Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 52 minutes ago

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A vlog covering my time in Lebanon in early 2026, shooting film and meeting some of the local photography community. Three interviews are included, as marked by video chapters.

Tamara - instagram.com/tamarasaade_
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Rifo - instagram.com/ri_fo
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Beirut Film Lab - instagram.com/beirutfilmlab
Tara - instagram.com/tara.khazen
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►CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:03 Film photography in Beirut
01:42 Delays and the Lebanon situation
02:26 Shooting more film in Beirut
04:55 Meetup with photographers
05:50 Interviews section
06:05 Tamara
07:56 Rifo
11:44 Tara
14:52 Thanks
15:21 Film Labs in Lebanon
15:36 Finding film gear
16:13 Photo Dimo Tripoli
17:18 Closing thoughts

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