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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan

@emdashman.bsky.social
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Analogue and digital photography imposter. When not making images, I play guitar, listen to music, or watch arthouse movies. The GP logo is from my soon-to-be real photography web site, GravuraPhoto.net

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yummy, these look promising! Paid good money to have these #Fuji #Velvia100 slide film developed by Come Through lab. @warboyssnapper.bsky.social They are from the Saffron Walden steam rally a while back. #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead
35mm slide film photos of a vintage Mini. Red body, white stripes, in the sun.
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just discovered The Cherry Pit in Cambridge. For those in the know, they’re having a Twin Peaks-themed party sometime around Halloween !
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#camerasandbeers #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead Just polished off a roll of #cinestill XX in my Minolta Dynax 800si, with 70-210mm f4. Now loading up some #Kodak #Ultramax.
A Minolta Dynax 800si fitted with a Minolta 70-200mm f4 lens. Sat next to a pint of beer in the Elm Tree pub in Cambridge UK
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Almost forgot the #pentax17 ran on batteries until mine finally ran out yesterday! New one installed today. Old one lasted from July 2025 🤘🤘 #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#wwhfpd Yes I went on the WWHF photowalk. No, these aren’t half frame shots 😂 They’re from my Olympus XA2. Half-frame shots to come, eventually... #wwhf
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Hey #filmphotography #believeinfilm friends. I have a job lot of 14 photography books for sale. I’d rather they all went in one go £50 the lot, or £5 each. Can only post 10 pics, so last in reply…
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Some of my August shots for the #FrugalFilmProject #FFP Taken at Fishbourne Roman Villa Nikon FE Series E 28mm f2.8 Ilford XP2 Developed in #Bellini C-41 #BelieveInFilm
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Finally got around to developing some more colour film (And took delivery of an Apple press so I can make more cider 😎) #filmisnotdead #believeinfilm
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
#iphonephoto #digital Window? Wall? I really like the ambiguity in this shot (as well as the colours).
Light reflected from the yellow wall onto a red carpet gives the impression that the wall is a window.
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
First time trying one of my digital photos on aluminium (present for a friend). V pleased with the result! #digitalphoto #largeprint #aluminiumprint #snowdrop
A large format print of a digital photo of a snowdrop, on aluminium
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Digital diversion #iphone
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Getting used to checking dials every time I take this little dude out of a bag - things are never the same as I left them 😂 #believeinfilm #pentax17 #halfframe
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Good to see @warboyssnapper.bsky.social up and about again 😎 #believeinfilm #pinhole
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Seriously cool #believeinfilm
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Latest mod 😂😂 #believeinfilm
A Pentax 17 35mm film camera sitting inside the lens hood of a 50mm f4.5 CZJ Flectagon lens, attached to a Pentacon Six medium format film camera.
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Went out with Little & Large earlier today for some fenland frolics #believeinfilm #filmphotography #PentaconSix #Pentax17 #FujiAcros #IlfordFP4
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
#believeinfilm #halfframe #pentax17 #XP2Super Keep Clear, Ely, Cambs
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
#believeinfilm #halfframe #pentax17 #XP2Super Ely, Cambs
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
#believeinfilm #halfframe #pentax17 #XP2Super Disused shop, Norfolk St/Gwydir St, Cambridge
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
#believeinfilm #halfframe #pentax17 #XP2Super Mill Road cemetery, Cambridge
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
#believeinfilm #halfframe #pentax17 #XP2Super Mill Road cemetery, Cambridge
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Three rolls of #ilfordXP2 developed in Bellini. 1x 35mm (#NikonFE, 28mm E-series) 1x35mm #halfframe #Pentax17 1x 120 6x9 #Zero2000 Managed to drop the 6x9 neg and scratch it. Grrr. #believeinfilm Wonder why the 120 is a different colour…?
3 rolls of Ilford XP2 negatives hanging to dry.
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Today I have mostly been going to the cinema (twice) and doing some 6x9 pinhole photography. #pinhole #believeinfilm
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Some shots on my Pentax 17 at Prickwillow, on Kodak Colour 100 #halfframe #believeinfilm
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
📷 Yashica 635 TLR 🎞️ Kodak Gold 200 🧪Bellini C41 🖨️ Canon Pixma A morning happily spent with @warboyssnapper.bsky.social at the Crank Up steam rally near Saffron Walden. First self-developed roll of colour film 😎 #believeinfilm
A colour film photo of a carousel horse.
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I appear to have successfully developed my first two rolls of colour negatives!! Chems: Bellini C41 #believeinfilm
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Another great photozine incoming. Stoked to be in on another one. What a great community we have 😎🤘 #believeinfilm
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Just in... "Thank you for your recent submission for our upcoming photography exhibition Anglesey Abbey: 60 Years with You. I’m delighted to say that we have selected your photo for the exhibition, which is taking place in the Heritage Orchard from 1 June – 31 July ." #believeinfilm
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The fruits of a day in the darkroom with the very generous and talented @warboyssnapper.bsky.social Printed from a Kodak Tri-X 120 negative taken on my Pentacon Six. The smaller print was selenium toned.
Two darkroom prints from a mono 6x6 negative. Taken at Wells Next-the-Sea, Norfolk, UK. The smaller, left hand one is Selenium toned, giving it a slightly cooler feel.
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Thanks @paulasmith.co.uk. What a delightful diversion 😎 I really enjoyed leafing through your fabulous zine. I should wake up and do one of my own 😉
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Just printed out a 2013 medium format image taken on my Yashica 635. Scanned on my Epson V750. Edited in Lightroom/Photoshop. Printed using my cheap-but-handy Canon Pixma. It’s been chosen as part of an exhibition of photos for Anglesey Abbey’s 60th anniversary celebrations. #believeinfilm
A mono, medium format film image of twisted hazel branches.
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Paula is a great photographer - highly recommend her stuff 😉
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Latest squeeze - bit of a bargain (until you factor in a lens/filter ring repair tool, a battery adapter, batteries, and film 😂😂)
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Met up with @warboyssnapper.bsky.social at Crank Up near Saffron Walden. Great photo ops - we both took TLRs (among other things!!). Here are a couple of iPhone pics to tide us over until I get around to developing some colour film…
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Yes, I’m on BlueSky 😎 #iphone
Wispy cirrus clouds in an azure skyWispy cirrus clouds in an azure sky, with some power lines crossing the image
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Photo friends. Anyone want a 26” Spectraview colour managed monitor? The screen does have a scratch, but not major. It’s free to a good home - just no longer part of my workflow. #photography #colourmanagement
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Some more scanned negs. Shots taken in Ely, Cambs. Mamiya RZ67 Fomopan 200 Dev in Ilfotec LC29 Scanned on Epson V700 #believeinfilm
Medium format film photo of two shoes left on a riverside bench in ElyMedium format film photo of a mooring ring in ElyMedium format film photo of the row of a boat moored up in Ely
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Some favourite recent photos. Abbey-Chesterton bridge, Cambridge. 📷 Mamiya RZ67, 50mm 🎞️ Fuji Acros 100 🧪 Ilfotec LC29 #believeinfilm
Steps on the Abbey-Chesterton Bridge, Cambridge, shot on a Mamiya RZ67 medium format film cameraAbbey-Chesterton Bridge, Cambridge, shot on a Mamiya RZ67 medium format film cameraAbbey-Chesterton Bridge, Cambridge, shot on a Mamiya RZ67 medium format film cameraA mono image of a wooden bridge on Ditton Fields, Cambridge
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Don’t fret.
A fret hammer.
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
It’s been one of those days 😎 Mixed results by the look of things. But seems like my chemicals were ok after all @warboyssnapper.bsky.social #believeinfilm #mamiyaRZ67 #leicaIIIa #nikonFE #mono #filmdevelop #ilfotecLC29
Four mono films hanging to dry after home development.
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Film friends: CineStill or Bellini for a colour dev newbie? #believeinfilm
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Second little selection, from my 120 roll, for #fp4party #fridayfavourites Dev by @warboyssnapper.bsky.social in ID11 Taken in Ely, on my Mamiya RZ67
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
First little selection from my 35mm #fp4party #fridayfavourites roll. Taken on Carter Bridge, Cambridge. Developed by @warboyssnapper.bsky.social in ID11 Someone please remind me which effing camera I used 😂😂
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Well, thanks to the inestimable @warboyssnapper.bsky.social I have some #fp4party negs to scan. Andrew came to the rescue after I decided I couldn’t trust my chems (probably being overly cautious). I’ll share the results as soon as I can 😎
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Kissing cousins
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Looking forward to diving into this. I read the introduction while sitting in the wonderful Toppings bookshop in Ely, and it seemed to offer something apart from the usual “do this, follow/break these rules” ethos espoused by the other photography books.
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
ICM digital image of a stag skull, taken at West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village, Suffolk, UK. Fuji XT-1 #ICM #digitalphotography #Fujifilm
ICM image of a stag’s skullICM image of a stag’s skull
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
It’s been a while. Dad’s Leica iiia, Canon 35mm f2.8. Leitz viewfinder. Ilford HP5 plus #believeinfilm
A Leica iiia film camera sitting on a bench
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Cardinal sin: 1. Load new film into Nikon FE 2. Set shutter speed to 1/1000 to wind on 2 frames 3. Shoot first 12 frames, forgetting to set shutter speed back to auto. That. #believeinfilm #filmisnitdead #numpty
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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Today is an FP4 day 😉☀️ #FP4party
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