Light in the Dark Most fine art photography starts with the photographer and finishes in the darkroom. For me it’s the other way round. My story began with seeking out the light in the dark and becoming one of Britain’s most respected black and white printers. Today, I look for the dark in the light, […]
The first roll It is January 31st, 2020. I’ve arrived in London to document the events surrounding the UK leaving the EU. Many groups were converging on Parliament Square for this historic day. My usual workflow was interrupted when fellow documentary photographer Simon King called me aside and handed me a Nikon FG, 55mm f/3.5, […]
We’ve admired Tom Kirkendall’s beautiful pinhole images and darkroom prints for a while and were thrilled when he agreed to take part in this series and allow us to find out a little more about him in this, our 38th In Focus interview. Section 1 – Background Share your favourite image / print shot on […]
Around the world there are some stunningly beautiful places and buildings used as places or worship. We asked you to share your shots of these sacred spots for this week’s #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites #worshipfilm theme. @billthoo Heian Shrine #Kyoto June 2019 #fp4 #mamiya6 + 50/4 #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites #worshipfilm #japan #shootfilmbenice #believeinfilm Thank […]
We love spending time in the darkroom, and it’s always surprising how quickly time can pass when there are no other distractions. For today’s #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites we asked you to share your results from this time well spent for our theme #printedwithpassion. @klassila China is a controversial place and partly because of that […]
A slice of London Isle of Dogs is the name of my second self published zine under Ducksale Press, a zine publishing project my friend James Moreton and I started a couple years ago. Isle of Dogs is also a slice of London: overdeveloped, underfunded, home to locals who were born on the island (“islanders”) […]
