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A black and white journey into the depths When I leave home for a day of diving, I always feel a mix of excitement and detachment. A moment alone at dawn, when everyone is still asleep, becomes a kind of quiet ritual: methodically packing my gear, performing last checks, loading film and setting off towards a world apart. My photography was born from a simple desire: to share those moments — their quiet magic, and the subtle mix of lightness and oppression that comes with the depths. Swallowed by ...

Happy new year to all of you. We're looking forward to seeing more of  your fantastic images made with our ILFORD and Kentmere products over the next twelve months. You can share at any point using #fridayfavourites and we will have a few special themes throughout the year as well. Next week Don't forget that next week, we're looking for your favourite image from last year last taken with our films. Share with us using the usual #fridayfavourites tag along with #2025fave leicalove1966 Lake Ontari...

We're staying in R&D for our latest 'Behind the Film' interview with Josie Cowap. Josie joined us in 2023 as a Laboratory Technician Apprentice and has recently passed her end point assessment, so is now fully qualified. Congratulations Josie! Tell us a little about your day to day role. I work in the research and development department, and my day to day my responsibilities include formulating all the components that go into film and paper into a package that I can then coat on our pilot coating ma...

Another Friday and a fresh set of #fridayfavourites for your enjoyment, (and ours).  It feels like there were a lot of botanical images shared with us this week, not that we're complaining:) We love how plants, trees and flowers look on our black and white films. Next week Share any images made using ILFORD Photo or Kentmere black and white products and tag #fridayfavourites for your chance to be selected. @kieronbeardpho1   Similar to my last photo but this one of lake Geneva was taken on Leic...

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...

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...

One year ago I was chosen as a winner of the Ilford Community Grant for my project “ePhemeral”. As a dance photographer this was a gift for me, because it gave me the chance of contacting great dancers of different styles and movement dynamics to work with. For me it also meant a vot of confidence in the value of photographing movement, life, and fleeting moments through the analogue medium. And last but not least, it gave me the chance of exploring a new technique, Film Swap. Keep on reading and disc...