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Welcome to this zine exchange! Zines are not at all daunting - far from it. They can be anything you want them to be, and as photo zines are concerned, they can be anything from an ordered, thematic set of images to a bunch of random ones. Affinity Publisher is often cited as the most used 'zine...

John, to my knowledge, Zine Exchange #10 as such never happened January to June 2026, so here we are!

I'm in for this zine exchange #10.

It's 'International Zine Month 2026' for the whole of July, and Mixam (www.mixam.co.uk) is offering a 5% off for zine printing: Quote: 'Offer valid through 31 July, 2026. Use code ZM26 at checkout to receive 5% off zine printing. Discount applies to eligible zine products only and cannot be...

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Hello everyone, A note to say that I'm back in the 'clicking' and have posted up details of the next Zine Exchange 10: July - November 2026 here: https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/zine-exchange-10-july-november-2026.775257/

This is a group project where all participants make a zine, then exchange it with everyone else taking part. No money changes hands. All participants agree to send their zine to all other participants at their own cost. What you produce and how, is up to you. What is a Zine? The word is a...

Ah, new generations, new cycles! My first job when I left school in 1969 was in photographic retailing with Dollonds Photographic, in their Aylesbury (Bucks) branch. Film was king and I went around in my spare time with a Zenith B shooting b + w film and developing and printing the negs in a...

I've been producing photo zines for some years now using Mixam, and have recently gone over to the print on demand route. I've tried Blurb for their photobooks, magazine and trade books formats. Photobooks and magazine are good colour printed (use Blurb IC profile on software). But, Blurb is...

Dear all, this is to say that I am stepping down from this zine exchange stewardship. My zine work, as such, is continuing to slide steadily in the direction of a stronger mix of text and image, and I am also considering some form of book publication next year. So, if anyone wants to take over...

I received the splendid zine from @Mr Perceptive today. Thank you! Gorgeous monochrome images and good to see some use of film! This has been another wonderful zine exchange where creativity has responded with extraordinary visions and output.

I received the amazing and sumptuous zine from @kanephotos today. Thank you so much!

Received the glorious zine from @John Barry today. Than you! An excellent collection of various luminous photographs illustrating so well the 'spirit of place' as well as being superbly printed.

Received the excellent zine from @Paul Morgan today. Thank you! Fascinating industrial geology photographs beautifully printed on uncoated paper.

Using the three hole sewing method would make a great zine. You can get book binding thread and suitable needles from the excellent bookbinding suppliers: www.hewit.com