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For the 7th interview in our Community Focus series we're heading to Oslo to chat to  Cyan Darkroom. Let’s start easy. Tell us a little about the darkroom, what it’s called and how it started. Cyan darkroom is part of Cyan studio that is a co-op community photostudio and workspace. The studio was opened in 1998 and has always had a darkroom attached.  In 2020 we got hold of a separate space where we built a much larger darkroom, hoping that the timing was right to attract enough new users. After a...

Whilst on a road trip from Lake Isabell to San Francisco, Eugene Nikiforov came across this beautiful scene and chose to capture it on ILFORD SFX 200 film. Learn more about his technique in our latest 'How I got this picture post below. Image Title:  Central Valley, California Technical info Film Used :  Ilford SFX 200    Format: 6x17 Camera: Linhof Technorama 617s III Lens : Schneider Apo-Symmar L 180mm f/5.6 Exposure time: 2 seconds   Other equipment : R72 Infrared Filter Location: W...

How it all began “So what’s your next project?”, my friend David asked me over lunch one day in the spring of 2024. Unprepared for the question, my focus still on my second book, Fragments, which had just been published, my answer was quick and nochalant. “I think I’m going to dig out my 4x5 and shoot some street portraits of total strangers”. I surprised even myself with the answer. It was as if I was sitting in his chair and hearing that response for the first time. I can remember the conv...

On a busy day, whilst trying to find somewhere more peaceful away from crowds, Jerzy Jarczewski took a short break and was drawn to capture this beautiful image looking towards Becco di Mezzodi. Technical info Film Used: ILFORD FP4 PLUS 125 Format: 35mm Camera: Nikon FM2n Lens: Voigtlander Ultron 40mm/2 Exposure time:   1/125 Other equipment: Irix Edge GND8  filter Location Near Rifugio Croda da Lago on southern side of  Lago Federa in Dolomites Firstly, tell us the story behind this ima...

We are delighted to announce the winner and runner-up of our 2025/26 Student Photography Competition. Open to student photographers from around the world, it attracted hundreds of entries from students across Asia, Europe, the USA, Australia and the UK. This showcased an inspiring breadth of creativity and technical excellence in analogue photography and darkroom printing. Winner: Jamie Plater, Stamford College The overall winner is Jamie Plater from Stamford College. Jamie’s striking wildlife image w...