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In today's fast-paced digital world, there's a certain allure to the slower, more deliberate process of analog photography. It's a craft that allows you to savor the moments, capture the world in a tangible form, and bring out the true essence of photography. In this blog, we'll explore the magical world of analog photography and printing, from the vintage charm of film to the artistic process of hand-developing and printing your own photographs.

sparrow

July 29, 2022 in Chasing beauty
sparrow

you wait in patience

stillness. the poem alights

a bird on your hand

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Tags: still life, sparrow, dead bird, sleep, silence, mamiya rb67, ilford fp4

Leaves

June 13, 2022
Leaves

Leaves

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Tags: Mamiya RB67, medium format, still life, leaves, analog photography, Alford hp5

Anatomy of a Tulip

May 15, 2022 in Chasing beauty
Anatomy of a Tulip

Continuing my "Anatomy of a tulip" series

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Tags: tulips, flowers, anatomy of a tulipa, large format, fomapan 400

Ripi

February 13, 2022 in Chasing beauty
Ripi

Ripi

Portrait of a very dear friend, a great artist and professor who recently been through and overcome a great life challenge. A rebirth, a new beginning...

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Tags: portrait, #kallitype #kallitypeprint #kallitypes #kallitypeprocess #alternativephotography #alternativephotographicprocesses #portrait #filmisnotdead #filmphotography

Wet Plate Workshop with Titus & Isabela

December 30, 2021 in Chasing beauty, Projects
Wet Plate Workshop with Titus & Isabela

Monday, right after Christmas Titus & Isabela visited me for a very improvised workshop in my improvised studio where we tried to create and discovered together the beauty of wet plate photography.

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Tags: wet plate workshop, wet plate, traditional printing, historical method, tintype, portrait, studio

Wet Plate Workshop with Dave Shrimpton

November 21, 2021 in Out and about, Projects
Wet Plate Workshop with Dave Shrimpton

Wet Plates Workshop with Dave Shrimpton

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Tags: wet plate, wet plate workshop, tintypes

Mariana

October 20, 2021 in Projects

Kallitype on Bergger COT 320 paper

Digital negative

43 sec. UV lamp exposure. Gold toner

Tags: kallitype, kallitype print, Berger cot 320

Beauty and wisdom

June 23, 2021 in Chasing beauty
Beauty and wisdom

Beauty and wisdom is something I can't ignore.

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Tags: 1/2 plate camera, new camera, plate photography

Bottles_01

May 16, 2021 in Projects, Chasing beauty
Bottles_01

Celebrating imperfection.
Bottles_01

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Tags: #kallitype #kallitypeprint #kallitypephotography #kallitypes #alternativephotography #alternativeprocess #alternativephotographicprocesses #analogphotography #bottles #berggercot320 #berggerpaper #bergger_official #berggerofficiel #fomapanfilm #foma_cz #fomapan200 #largeformatphotography #largeformatfilm

Duomo di Milano before storm

February 21, 2021 in Projects, Out and about
Duomo di Milano before storm

Celebrating imperfection

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Tags: #kallitype #kallitypeprint #kallitypephotography #kallitypes #alternativephotography #alternativeprocess #alternativephotographicprocesses #analogphotography #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #duomodimilano #duomodimilanocathedral⛪️ #milano #italia #berggercot320 #berggerpaper
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