The wetplate weekend in Warwick – Guys Cliff House – isn’t just a party every time, it’s also wetplate photography with friends and models, plus an evening with barbecue and an auction for a good cause. You can find all sorts of things to bid on, related to photography or art. Last year we won…
The best ideas usually come to you out of the blue, popping into your head from nowhere. And this time was no different. We were travelling in England for the solar eclipse, with our camper van and, of course, all our gear for taking photos. Alongside analogue film in medium and large format, we also…
Dear Darkroom Diary, We were in Leipzig this weekend – well, more like Wachau, at the old church ruin – and we made wet plates. I had your little sister with me, the small red darkroom tent for outdoors. That’s why I’m writing to you. I missed you. Well. Not really. The tent is great,…
We were back at the collectors‘ meetup / regulars‘ table / Club Daguerre gathering in Bad Wörishofen (Süddeutsches Fotomuseum Bad Wörishofen). Honestly, it defies easy categorisation — it’s just a recurring Saturday where camera-obsessed people get together, share a meal, and then let museum director Stefan surprise them with whatever exciting programme he’s cooked up…
This image lies. It depicts an encounter that never took place. The woman stood alone before the camera. The men on different days, at different hours. None of them knew of the others. And yet they are now united for ever – fixed in silver on photopaper. I invented a moment. I cast gazes upon…
Surprise Success at Premiere of Purely Analogue Photo Fair On 29th November 2025, the BASE in Cologne transformed into the epicentre of analogue photography. The first-ever and intentionally purely analogue fair, ‚Analog Art Affair‘, proved to be an overwhelming success – the turnout exceeded even the most optimistic expectations. The fact this event was pulled…
Yesterday at an exhibition, the tour guide said something that stuck with me: for this particular artist, chance wasn’t just tolerated—it was deliberately woven into the process. Because ultimately, what matters is what the viewer sees. The picture interacts with the observer, and only then does it become art. That idea shifted something for me….
I don’t need therapy, I can just take photographs. At least, that’s what you might think when you see these photos. Florian asked me if I had any pictures of moths for the cover of his new single (I’m assuming if an LP is now called an EP, then a single will be called an…
Imagine you’re scrolling through Tinder, you fall for a profile picture, and immediately start plotting out the entire romance. This is the woman who will change your life, the one you want to keep forever. Nothing could tear you apart; together you would travel through France. That’s roughly how a member of the Daguerre Club…
In my quest for perfection in wet plate – to make absolutely clean plates – I lost sight of the importance of truly looking, of really seeing the person or the still life. Making tintypes that are completely flawless bores me absolutely now. Furthermore, I’ve encountered various problems stemming from the metal and the coating…