Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

Archaeologist, photographer, dilettante. Primarily posting nerdy analogue photography BS: 110-8x10. Photography = catharsis. Co-Winner, 2022 #ShittyCameraChallenge - InstantRegret (Avatar is the dad from the awesome kids book “Pokko and the Drum”)

I don’t often leave feedback for a company, but I did for this. I really liked v1 and left them a long message that I hoped that they would continue to develop better, truer color film but ALSO keep v1 because it’s rad and unique and a pleasure. Others clearly said the same too. ❤️❤️❤️

HARMAN Photo@harmanphoto.co.uk · 2d ago

You asked, we listened When we launched HARMAN PHOENIX 200, back in 2023, some of you loved it & some didn't! HARMAN PHOENIX 125 is coming soon, same attitude, new speed, reflecting how you like to shoot it Available soon at your local reseller #harmanphoenix125 #newspeedsameattitude

Nephew, New Jersey 2026 Benson “Instant Box Camera”, Optar 135 4.7, Ra-4 reversal First ra-4 reversal in several years. I’ve reaaaally wanted to shoot these in the instant box cam. Didn’t get the color balance quite 100, but close. #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantBoxCam #AfghanBoxCamera

Chad Hill@chadhill.bsky.social · last mo.

Having a great time nerding out and shooting “instant” photos with @isaacblomqvist.bsky.social for the #ShittyCameraChallenge I think the #InstantBoxCam qualifies 3 ways despite being “LF”!: 1. The ur “instant” cam 2. Dead format: (RPPC/plates/ftypes) 3. Crazy hard to use/insane process = 💩🎞️ 😅😅🤷‍♂️

Front view of nephew focusing the benson street camera on me.

Uncle Chad. New Jersey 2026 Seneca Improved View 8x10, Astragon 210 4.5, Shanghai GP3 100 scanned at >100mp. The shot by @isaacblomqvist.bsky.social that he was setting up in the picture below! Rocking the #ShittyCameraChallenge merch. #BelieveInFilm #LargeFormat

A man with a mustache and a Zorki shirt holds a rangefinder camera up to his eye and looks at the camera. Large format scanned negative.
Chad Hill@chadhill.bsky.social · last wk.

Nephew, New Jersey 2026 Leica MP, Summilux 35 1.4, Leica Monopan @isaacblomqvist.bsky.social getting ready to shoot a portrait of me on the big Seneca. #BelieveInFilm

Hurray! @isaacblomqvist.bsky.social has joined the #ShittyCameraChallenge! It has been so much fun planning, shooting, and developing film (and plates! and tintypes!) together. Great job, Isaac!

@isaacblomqvist.bsky.social · 6d ago

Ocean Grove, NJ, 2026 Fed 5b, Industar-61 L/D 50mm f2.8, Leica monopan This is my official first entry into the awesome #ShittyCameraChallenge. The photos are from our family trip to the beach, unfortunately the camera had a light leak leading to the small smudges on each frame. #BelieveInFilm

Nephew, New Jersey 2026 Leica MP, Summilux 35 1.4, Leica Monopan @isaacblomqvist.bsky.social getting ready to shoot a portrait of me on the big Seneca. #BelieveInFilm

A photo of a large format camera with someone looking through the gg behind it.
Chad Hill@chadhill.bsky.social · last wk.

This is a photo of someone shooting a #ShittyCameraChallenge camera (and wearing the shirt!). It’s not a Shitty Camera Challenge photo I think, despite black glass ambrotypes definitely being a dead format. Just too egregiously over the line violating the spirit of the rules. 😅😅

Photo of a man operating a large format camera.

Cool Guys, New Jersey 2026 TBIAC, f228 pinhole, Ilford paper negative, 2.5min exposure(!) (rated at iso10) Daughter’s second entry in the #ShittyCameraChallenge (she opened the shutter, kept the timer, ran around screaming, and closed the shutter. #BelieveInFilm with @isaacblomqvist.bsky.social

A slightly blurry and unsharp photo of two people leaning against a door.
Chad Hill@chadhill.bsky.social · 3w ago

Whoah. Dark horse entrant for the #ShittyCameraChallenge. My daughter and I are gonna try this awesome book, that is a (pinhole) camera! #ThisBookIsACamera #BelieveInFilm

State Line Lookout Cafe, Alpine, NJ 2026 This Book Is A Camera, f228 pinhole, Ilford rc paper My daughter’s first entrance in the #ShittyCameraChallenge ❤️. I held cam, she opened/closed the shutter and attempted to be a ghost in the image while it was open. Over exposed, unfortunately. 🤷‍♂️

A very overexposed and grainy image of a wooden entryway with an “entrance” sign. A single ghostly figure is just visible if you squint. A mustachioed gentleman holds a paper camera still on top of a tripod.
Chad Hill@chadhill.bsky.social · 3w ago

Whoah. Dark horse entrant for the #ShittyCameraChallenge. My daughter and I are gonna try this awesome book, that is a (pinhole) camera! #ThisBookIsACamera #BelieveInFilm

Watching the 3rd place match and keep seeing this insurance ad that is showing fancy things that might get stolen from your house. And it shows what appears to be an Olympus pen F MFT but calls it a DSLR camera. 😅🥶

Screenshot from a Progressive Insurance ad showing what appears to be a pen f mft digital camera with an Olympus 45 1.8.