Femininity & Memory By Wendy Currie

Chrysotype can offer varying degrees of results and is considered to be one of the most difficult methods printing. It requires a tremendous amount of skill and meticulous work to achieve the kind of standard present in Femininity and Memory. Featuring her Mother’s personal belongings, Wendy aims to frame a sense a glamour and time. […]

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Stephen Dupont

In the darkroom with Stephen Dupont

In The Darkroom Series is a closer look at the craft in collaboration with some of my favourite photographers and artists. The series aims to demystify the fine art printing process and provide the technical detail of the body of work – Chris Reid   This week I begin Stephen Dupont’s latest exhibition – White Sheet – showing at Stills Gallery at the […]

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Joyce Evans

Southern Exposure Exhibition

Twenty prints by twenty Australian photographers from the Blanco Negro Archive. Photography has been my passion and obsession for over 27 years now. But the appreciation of the fine print or exceptional images has taken years of experience to be appreciated. My first ever purchase of a hand made photographic print was back in 1998, […]

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In the darkroom with Sean O’ Connell

In The Darkroom Series is a closer look at the craft in collaboration with some of my favourite photographers and artists. The series aims to demystify the fine art printing process and provide the technical detail of the body of work – Chris Reid Artist statement Forms of Energy builds upon the research undertaken during my doctoral degree at […]

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Blanco Negro Recommends: Exhibitions

We work with some amazing artists and professionals at Blanco Negro and we want to make sure you get to see their work! There are also some great photographic exhibitions coming up this year that every kind of photographer needs to visit. Check them out below: Constant Negative by Kenzee Patterson | Darren Knight Gallery NSW| 18 […]

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Video: Darkroom Confidential with Alex Jennings

Earlier this year, we spoke to Alex Jennings – collage artist and portrait photographer – on his experience in darkroom printing and film photography. Very special thanks to Jacques and Vicky of Sharkbite Photography for capturing the event and Q Studios for hosting us. Darkroom Confidential is a series of interviews with various photographers/printmakers who have a passion for the darkroom. It is […]

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Dawne Fahey’s 1953 exhibition opening speech

LIGHT CHEMISTRY & MAGIC 4/5/16 By Chris Reid Three words sum up the creation of the images before us. Unlike conventional B&W photographs, these prints required no camera, no film or data card. When making Chemigrams, there outcome is largely an unknown and a little bit of a mystery. Traditional Photographic printmakers though generally work […]

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What’s happening at Gold Street Studios (VIC)

Here are some upcoming exhibitions from our friends over at Gold Street Studios in Victoria. Elemental by Geoffrey O’Donnell April 6th to May 15th 2016 Carbon – the eternal element. “An exhibition in carbon transfer, presenting the eternal element of carbon against the fleeting nature of our own carbon-based forms.” The focus on beautiful subjects emerges from […]

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