Recently I borrowed my friend and fellow photographer Ben Lockett’s precious Hasselblad XPan. This special camera shoots two frames of 35mm to expose a wide panoramic 65 x 24mm frame. The XPan uses three interchangeable compact lenses, I had the 45mm, the large image circle of these specially designed lenses are perfect for creating super wide cinematic looking images with a visual aesthetic that works for cityscapes, landscapes and other wide-angle compositions. I have to say it took a bit of getting used to, seeing the world thought a slither in the rangefinder’s window was indeed unusual, but using this unique camera for one day I sort felt like the director of my own feature film.

All shot on Fuji Superia 800 with Hasselblad XPan