Edition 1/10 - Window Shutters, Ardennes, France Photograph

In our digital world of ‘instant everything’, which is mostly mass produced, photographer Paul Cooklin is drawn to analogue film and traditional darkroom printing. His preference for film over digital derives from the nostalgic and timeless look of black and white film, with its tonal qualities and grain and the traditional printing methods which create an archival print to last a lifetime. Cooklin’s body of work consists of an eclectic collection of prints, spanning various photographic genres that have featured in numerous publications and media including Time magazine, Italian Vogue, book covers, TV and more. Black & White Signed Limited-edition Prints Exhibition-quality Silver Gelatin Print Signed, dated and inscribed with the title and stamped with the photographer’s ink stamp on the reverse with the edition number and Ilford’s authenticity stamp. The mount is also signed with the edition number. Paper: Ilford Resin-coated (RC) Silver Gelatin Reverse: Signed, dated and inscribed with the title and stamped with photographer’s ink stamp on the reverse with the edition number. Dimensions are 40 x 50 cm including matt and mount with a small border. Colour Signed Limited-edition Prints Exhibition-quality C-Type Prints Signed, dated and inscribed with the title and stamped with photographer’s ink stamp on the reverse with the edition number. The mount is also signed with the edition number. Paper: Fujifilm DPII professional paper Reverse: Signed, dated and inscribed with the title and stamped with photographer's ink stamp on the reverse with the edition number. Dimensions are 40 x 50 cm including matt and mount with a small border. Both colour and black and white prints are a limited edition of 10 that ship ready for framing. The Process Back and White Silver Gelatin Images are captured on either 35 mm or 120 medium format film, developed using traditional darkroom chemistry. The negatives/positives are then scanned to create a digital file that is then sent to Ilford Photo (Harman Labs) where they use a laser, instead of an enlarger, to print the image onto real black and white photographic paper. The paper is developed using traditional darkroom chemistry, which results in an archival print with true black and white tones without any colour casting. Colour C-type C-type printing is much the same process but uses Fujifilm DPII professional paper that has superb depth and colour saturation.