This is a two-part podcast. PART ONE) Daren and I kick off Season 2 with a few thoughts and predictions for 2026, followed by [29:15] PART TWO) a chat with Sissi Lu, a prominent New York photographer with a disarming approach to street portraiture on film.

You can read more about the contents of this episode in the 82nd monthly Analog.Cafe Newsletter (https://www.analog.cafe/account/submission/film-photography-news-january-2026-recap-elsb#a-conversation-with-sissi-lu).

Show links:

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- Sissi Lu https://www.sissilu.com

- Sissi Lu’s DO NOT X-RAY film pouch https://www.sissilu.com/store/p/do-not-x-ray

- “A Studio Session With My Mom” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEc6civBEaY

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- Lina Bessonova airport scanner test:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRlReCTzDV8

- Attic Darkroom Boiling Water:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyFh5-p_uJM

- Kodak Alaris https://www.analog.cafe/comments/4lsz

- Film prices: https://www.analog.cafe/r/how-to-find-deals-on-film-in-2026-z9xd

- Polaroid Reclaimed Blue https://www.analog.cafe/r/polaroid-reclaimed-blue-600-film-review-hq74

- In an Instant, Polaroid in China:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBGCB4Fni14

- Snapic A1 Review https://www.analog.cafe/r/kodak-snapic-a1-film-camera-review-y373

- Polaroid Go Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTZzqpTN84U

- Film negative inversion app

https://www.analog.cafe/app/film-q

- How to invert film manually https://www.analog.cafe/r/how-to-invert-colour-film-negatives-in-photoshop-geea

- Soft Grain Books Call for Submissions:

https://softgrainbooks.com/call-for-submissions/

- The Tsushima Cyanotypes Review:

https://www.analog.cafe/r/the-tsushima-cyanotypes-19fl

- How to Make Better Photos According to Science

https://www.analog.cafe/r/how-to-make-better-photos-according-to-science-5xp4

- Carmencita Film Lab in Belencia making recovered silver jewelry from fixer chemicals: https://carmencitafilmlab.com/agno-carmencita/

This episode was published on January 27, 2027. 1 hr 41 min.