Small Luxuries: Film Cameras by Aaron Lurth

In an age when most of us carry a camera in our phone, it’s easy to see why film photography feels nostalgic. Small Luxuries: Film Cameras celebrates the renewed interest in film photography with an illustrated introduction to the cameras that helped shape photography as we know it. 

“Photographs have introduced us to events, places, and people that most of us could never experience on our own. Images have recorded massive celestial objects in deep space light-years away and they’ve revealed objects smaller than the tip of a needle. They have recorded realities we didn’t know existed and immortalized fleeting moments of our everyday lives,” says Aaron.

“Photography has woven itself into the fabric of our lives so thoroughly, that it’s hard to imagine a time when it didn’t exist,” he says, reporting that every day over five billion new images are created. 

Whether you’re a seasoned collector, keen photographer or simply curious about the growing analogue movement, this cute guide provides an accessible overview of film camera history, design and functionality.

Aaron combines his expertise as a photographer with a clear writing style that makes technical information easy to understand. The first chapter recounts a brief history of photography, before exploring how a camera works. Aaron also takes a closer look at some of the most significant and collectible film cameras ever made. 

Small Luxuries: Film Cameras is the perfect gift book for photography enthusiasts rediscovering film.

Reviewer: Andrea Molloy

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