This week, we’re talking film; both the technical side and the aesthetics. Is film as close as we’ll get to alchemy, or is it merely a placebo to look back on happier times? Also, cameras are better than they’ve ever been, so why isn’t there more great work? If you’re a fan of Art Deco and Fritz Lang, you’re going to love the work of our Photographer of the Week, Czech shooter, Frantisek Drtikol.

Links for this episode:

• First Look: Replichrome by Totally Rad » Faded + Blurred
• In Memoriam – Kodachrome (1935 – 2010) | X-Equals – Click. Download. Smile.
• Pentax67+Velvia vs Sony Alpha 900
• Big Camera Comparison – On Landscape
• Shootout
• Has the bubble burst? Is that why camera sales in N. America are down by 43%? | The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck
• Lost and Found : Discover the black-and-white era in full color : The Picture Show : NPR
• thecandidframe.com
• The Candid Frame #116 – William George Wadman | The Candid Frame: A Photography Podcast
• Jerry Lewis Interview with Bill Boggs – YouTube
• John Zorn – interview (2007) – YouTube
• TIME’s Best Portraits of 2012 – LightBox
• Controversy Erupts After Stolen Picture Wins Samsung Photo Contest
• František Drtikol – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Frantisek Drtikol – ALAFOTO GALLERY
• Amazon: Frantisek Drtikol: Photographs 1901-1914
• Amazon: Frantisek Drtikol: Portraits
• Amazon: Magnum Contact Sheets