Another day in the dark. A quick shot of Andrea viewing his print for his upcoming exhibition next Wednesday. This shot is gonna sell for sure. And the film continues to flow. So far this week (ie 2 days) 23 rolls of 35mm, 22 sheets of 5/4” and 3 out of 12 sheets of 10/8 […]
What have I been up too…? Where to start! REPORTAGE – how good has this show been. Amazing works from around the globe, right here in Sydney. Well done Steveo & Anna. First off I had the pleasure of working on a special folio for Mr. Jack Picone. We spent several days in the dark. A […]
I’m happy to announce the latest exhibition at Blanco. Mike Magee has been shooting the Newtown Jets for years now. It’s time to hang some works on the walls. So come on down and catch some real B&W silver gels […]
Wow, two posts in three weeks. Carisse would be proud…. I received my copy of Stephen Dupont’s RASKOLS book which I think we made the first folio way back in 2004 or so. All 20/24″ on the Foma Warmtone. He then scratched the txt into fogged black paper and added some colour with red Indian ink. […]
Opening night of the Ralph Gibson show at Point Light Gallery, Sydney. What an AWESOME exhibition and evening. This show is a must see. I also had a call of duty upon the return of by brief holiday. My job was to process + super/proof (20×24″ enlargements of a whole sheet of negative) x 30 […]
Hi everyone, Now showing at Blanco Negro and open for public display. Please drop me a line or call to arrange a viewing, usually between 3 -4 pm weekdays. A printed history of photography. […]
Yea for Fridays! What a nice week this has been. I just finally finished Andrea Francolini’s 100 FB print job of traditional sports, a 4 folio edition of 24 images, all on the DeVere Digital D504. What a great unit this is, and ever better after I discovered the tweaking controls…. Also I was lucky to […]
I printed an edition of 20/24″ prints for the original folio way back in 04/05′ I think. 24 Prints which Steve then hand bound and placed into a custom made box. Pretty sure the NLA snapped one up…. PowerHouse Books release Stephen Dupont’s book ‘Raskols: The Gangs of Papua New Guinea’ – October 2012 PowerHouse Books […]
Well it’s FRIDAY, so another post on the wall…. The below image is from a job printed this week for the National Portrait Gallery using the De Vere DIGITAL enlarger. It’s reassuring the state & national institutions are beginning to realise the value of this machine. Because I’m hand processing the FB silver gelatin, (not […]
Ian Flanders ‘Cruising’ is an intimate and confronting portrait of prostitutes in Sydney’s Kings Cross. In the current photographic landscape where the conceptual artist statement is often more interesting than the photograph and the audience is asked to intellectualise the artists intent, the power of the camera is all but lost. Flanders ‘Cruising’ stands outside […]
Blanco Negro, the only dedicated Black & White Commercial Darkroom left in Australia has imported the world’s only Digital Enlarger to Australia, the De Vere 504DS. To mark this important step in photographic reproduction in Australia, Blanco Negro has put together an exhibition of black and white images from some of Australia’s leading photographers, all […]
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