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Film Photography

Restoring WWII-era cameras and developing film at home

  • C-41
  • Film
  • Restoration
  • Mechanical cameras

Restoring mechanical cameras from the Second World War era and developing color film at home with the C-41 process.

As a passionate photographer, I have spent recent years restoring mechanical cameras from around the Second World War and bringing them back to full working order. This meant mastering the intricate mechanics of these vintage devices and learning to develop color film at home. Embracing the whole photographic process, I have become proficient in the C-41 chemical process and mostly shoot with fully mechanical Russian and Japanese cameras, an endeavor that has deepened my appreciation of the craft and my ability to capture reality with a sense of history.

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