The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled.
We use cookies to make your experience better.To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies.Learn more.
The lessons I’ve learnt
I would like to start this blog by stating that I consider myself a relatively inexperienced photographer. I’ve been taking film photos for around eight years and have only ever done so as a hobby. However, something I have spent many of those eight years doing is experimenting with double exposures. In this blog I’d like to share some of the lessons I’ve learnt in that time.
If you have any questions
I could talk about double exposure for hours and go into a huge amount o...
All the way from Los Angeles, our 83rd 'In Focus' interview is with music and surrealism photographer, Laura Moreau.
SECTION 1 - BACKGROUND
SHARE YOUR FAVOURITE IMAGE / PRINT SHOT ON ILFORD FILM AND TELL US WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU?
This photograph features my friend Samira, taken on ILFORD SFX200 with my Mamiya 645. I was in the ocean, hoping to capture the glimmers, as I have an obsession with them. Suddenly, a massive wave came out of nowhere, and I still can’t believe I managed to jump and take the sho...
Discover how Zach Nichols created this stunning long exposure shot in our 'How I Got This Picture' interview. We have noticed, if it's not a double exposure, your next favourite has to be nighttime long exposures.
IMAGE TITLE
Fire Tower Starlapse
TECHNICAL INFO
FILM USED
ILFORD HP5+
FORMAT
4x5
CAMERA
Chamonix
LENS
Nikon 90mm f/4.5 Nikkor-SW
EXPOSURE TIME
45 – 50 minutes
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 Can of Atmosphere
LOCATION
Just outside Hot Springs, South Dakota.
FIRSTLY, TELL US THE STORY...
El Parque Nacional
I met Andrés and his buddies at Bogotá's most iconic park, el Parque Nacional. I was filming a video for my YouTube channel (Through the Glass) about the 800 or so displaced Embera indigenous people who were occupying the park. Andrés and crew were skating the park's entrance steps and sharing their boards with a group of Embera children.
The Proposal
The guys asked me where I was from and we got talking about the analog photography YouTube channel I was launching. I proposed ...
Our next Community Focus interview takes us to Berlin, where we had the opportunity to chat with Queer Analog Darkroom. They've created an inclusive space for individuals who face barriers to accessing knowledge about analog photography due to discrimination and marginalization, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to learn and create.
SECTION 1 - BACKGROUND
LET’S START EASY. TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THE DARKROOM, WHAT IT’S CALLED AND HOW IT STARTED.
Queer Analog Darkroom (QAD) - is a self-organized, ...
We're thrilled to announce that 'Natural World' the ILFORD Photo 2025/26 student photographic competition is now open for entries.
Natural World - The brief
The Natural World includes all living and non-living things that exist in nature, not made or caused by humans. Plants, animals, humans, soil, water to name just a few.
From global warming and over consumption to pollution and preservation, capture the story of our planet through your lens. Show us the Natural World as you see it.
Our planet has...
HARMAN technology is excited to announce the winners of our USA ILFORD Photo Student Film Photo Contest for 2025.
This film photography contest for US students was the first of its kind and produced a large selection of entries making their tough work for the judges to choose the winners. The contest included a category for B&W darkroom prints, that were physically mailed in, alongside a category for scanned B&W negatives with prizes for both High School and College students.
One member of the j...