Shooting Film in Lebanon 2022

[@clarhettcoalfield3616]

Without doubt a solid video, capturing a wonderful juxtaposition of people and the stillness of time. There were moments throughout the video where it felt that time was frozen or stuck in 1979, from the buildings to the cars, and then the ever changing overlap of colours and people of 'now' of 'today' made the experience come alive. Not exactly the same but similar in many intrinsic ways to shooting in Cuba, where the vibrancy of the people in both Lebanon and Cuba make all the difference in capturing an exceptional experience on film. Well done Hashem, cheers.

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks so much! Yeah it did feel a bit "stuck in time". I hope to also visit Cuba some day

[@lukemerrill1272]

Lebanon is a country I'd really love to visit... both the city life and countryside look beautiful, or maybe genuine is a better word? Thank you for sharing your experience and photography insights too of course!

[@i.f.haddock527]

Great to watch the video and the photographs were very nice in combo.

[@benjaminneoh]

This was a great watch, Hashem 👍 Really like the feeling of going along the walks 'beside' you, so to speak. The narration element is really enjoyable too. I'm excited at the fact that there are some great shots here, but you mention that you've kept and still have your best/favourites to come/for a future publication. So, I'm very keen to see those 😊📷

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks Ben! Glad you liked it

[@fishmonkeycow9246]

Very cool video! Really enjoyed seeing new places I hadn't seen before. Beautiful photos aswel btw!

[@HenryAni]

Aghhh.. That Peugeot 504 @ 31s mark is a legendary car.

[@cameronwheatley7065]

So great, I especially loved the short interviews so interesting.

[@paullichte]

Wow that was a beautiful visual experience mate!

[@pushingfilm]

Glad you liked it!

[@rjohnbernales]

What a beautiful place. Adding it to the places I wanna visit. Thanks so much for sharing your trip.

[@hashemmcadam]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching 🙂

[@gavinlagrange6322]

Really felt the personal touch in this one Hashem. Thanks!

[@pushingfilm]

Glad you liked it!

[@eichemachensachen]

Soo good! It's so nice to see that there is a living photo scene. Thanks for diving in, it was really fun. Now I'm really in the mood for Beirut.

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks for watching!

[@locuraphoto]

the way you shoot photos so indescribably gorgeous... (mo's great too! and his camera was a beaut) i loved the colors/light in every single shot of yours. what a fantastic story as well!! you're definitely an instant favorite now

[@pushingfilm]

Hey, so nice of you, thanks!

[@locuraphoto]

@@pushingfilm you're very welcome

[@linusfotograf]

Loved the B&W shots especially

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you!

[@donaldmcleod6324]

Thanks a lot, much appreciated 🙏

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks Donald!

[@ReimannPembroke]

Really well put together video man! The footage and photos you got were beautiful! I love seeing areas of the world that I’m not familiar with and this is a great context to see them in! How did you like Rollei Superpan 200? That is still probably my favorite B&W film I’ve tried

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you! This trip was actually the first time I shot it, and I quite liked it 🙂

[@sarasnyder1086]

This is absolutely lovely. thank you so much for making this vlog.

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks Sara! Glad you liked it 🙂

[@livemoksha]

This was heartwarming, man... I can't wait to go back to my home country to shoot film.

[@christophercaballero9473]

Haven’t even watched it yet but I’m looking forward to this Hashem, thank you love ur work.

[@pushingfilm]

Hey, thanks so much!

[@b.brauner7500]

amazing video and pictures! Thanks for sharing

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks for watching!

[@jr8440]

So cool!

[@colomboluke]

Great Video mate! Makes me want travel so bad!

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks Luke!

[@benjaminpoe1006]

great video! the shot at 17:08 is excellent

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks! Yeah I quite like that one too.. I just wish there was another element, in the foreground for example

[@benjaminpoe1006]

@@pushingfilm yeah I can see that. I do like photography which kind of pits the human against the monumental though, and this does that really well as is

[@andrewnoden9117]

Hi Hashem this was a really great vlog, thanks for sharing Cheers Andrew in Ottawa Canada 🇨🇦

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks for watching!

[@nabilabbas9847]

Outstanding video. Thank you. As a Lebanese myself, I now have a better perspective of what I to shoot when I am home.

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you!

[@lightloving683]

Thoroughly enjoyed this, Hashem. A window into a part of the world I dream to experience someday, soon.

[@janek7745]

Awesome video! I will definitely come up to you for tips before I’ll visit friends in Beirut in the future

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you! Nice, please do 🙂

[@TheLuBo75]

Nice video, Love the shots too. A great place to visit and document on film or digital.

[@oliverkramer4279]

Very nice 😎👍 I was enjoying the same places like you in Lebanon, with my M240 and M4-P … I am still here in Jounieh up to December … thank you for the nice video …

[@pushingfilm]

Awesome! Do you share your shots somewhere?

[@john_murch]

Wow, great shots Hashem! Such a very photogenic place.

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks John!

[@AlexOnStreets]

Wonderful video man. It's really special to be able to document an area that is meaningful to ones family history. In that way I'm really jealous cause one day I want to do this in Cuba. Keep up the good work.

[@pushingfilm]

Agreed! Thanks Alex, glad you liked it 🙂

[@DanielGoldNZ]

Great video man! Have just finished a 5 week trip shooting 35mm and 120 around Turkey and Jordan. Great to see your vid about Xray scans - very timely. Found an amazing darkroom community in Amman. Glad to see film communities thriving in the Middle East!

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you! That's awesome. We were actually wanting to include Jordan when planning this trip, but it didn't work out! Some day 🙂Glad the X-Ray video helped too.

[@kristoffergo6294]

what a delight man! thanks for this!:)

[@pushingfilm]

Much appreciated!

[@extremelydave]

That was a great video and really nice photos. Lebanon is quite a bit different than I expected so thanks for showing it to us.

[@pushingfilm]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheFilmFellow]

That was incredibly enjoyable! Really cool to see Lebanon like that. I know film choice is truly secondary but ProImage really did it justice. Plus, Hashem speaks Arabic…fantastic man! Well done 👏🏽

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks, as always!

[@AselaArt]

Great photos and great video! Its really awesome how you met a fellow film photographer and shot with them. How was the coffee there?

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks man! It was much harder to find good coffee (non Turkish/instant especially), but there were a few places that were great, if you look for them!

[@Eliehbk]

Thank you for the excellent video! Which lens were you using on your M camera?

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks! I was using both the Zeiss Biogon 35mm 2.8 and the Voigtlander Ultron 28mm

[@edgardoramos5639]

Damn 🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏

[@camerafusion]

Great video!

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you!

[@laurlutr3468]

Cool video. And also ProImage 100 is such a good looking and affordable colour film with probably the worst advertising images on the packaging. :D

[@pushingfilm]

Haha yes... the first time I ever saw it I questioned it

[@hydrodynamica9233]

Some really nice shots, i haven't used much of Pro Image 100 looks like i need to grab some more rolls though looks awesome! Do you usually just rate it at 100?

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks! Yep, I just rate at 100 generally

[@H2o3G2a]

If you're ever around Egypt, I would love to help you out with anything you need. The film community is alive and well, they just passed a law allowing street photography without a permit , so legally we're good but the streets have "rules" here, if you work around it (easy), there are some gems waiting to be discovered. Shout out to lebanon, the most beautiful country in the middle east with some of the nicest and coolest people I've ever met.

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks man! I've been wanting to visit Egypt for a while now... some day :-)

[@bcegerton]

Could you recommend a film stock for some cinematic type images in a Northern England City in Autumn/Fall please? I’m just starting out shooting film, well, I say starting out but I’m old enough to be pre digital but only ever used compact cameras and only holiday snapshots that type of thing. I started very young, about 8 years old using my Mums 110 camera which I now own two of but not tried them yet so no idea if they work or not, I always tried to get a new decent compact camera every few years but never took up photography seriously until about 8/9 years ago. In that time I’ve not studied as much as I should of and just go out and shoot, I do need to know more technical aspects of both film and digital photography that’s for sure. Great video and Beirut looks such an interesting place, I’d love to visit sometime but it’s doubtful unfortunately due to lack of funds.

[@pushingfilm]

Hey Brian! Generally, when wanting the cinematic look, Kodak Vision films or their variants tend to be a good choice (Cinestill 400D, 50D, etc) Interesting to hear about your photography journey so far, and thanks for checking out the video 🙂

[@bcegerton]

@@pushingfilm Thanks for that, I had thought of Cinestill and I believe there’s a cheaper alternative now too coming from China, Reflx Lab 400D

[@pushingfilm]

@@bcegerton yes! Definitely go with that or any of the non-cinestill variants if you can. Same thing for a lower price 🙂

[@negativemoments]

I had my doubts about you being Lebanese (from your name obviously 🙄) keep up the great work bro🤙🏽

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you!

[@T-Prime848]

صور رائعة …

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you :-)

[@T-Prime848]

@@pushingfilm تصويرك في بيروت رجعني للوراء لمدينتي دمشق يلي كنت متمني اني اعمل فيها Street Photography لكن بسبب الحرب ماحسنت اعمل شي و هاجرت علا المانيا …

[@pushingfilm]

🙂 وقت مناسب لزيارة لبنان

[@donaldmcleod6324]

I live in Melbourne and I believe you work at a camera store. I'm looking for a store that has a good range of film. Can you recommend one or yours if you do? Thanks mate

[@pushingfilm]

Hey man! I used to work in one years ago, but not any more. I most often buy film from Walkens in Fitzroy, Decisive Moment, or other various online and in-person sources.

[@salehtaqi]

جميل جدا

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you!

[@floobster]

Any issues traveling with your film? Did you request a hand check at home and returning home? How'd it go?!

[@weisserth]

Utterly enjoyable video, I wish I had the opportunity to travel to Lebanon. Without the mess of outside interference from Iran, that place could be a paradise on Earth.

[@stevenpam]

If it's wrong that I hit the like button 21 seconds in, I don't wanna be right

[@pushingfilm]

Haha Thanks Steven! Hope you're well

[@stevenpam]

Loving all the old Mercs in Lebanon. There must be some absolute wizards at keeping them going!

[@mikutai6395]

Love to visit one day but idk Lebanon is known to have animosity towards US citizens, also Hezbollah

[@bupi.]

Do you speak Arabic?

[@pushingfilm]

Yes

[@elsueniero5922]

Interview with Mo sounded like you wanted to get straight to business, and its family who you are dealing with. Does not work like that in that / this part of the world, or in any part of the world really beyond the 'international commuity / western' countries. A bit of patience and active hearing, and time to understand the otherś message would better work -maybe- next time. Dont take it bad, your channel is great. Cheers from Venezuela

[@ramatgan1]

Lebanon is bankrupt and has no resources. The country is finished. Forget about Lebanon.

[@aristoioannidis7490]

Wow! Beirut is on my list of places in the Mediterranean to visit. Wonderful culture and communities. I like your selection of films and equipment. Personally, I would also take slide film. Excellent representation.

[@pushingfilm]

Hope you get to visit! I actually shot a half a roll of Velvia in 120 there, but would have been nice to shoot more slide film :-)