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Exhibition: In the Shade of a Cactus – Silvi Glattauer

Large scale photogravure prints by Silvi Glattauer Silvi Glattauer (born in Argentina) is a practicing photomedia artist from Melbourne, Australia. A founding member of The Baldessin Press & Studio, she is recognised as an authority on the Photopolymer Photogravure process…
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Back To The Future by Andy Cross

During the 90’s when digital capture seemed to be really making photography redundant, and manufacturers began pulling the pin on making many films and papers that had been around for years, I did a mild panic. I went out and…
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End of an era. Michaels Camera to close.

Peter Michael has confirmed this week that Michaels Camera in Elizabeth Street Melbourne will close on Friday 8 January 2021 ending 105 years of trading. Michaels Camera was very supportive to large format photography stocking sheet film in 4x5 and…
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Review of CatLABS ‘x film 80’ sheet film by David Tatnall.

CatLABS is a US film camera equipment store and distributor, in 2019 they introduced their own brand of black & white negative film: x film 80. Their website says it’s a traditional, slow speed film along the lines of Kodak’s Panatomic-X, with…
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Friends of Photograph Group – Year in review 2020

Established in 2015 the Friends of Photography Group is a film photography group based in Melbourne. FoPG focuses on three main types of activity, day and weekend excursions, print viewings and darkroom tours and an annual exhibition. FoPG only managed two day…
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Longest known exposure photograph ever captured.

A photograph thought to be the longest exposure image ever taken has been discovered inside a beer can at the University of Hertfordshire’s Bayfordbury Observatory in the UK. The image was taken by Regina Valkenborgh, who began capturing it towards the end…
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Exhibition: The Print Exposed 2020

Gold Street Studios annual exhibition The Print Exposed 2020 has been extended until 31 January 2021 now that Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted. Handmade photographic processes include: Bromoil Transfer, Carbon Transfer, Chrysotype, Cyanotype, Daguerreotype, Gum bichromate, Gumoil, Mordancage, Opalotype, Orotone,…
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July 30, 2020

Review of Kodak Ektachrome E100 4×5 sheet film by Mark Darragh

Background Kodak describes Ektachrome E100 as “a daylight-balanced color positive film, featuring clean, vibrant colors, a neutral tone scale, and extremely fine grain. Its distinctive…

July 27, 2020

Exhibition: Shadow Catchers – Art Gallery of NSW

It is not merely the likeness which is precious in such cases – but the association, and the sense of nearness involved in the thing…

July 23, 2020

Intrepid Camera Company launch a 5×7 camera

Intrepid Camera Company in the UK has just released a 5x7 model large format camera. Made from birch plywood, anodised aluminium and plastic with water…

July 18, 2020

Ilford Ultra Large Format, Custom & Specialist Film

Ilford’s Ultra Large Format, custom & specialist film manufacture window has opened for orders. Due to Covid-19 closures and restrictions this year is much later…

July 16, 2020

Tokyo 8×10 Exhibition 2020

Congratulations to Brisbane photographer Keiko Goto for the inclusion of her work in Tokyo 8x10 Exhibition. 'Forty three Large Format photographers are exhibiting in this…

July 14, 2020

Exhibition: The Print Exposed 2020

The Print Exposed is a truly unique exhibition aimed at encouraging the understanding, and appreciation for handmade alternative/ historic photographic print processes evolved from the birth of photography. Photographers…

July 12, 2020

SP-8×10 daylight processing tray

We reported in February 2019 that US company Stearman Press was in the process of developing an 8x10 daylight processing tank. After several failed attempts…

June 14, 2020

Review: Intrepid 8×10 MK 2 by Anjella Roessler

Intrepid cameras are interesting beasts. According to the company, they are aiming both to those new to large format, and to those who have been…

June 5, 2020

The Photograph Considered number thirty four – Ellie Young

Dandelion orotone photograph. This photograph is an orotone. This is an amazing process where this carbon transfer is on the face of the glass and…

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