a Nikon FM3A, Nikkor 35/2.8, and Ilford HP5+
November 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Emma by the window (2018).
#filmphotography #portraitphotography #blackandwhitefilm #artnude #35mm #emma #benrains
A black and white photographic portrait of a nude woman illuminated from a nearby window. Her arms are folded across her body. Photographed with a Nikon FM2 and Ilford HP5+ film.
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM