Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15hDuring the summer of 2026, I decided it was time to give a second chance to my rolls of expired Orwopan 100 that I bought on eBay a while back. My goal was to test out this vintage black-and-white emulsion with a lower ISO setting and see what kind of unique […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 030 3
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026Ten years ago this week, I took my camera to Vogelsang for some #urbanexploration. This place used to be more than just a Soviet military base. It used to be a city filled with secrets and soldiers, but today, it lies empty in Brandenburg while it rots away […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 020 2
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026For me, what makes Himmel unter #Berlin such an interesting space for those who enjoy exploring Berlin is the radical ephemerality of it all. The art pieces only exist in these spaces for the time the exhibition lasts. And, like it happened to many of those […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 010 1
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026Twenty-three years ago today, I got my nostril dermal punched to 5 mm by Andre Fernandes at Tattoo You in São Paulo. Which means that I have been alive with 4 holes on my nose for longer than the standard 2 holes. Unusual, I know. In the attached image, you […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 000 0
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026Back in the summer, a couple of friends and I went north of Berlin to visit an architecture gem hidden in a forest. This is where we can find the Bundesschule des Allgemeinen Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbundes in German […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 040 4
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026Since I understand what slide films are, I have been crazy about them. Unfortunately, not many companies make them anymore, so I can only easily try Kodak Ektachrome. I took some cameras to Tempelhofer Feld back in the summer, around the end of July, on a […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 0101 10
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026Several years ago, I was looking through the films that ORWO sold when I saw something strange: an ISO 8 film. At the time, I had never seen a film like that with such a low ISO. And, of course, I was curious to try it out, so I bought it. When it arrived […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 050 5
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026I believe it is always good to carry a half-frame camera with you everywhere. You have so many pictures to go through before the end of the roll that, occasionally, you can even use it as some kind of photo diary. That's probably what I was going for when I […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 081 8
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026When I wanted to test if everything was alright with the Canon EOS 33, I carried it around Berlin, taking pictures of some routine places and things. One of these places was a weekly ping pong get-together. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, a couple of friends […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 180 8
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026I know that I was going from #Berlin Sudkreuz towards Warschauer Strasse but why? No idea. I know that I stopped on the Friedrichstrasse Bahnhof to change trains and took a couple of pictures. But… Where was I going? No idea […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 091 9
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026A full #flickr album of the pictures I took with my Canon L-1 and a roll of ADOX HR-50 in London earlier in 2026 www.flickr.com/photos/gastaum/album… #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography 0142 14
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026I just updated my #flickr album filled with pictures taken with my Holga #Pinhole www.flickr.com/photos/gastaum/album… #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography 0110 11
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026A few years ago, I went on a hike with a medium-format camera and used an Orwopan 100 film that I thought only expired in the early 2000s. The results I got from it made me realize that this film was, at least, a decade older. And, for that reason, I didn't […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 060 6
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026These are some black and white pictures that I took when I visited Lutherstadt Wittenberg earlier this month. I was on my way to Leipzig by bike, and this is where I stopped to spend the night after cycling a little over a 100 km. Lutherstadt Wittenberg is a […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 080 8
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026A couple of years ago, I was browsing through the films available to buy from ORWO when I spotted something unusual: a film with ISO 8. At the time, I had never seen a film like that. I was curious to try it out, so I bought it. Back in the summer, on one of […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 060 6
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026I was interviewed by the fine people behind Berlin Photo Studio on their series called Developing Stories. I talk about finding my own way through #Berlin with my film pictures. You can read it all here […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 053 5
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026You can spot the TV Tower from the Neukölln Arcaden parking lot… pixelfed.social/p/ftrc.blog/1012064… #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography 1131 13
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026It doesn't happen often since I go through film rolls kind of fast. But every so often, I forget that I have something inside a camera, and months pass by. Later, when I get it developed, I have some trouble figuring out where these pictures were taken. That […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 060 6
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026A Traveler’s Guide to Historic #Jewish Cemeteries in Europe — Visiting Jewish cemeteries in Europe offers travelers a unique lens through which to explore centuries of local culture, community struggles, and enduring heritage. ftrc.blog/jewish-cemeteries-in-euro… 000 0
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026The Gasoline Grill may need to be on your itinerary if you are hoping for an unforgettable burger experience while visiting the Danish capital. ftrc.blog/gasoline-grill 000 0
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026When I went to the outskirts of #Berlin, where Brandenburg and Rudow meet, I had an idea in mind. This is an area where I often go cycling, and, in one of those times, I spotted some sunflowers. Since I spotted the flowers there, I want to take my cameras […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 0102 10
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026Last week, I got this Sigma 24-70 mm back, and I took it to the Berlin Marathon with a Foma 400 film to test it out. Since a friend of mine was running, it felt like a good place to test it out. I developed the film once I got back home and scanned it last […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 150 5
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026These are some of the pictures I took during the #Polawalk organized by Berlin Photo Studio in July. Besides using the small Polaroid camera, I had my rangefinder with me and a roll of soup film from Hanalogital that I bought several years ago. And this is […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 050 5
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026A small update to my Now page at Frame Travel Roam Capture: ftrc.blog/now 000 0
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026Early on a Friday, a couple of weeks ago, I thought about going on a bike ride along the lakes on the East side of #Berlin. My idea was to go around Müggelsee, reach Erkner, and go back home through Köpenick. Since I had just bought a Canon EOS 33, I decided […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 080 8
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026While I was still trying to figure out how the light meter worked on my Minox GT, I went for a walk around my office and decided to catch some trains passing by #Berlin Südkreuz. As you can see here, it seems like there isn't anything wrong with this camera […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 0162 16
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026The Chemiewerk Rüdersdorf is a huge abandoned factory in Rüdersdorf, a small-town close to #Berlin. The factory started its life in 1899 as a cement factory, and through the years, it has produced bauxite, animal feed, and phosphates for farming purposes […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 120 2
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026An endless grid of contemporary concrete buildings abruptly stops at a tall brick wall northwest of Warsaw’s busy city center. This enclosure marks a firm boundary between the passing traffic of Okopowa Street and a sprawling, shadow-draped canopy of deep […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 000 0
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026Last month, during a sunny afternoon, I took a couple of cameras to Tempelhofer Feld. One of them had a roll of Ektachrome that I thought would be a good opportunity to try again. I received the film yesterday, and I believe that this may be the first […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 0131 13
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026I don't have the right to vote in #Berlin, but I went to the polls with my girlfriend either way. The roads around Rathaus Neukölln have several stickers from Die Linke, like this one. 001 1
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026I'm not sure when I first read about the AgfaColor Optima II, but I know that it was on a Reddit post about old films that people missed now that they are not being produced anymore. One of the films that many people were talking about was the Optima range […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 062 6
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026The factories of the AEG-Werks Brunnenstraße in the #Berlin district Gesundbrunnen were a large location of the Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) and are today a monument of Berliners' Wilhelminian-period industrial culture. This is where I took my […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 070 7
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026A few weeks ago, I was testing a new camera during the solar eclipse. And I thought it would be cool to take pictures of the people around me because I knew I didn't have the right gear or skills to do so at the event itself. So, there I was in a corner in […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 081 8
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026Two years ago this week, as a way to celebrate my bike ride from Berlin to Copenhagen, I bought a Canon L-1! My first rangefinder and one of the cameras I like the most. ftrc.blog/canon-l-1 #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography 080 8
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026Now that I got some new film rolls developed, I can go back in time a few weeks and share some of the pictures I took. Like these from the outskirts of #Berlin, where Brandenburg and Rudow meet. This is an area where I often go cycling. It sounded fun to me […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 091 9
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026Two years ago this week, I went on a journey into Megalithic Burial Chambers on the idyllic Danish island of Møn while I cycled from Berlin to Copenhagen ftrc.blog/denmark-burial-chambers 020 2
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026Leipzig is a cool city in Germany. I think I have been there once a year for the last six years or so, and there is always something interesting to see or somewhere to go explore. 000 0
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026Subsequently, the bike ride was filled with lakes, rivers, and some old buildings until I reached Leipzig in the middle of the afternoon. My girlfriend was there already, and she gave me a beer so we could celebrate the 200 km that I cycled in the last couple of days. 110 1
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026The next day, I got on the bike again with a bit less than 100 km until #Leipzig. The day started well enough, but I got caught in the rain before my first stop. 100 1
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026#Wittenberg, also known as Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is an interesting city to visit in Saxony-Anhalt. This is the city where Martin Luther started the Reformation, and most of the historical sights in town are related to it. I took far too many pictures in the afternoon as I walked around town. 100 1
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026Last Sunday, I cycled from #Berlin to Wittenberg. My final destination was Leipzig, but I couldn't cycle all the way there in one day, so I had to stop to sleep somewhere. It was a cool bike ride that started out of my doorstep. A bit different from my […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 101 1
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026Early in 2026, I was in #Bologna for a few days to celebrate a friend’s birthday, and since we were a bunch of people in town, we looked for something special to do. This is how we ended up booking a Parmigiano Reggiano tour at Caseificio Ugolotti, a […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 000 0
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026When I got my Mamiya RZ67 back at the end of 2024, one of the ideas that I had in mind was to go on a photo hike to a place outside the city. So I could take my time taking pictures and learning how to use it. The place I took the camera was the […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 050 5
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026Nestled in a park surrounding #Potsdam city center, the Einstein Tower stands as a testament to architectural brilliance and scientific inquiry. This iconic structure, designed by Erich Mendelsohn, was built between 1919 and 1924 in collaboration with […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 031 3
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026This little orange cat was sitting by the window of a pink house in Notting Hill when I was strolling through the neighborhood in the summer of 2024 on my way to the Design Museum. I tried to call for him and get his attention in some other way, but I failed […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 0162 16
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026I woke up today with an idea in mind and decided to research when was the last time that I managed to make it work. And I stumble upon some pictures that I took back in the summer of 2023 around Tempelhofer Feld. My idea was to use an expired 35 mm film on a […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 060 6
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026Situated on the peaceful shores of Jungfernsee, just north of #Potsdam, the enchanting Sacrow Church, or Heilandskirche, offers a truly special experience. This stunning architectural gem, formally known as the Protestant Church of the Redeemer, invites you […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 061 6
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026Since I'm waiting for some film rolls to get developed, I'm traveling back in time on my archive. I'm trying to find some pictures that I never shared before and, maybe, ones that I never properly edited. Like these ones from the summer of 2025 when I spent […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 050 5
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026As the heat drops a bit at the end of August, I start to look forward to the next season. A season when the leaves change colors and everything becomes colorful before it gets dark. The photos were taken around the St. Thomas-Kirchhof in Berlin-Neukölln last […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 030 3
Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026Every so often I go back to my Lightroom and try to edit some older pictures that I never shared before. Like these ones from the days I spent in Bologna earlier in 2026. As always, I took far too many pictures there, and some of these pictures didn't leave […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 040 4