process

Two ways to make a print.

Every print is made by hand and entirely by a human. Choose how the photograph reaches paper: through light and chemistry, or through pigment and archival paper.

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Darkroom Print

Printed by hand under the enlarger on silver gelatin paper, through light and chemistry. No two prints are exactly alike.

Browse darkroom prints

  1. Making the Photograph

    Every print begins in the field. I wait for the light and the moment, because the negative carries everything that follows.
    Making the Photograph — Bayram Yılmaz

  2. Developing the Film

    The film passes through chemical baths in a light-tight tank. Density and contrast take shape here.
    Developing the Film — Bayram Yılmaz

  3. Preparing the Negative

    The negative is cleaned and placed in the enlarger. Cropping, magnification and contrast are set here.
    Preparing the Negative — Bayram Yılmaz

  4. Printing in the Darkroom

    The enlarger projects the negative onto paper. In the developer the image slowly appears: where light, time and chemistry meet.
    Printing in the Darkroom — Bayram Yılmaz

  5. Making Adjustments

    By giving some areas less light and others more, I rebalance the tones and bring the mood forward. That is why no two prints are exactly alike.
    Making Adjustments — Bayram Yılmaz

  6. Drying and Finishing

    The print is washed, dried and flattened. Every detail is checked one last time.
    Drying and Finishing — Bayram Yılmaz

  7. The Finished Print

    Carefully packed, the print sets off for its new home.
    The Finished Print — Bayram Yılmaz
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