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Melanie King was first introduced to us by Lucy Ridges, and since then we have heard her name mentioned from several different people. It was fantastic to be able to learn a little more about her when she agreed to take part in this series.
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Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
My favourite image is Ancient Light, Emiliano Cardone Observatory, Casalattico, 2018. This photograph was produced when my collective, Lumen Studios, ran an...
'Oh the weather outside is frightful' but on the bright side that means plenty of opportunities for this week's #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites theme of #wintertime.
@debrawilsonsays The road less travelled. Shot on Pentaz MZ5n, IlfordDelta100, developed in IfotecDDX #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites #wintertime #shootfilmbenice
@timdobbsphoto Yule Log .. Yashicamat 124g on ilford FP4@200 dev in ilfotecHC for #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites #wintertime #believeinfilm #Wales
@peter_durst ? I...
There are so many of Ari's images that we have admired over the past 12 months so asking him to take part in this series was an easy decision. We're just glad that he said yes!
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Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
As we age, time becomes more and more valuable. Every new second is a bigger portion of our future life than the one before. Time is the only thing we cannot buy more of, but we can freeze it with photography. A photog...
We had no idea when we originally started this series in April 2020 with Em from Emulsive that it would still be going strong 50 interviews later. This week's interviewee Debra Wilson was already on our radar before being nominated by Margaret Fitzgerald last month.
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Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
I chose this image of Another Place on Crosby beach. I don’t often get to the sea so although the setting is not typical for m...
A regular contributor to the film and analogue community and always helpful and encouraging to other photographers out there. This week's In Focus interview is with "photographer” Morag Perkins who, "just takes pictures".
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Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
I’ve chosen this one because it’s represents a process that has been very special to me recently.
Over the last 2 or 3 years I’ve found a way to use photography to ...
We first met Lucy Ridges a few years ago virtually via social media and then in person at The Photography Show and have always admired her work. Her #MyFilmStory video gave us a bit more of a view into who she is and why she shoots film and this In Focus interview builds on that.
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Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
This is one of my favourite shots from my most recent project, Water’s Edge, released earlier this year. It’s an...
We have been privileged to be able to follow Rita's journey as she started out shooting film and moved through the formats from 35mm to medium format and found her own unique style.
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Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you
This image is entitled “SANCTUARY”. I came across this couple while double dutching with a friend at Grant Park in Atlanta, GA. I was frozen by their apparent love for each other. It was pure and could be fel...
We hadn't seen much of Asa's work when she was nominated by Melanie King but we're so glad that she bought her to our attention. We hope that you enjoy her images and finding out more about them.
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Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
I use a large format monorail camera and shoot on Ilford HP5 Plus 5x4” sheet film. This photograph was shot in Italy during an artist residency at the British School at Rome in 2016. I went there to ...
Our 56th In Focus interview is with Brazilian experimental photographer Breno Barros. Nominated by Clara Araujo, Breno shoot underwater portraits on film searching for experiential processes that defy traditional photography boundaries.
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Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you
Multiple-exposure for the project “La boutique de l’âme” using Mamiya M645 and Ilford HP5+
My favourite image using Ilford film is due to an experimen...
International entries
This year we opened the annual student competition up to entries from all around the world. We knew that many educational establishments had still not been able to fully return to darkroom printing but we wanted to give as many students as possible the chance to get involved. We are so glad that we did.
With over 500 entries from the four corners of the world, this year’s competition theme of ‘Natural Light’ was one of the toughest that we’ve ever had to judge.
A difficult...