The friends last field trip by Gary Sauer-Thompson
The photo below is a behind the camera photo made in 2021 when I was at Lorne with the Friends of Photography Group (FOPG). It was made in the Great…
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Michaels film processing lab to close.
In very sad news for the film photography community Peter Michael has confirmed today that their iconic Melbourne film-processing laboratory will close. Michaels processed roll…
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…
The ChromaGraphica Double Dry Plate Holder
Dry Plate Holders for 4 x 5, 5 x 7 & 8 x 10 ‘The idea for the ChromaGraphica dry plate holder was born out…
Adox CHS 100 available in sheet film sizes to 20 x 24
Adox has just announced that its Adox CHS 100 II film is now available in sheet film sizes up to 20 x 24. Adox photochemical…
Victoria. The home of large format photography?
There has been resurgence in large format film photography in Australia over the past ten years or so, and the state of Victoria seems to…
The Photograph Considered number eleven – Kylie Foley
The Perfect Imperfections. 5 x 7 tintype I’m three years into my wet plate collodion adventure, and I’ve yet to find another technique which generates…
The Photograph Considered number nine – Tony Egan
Black Mountain Tree. Silver gelatin print. This is a photograph of what I call the Black Mountain Tree. Anyone who has been to a workshop…
Exhibition: Group Chemistry 2018 – Friends of Photography Group
Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy. 7 - 23 September 2018 Group Chemistry 2018 is the second exhibition of the Melbourne-based Friends of Photography Group. It invites…