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HOW IT BEGAN I’m a great believer in serendipity. I was visiting a friend to deliver a print that she’d bought from me. At the time I was taking a lot of photos of graveyards, and she offered to show me a derelict cemetery which had been left hanging in the undergrowth on the banks of a major new road development. As we walked back through the village, I stopped an old man to ask if I could shoot his portrait, and when he very abruptly declined she said, you should meet Faye…… Fourteen month...

Our 57th In Focus interview is with Simon Smars from Stockholm who is a professional fine art photographer. Simon works exclusively with limited edition handmade black and white silver gelatin fiber prints, using traditional darkroom techniques. He creates a mixture of minimalistic scapes paired with a melancholic somber, with scenes often stripped to its bare essence. SECTION 1 - BACKGROUND Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD Film and tell us what it means to you? C I G (1: f.13 · 10-sto...

Decisions. Some are small. Some are life-changing. We make them subconsciously. We make them intentionally. But either way we choose a path. There’s always an upside and always a downside. Most importantly, we look for promise in the upside, and we try and glean some value from the downside, but we can never escape the moment of decision. Ilford-FP4-Plus-Leica-M7-90mm-Leitz-Canada-Elmarit Seize the opportunity In the fall of 2019, I had to decide whether to say yes to a guy’s trip to Wyoming with ...

My love of black and white photography started back in college processing and printing images. The film of choice being FP4. and printing fibre based prints. In the beginning as a photographer most of my work was B/W. Spending much time in the dark room printing. Unfortunately time was something that was running out. As a professional you have the the funds but you don’t have the time. So I moved away from printing for a while and concentrated on shooting. Another-day-in-the-office One thing I learne...

We knew that this was going to be a good theme and you didn't disappoint! See the images that we chose for today's #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites #getclose theme. @ag47oldschool8x10 contact print. Shot on Ilford Delta 100 #darkroomprint #largeformatphotography #contactprint #eastmanviewcamera #8x10photography  #fridayfavourites #Getclose #ilforddelta100   @sisboombah @ILFORDPhoto ? on #ilfordhp5 for #fridayfavourites #getclose   uk_filmfanatic Saturday evening play about on the ...

This weeks #fridayfavourites has turned out incredible, you all impress us more and more every week. Take a look at which photos were selected for #ilfordphoto #dodgeburn. We wanted to see prints that you spent so much time and dedication on creating. @justgipsy Replying to @ILFORDPhoto #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites #dodgeburn Film Ilford #delta100 rated at 50asa. The highlights required considerable burning in, while dodging the shadow areas.   @jakebehindthescene Tangle Wood Book Swap Apr...

Thank you to everyone who submitted images for this weeks #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites. You all have sent in such a mixture of #symmetry images. Symmetry is rare to come by everyday, but  also being able to capture on film is even better. Take a look who has been featured this week. Remember, if both halves are identical, then the image is symmetrical. @ashwin_ku1 Replying to @ILFORDPhoto #fridayfavourites #symmetry shot with HP5+ @ box speed   @billthoo Replying to @ILFORDPhoto XP2 + OM1...

These Dark Mountains I grew up in a small valley town surrounded by the Alps in North Italy. I have always wondered what it feels like to live and work up there in the mountains, in such a stunning but also dangerous and rough natural environment. Especially after moving to Berlin in 2015, my fascination for a life still tied to nature’s rhythm started to grow. The natural landscape which I left behind, and which used to be what I would call “home”, turned into something distant. I began to question ...

Small Fishing Village My Name is Austen Goldsmith I live on top of a hill on the outskirts of a small fishing Village in Cornwall. When a big storm approaches it means many things. It means I will have a bad nights sleep listening to the sound of the roof tiles rattling above my head. It also means that I will have a day off from my work as a fisherman. Most importantly it means I can pack a few rolls of film into my rucksack, figure out when the light will be best and what beach will have the best opportu...

'Something Special' There is a unique rendering to photographs made with Multigrade enlarging papers. It's difficult to define, maybe it's the timeless mood or perhaps it's the mystical feeling, or even a haunting aura... it's certainly there for me I like this very much! Add to this, it's super economical and can be visually handled via darkroom safe-lights. No more fussing around in total darkness which often requires the use strong language! Humour aside, I find the physical involvement of handling the...