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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

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

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben! Glad you liked it

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

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

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!

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

@hashemmcadam

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching 🙂

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

Жыл бұрын

Hey, so nice of you, thanks!

@BigBreakfast

Жыл бұрын

@@pushingfilm you're very welcome

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

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

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

Wow that was a beautiful visual experience mate!

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

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

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

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

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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

So cool!

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

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sara! Glad you liked it 🙂

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

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

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

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks so much!

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

Жыл бұрын

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

what a delight man! thanks for this!:)

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

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

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Thanks Alex, glad you liked it 🙂

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

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

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

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Loved the B&W shots especially

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Nice, please do 🙂

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

Жыл бұрын

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.

Great Video mate! Makes me want travel so bad!

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Luke!

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

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Do you share your shots somewhere?

Thanks a lot, much appreciated 🙏

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Donald!

amazing video and pictures! Thanks for sharing

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

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

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

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

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, as always!

Damn 🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏

Great video!

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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!

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

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yep, I just rate at 100 generally

great video! the shot at 17:08 is excellent

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

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

@benjaminpoe1006

Жыл бұрын

@@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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

جميل جدا

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

صور رائعة …

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :-)

@T-Prime848

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

🙂 وقت مناسب لزيارة لبنان

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

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

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

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.

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

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Haha Thanks Steven! Hope you're well

@stevenpam

Жыл бұрын

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

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

Do you speak Arabic?

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Yes

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

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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 :-)