Sunny 16 Podcast

Happy New Year everyone! It's been a busy Christmas but we're back to talk archiving practises (both good and bad), dealing with storing darkroom chemicals, Pseudo Solargraphy and more!

Helplines Awareness Day: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTLHwwFjfNI/?igsh=MW9jYjFia2EzaXJvcw==

Here's The Hardman's House from National Trust if people want to take a look: The Hardmans' House | Liverpool | National Trust https://share.google/QWyEXRXP7z6oqMGgP

littlevintagephotography.co.uk/workbook

And for joining community events (and getting a Darkroom Hire discount!) there's my membership: littlevintagephotography.co...

Clare, Rachel and Graeme return to talk about Clare's experiences exhibiting and giving demonstrations on photography in China as well as giving talks AND performing as her musical alter ego Mirror Gaze, Rachel has been out getting inspired by the work of Lee Miller, and Graeme got wet on a hill in Wales - business as usual all round.

We also talk about the recent Holga week which we were lucky enough to be involved in the judging of, and we discuss ways of still shooting even when the weather says stay indoors. Worth noting, Clare just...

Hello! After an unplanned absence we're back with a wee shortie. Rachel and Graeme, faced as many of us in the Northern hemisphere are with the dark and gloomy months go through their favourite methods of keeping the photography going over even the greyest of days

Sunny 16 Discord: https://discord.gg/sYfpRcj79

Easing ourselves back into the podcasting chairs this week after a brief break we thought who better to bring on for a slightly rambling chat about the state of film photography in 2025 than the one an only Hamish Gill of 35mmc, Analogue Spotlight, Pixelatr, Omnar lenses and more fame! No one, that's who.

https://www.35mmc.com/

https://omnarlenses.com/

This episode we're joined by the wonderful and only slightly mad genius behind all things Cameradactyl, Ethan Moses! We talk about how he's designed a complete system to allow us to shoot large format images on rolls of paper, including a full processing system to allow for easy development, even if you want to shoot colour reversal. He also explains why a 3D printer may be an increasingly valuable piece of kit for any photographer.

You can find all of Ethan's fantastic work here: https://www.cameradactyl.com/

In this weeks episode Clare and Graeme catch up to chat about post Phoenix 2 thoughts, Clare's upcoming participation in a Photography exhibition in China, and then get into it on the subject of taking photo's at weddings when you aren't the wedding photographer, discuss camera choices and what to do and what not to do.

Details on Half Frame Photography day here: https://halfframeday.wordpress.com/

Utopia by Gwenno with video by Clare Marie Bailey https://youtu.be/tcj3z6Z2FHY?si=UXDyDCCJYMEi0sHd

Today marks another big step in arguably one of the most important ongoing projects in the analogue photography world, Harman Technologies work to develop a high quality new colour film. The launch of Phoenix 2 is, whilst by no means the end of this journey still an exciting look at the incredible process they are making, and a fun and highly useable film itself.

Joining Rachel and Graeme to talk all about it, what exactly it is (and isn't), the improvements and changes over the original Phoenix film and the quirks it still has is the f...

On this weeks show Rachel and Graeme talk about the recent Big film Photowalk where they both took to the streets in their respective cities, and discuss the cameras they shot, people they met and adventures they had. Rachel is also in Liverpool at the annual Makefest, and Graeme hasn't given up on building his camera. Yet.

https://liverpoolmakefest.org/

https://www.littlevintagephotography.co.uk/membership/

On this episode we're joined by Steve Lloyd of Chroma Cameras, designer and builder of the broadest, most interesting and most diverse collection of analogue cameras you can buy new today to talk about some of the latest projects he's been working on, from a 35mm Point and shoot to the most compact 4x5 camera you can get!

Check out Chroma Cameras here: https://chroma.camera/

In this episode Clare and Graeme catch back up to talk about Clare's recent exhibitions and her new video's for Gwenno, as well as a bit of a dive into some of the elements involved in producing them using Super 8 film.

They also have a chat about some of their own favourite and most used photo gear hacks/bodges for when you don't have or don't want to buy the new fancy camera gear but do want to try out a technique. 

If you have any good camera gear hacks, let us...

On this weeks show Rachel and Graeme are joined by an absolute power team of returning guests, all here to talk about the new collaborative photobook titled Opaque, from the Photozine Collective who previously produced the Lucid and Ambiguous zines. We we're lucky enough to be joined by Yant Martin-Keyte who produced and edited the book, the fabulous J M Golding of fantastic Holga photography and 127 day fame and glory, and the one and only John-Michael Mendizza of making beautiful portraits, the Lighting Lounge shows on Sunny 16 Presents and all round being a legend.

It's a fabulous...

Happy New Film Day everyone!

It's a real treat as always to be joined this week by Harman Technology/ Ilford Photo's finest Michelle Parr to talk about YET ANOTHER new film they're releasing into the wild TODAY! Kentmere Pan 200 is available now from all good retailers and you know that you'll find scads of videos and images out right now on the socials and Youtube, but if you want to hear why they decided to make it and what's makes it a great addition to the film lineup, then you've come to the right place!

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In this episode we're joined by the spectacular Brendan Barry to talk all about his work making photographic art with everything from a cardboard darkroom and camera obscura to a large area of skyscraper real estate, and in particular his most recent personal project Flowers For Bea, a beautiful collection of images which feature in the book of the same name currently on Kickstarter.

Check out the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gblimitededitions/flowers-for-bea-a-photo-book-by-brendan-barry

Brendan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendanbarryphoto/

On this weeks show Rachel, Clare and Graeme get together to talk about Clare's recent visit to New York and Las Vegas, shooting a new album cover and video for Gwenno and failing to find the Brooklyn bridge among other adventures. Rachel has been helping people connect with their history and family through photography, and Graeme has been making the most of the sun to shoot. 

https://www.gwenno.info/

https://www.instagram.com/claremariebailey/?hl=en

https://www.littlevintagephotography.co.uk/

https://instagram.com/littlevintagephotography

Sunny 16 Po...

Hello listeners, sincere apologies for the mess up where an older episode was posted by mistake, the people responsible have been fired. From a Canon obviously.

For realsies this time, Rachel and Graeme return after an unplanned Winter hiatus, along with the delightful Martin Smith, the man behind one of the quietly most useful photography related services about, Photowalk.me. 

We talk about why he set up the website, the new iteration of it coming soon, and why everyone should be going on photowalks (spoiler alert, it's because they're fun, and the analogue photography community a...

Hello! No, we haven't fallen into a crevasse or been eaten by Pumas, but it was a close run thing and we're very glad to be back with you all.

In this show Rachel and Graeme are joined by Martin Smith, photographer and creator of one of the quietly most useful tools available for photographers across the globe, the website Photowalk.me, a website built for the sole purpose of making it incredibly easy  plan, share and promote your photowalk. 

https://www.photowalk.me/

https://www.instagram.com/photowalkme/

Sun...

Rachel and Clare catch up with Ruth from The Photography Show to get all the hot info on the upcoming show, taking place in the quaint little town of London for the first time!

https://www.photographyshow.com/

http://littlevintagephotography.co.uk/membership

SUN25 - gives 20% off standard entry, expires 5th March

Holy Cow it's 2025! Never has a year been more futurey than this one, and we're back from our break to see where all the flying cars are.

In this episode it's truly a delight to be joined by the one and only (unless he's been cloned because future) Simon Forster of Large Format Photography Podcast and Classic lenses fame! He joins us to judge the long overdue cheap shots challenge, and it's a lot of fun - thank you so much to everyone who took part.

You can see all the pictures here: https://sunny16...

In this episode Rach, Clare and Graeme talk about using the power of using (in a good way)  Other People to help inspire, motivate and move our own creativity forwards.

On this weeks show the fabulous Rachel returns, and we're joined by the almost equally fabulous Paul Mckay from Analogue Wonderland for a good old chat about stuff, the acquisition of which is a constant cure/temporary balm for reality. Reflection on the new stuff that's come out this year, the recent availability of much loved stuff, the ever increasing cost of stuff, and of course the stuff we'd like for Christmas. It's officially stuffing time.

Where to find great Stuff: 

https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/

https://www.littlevintagephotography.co.uk/

...

In this episode Clare and Graeme are joined by the delightful Marwan El Mozayen and Charys Schuler of Silvergrain Classics magazine to talk about their superb publication, and the exciting project they embarked upon with Jeff and Susan Bridges to bring the iconic Widelux camera back into production!

Discount code for SIlvergrain Classics Magazine: SUNNY1610

https://silvergrainclassics.com/en/

https://wideluxx.com

On this weeks show Graeme is joined by some of the fantastic contributors, Ian Wallace, Dave Wenham and Yant Martin Keyte to the recently published zine Ambiguous to talk about the process of producing the zine, working as part of a collective and of course the work in the zine itself. 

Photozine collective
https://photozinecollective.wordpress.com
@photozinecollective

The Photozine Discord https://discord.gg/ynE9mwkh

Where you can Buy Ambigious (Profits to Asthma and Lung UK)
https://richardhall.online/new-zine-now-available/
and if those copies have all go...

Rachel, Clare and Graeme return to discuss the recent crop of new product releases and Kickstarters, catch up on Photography adventures/misadventures, and read some thoughtful emails from some fabulous listeners.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jaggle/jaggle-berlinova-enlarger

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/intrepidcamera/the-intrepid-lens-and-shutter-project

https://www.harmanphoto.co.uk/harman-phoenix-200-120

https://www.littlevintagephotography.co.uk/

https://richardhall.online/new-zine-now-available/

On this weeks episode Rachel and Clare are joined by the delightful Wicher from Jaggle to talk about something new and exciting he has built - a way for anyone to make dark room prints without the need for a darkroom equipment, or even a dark room!

Find out more here:

https://www.instagram.com/therealjaggle?igsh=MTFqMXB2MTM4dG02aw==

https://jaggle-photo.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYxurZ_4fl7Q0vOoYWjLvM5xTaqi8FzRJSyd_ihz52QZbQWGP3qWkI0hws_aem_IOmoAsrwtnTH9INQHA4xzg

On the subject of new...

Lina Clerke and Nina Emett join Graeme and Billy to discuss the remarkable life and photographic journey of Marilyn Stafford upon the release of the second edition of the book “Marilyn Stafford: A Life in Photography”.  

@marilynstaffordphotography

www.marilynstaffordphotography.com

https://bluecoatpress.co.uk/product/marilyn-stafford-a-life-in-photography/

Down the line Podcast: https://marilynstaff1.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/MS-edit1_BenHarmanpodcast_FINAL.mp3

https://fotodocument.org (award page - https://fotodocument.org/fotoaward/)
https://www.linaclerke.com

Hundred Heroines - https://hundredheroines.org

Shout out to Anil M...

On this weeks show Rachel, Clare and Graeme are joined by the ever delightful Billy Sanford to talk about a few of the pictures they've made over the years that have become important to them, and talk about why in the hope that we can all take more important pictures in the future!

If you want to see the pictures (except Rachel's as sadly most of those are lost to time), you can find them here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-7h8i4f4RtpN3KzvKYIyePiexoaOLXW0?usp=sharing

Before all that t...

It's a summer time check in from Rachel Brewster-Wright, Clare Marie Bailey and Graeme as we head into a lovely wet bank holiday weekend.

Find workshops and all things Little Vintage Photograpy here: http://littlevintagephotography.co.uk

Get Rachels workbook here: http://littlevintagephotography.co.uk/workbook ,  Also in store at Open Eye Gallery, Real Camera Company (Liverpool & Manchester stores) and Dead Ink Bookshop, Smithdown Rd, Analogue Wonderland and the Intrepid Camera Company

Exhibitions at the Open Eye Gallery : https://openeye.org.uk/

It's what literally everyone has been waiting for, the creme de la menthe of informed opinions Rachel and Graeme making their views on the Pentax 17 known. Finally the you can all stop holding the front pages! 

Not just that, but Rachel has been inspired by a noted influencer to buy a new camera, Graeme has been shooting with a new and interesting lens, the Big Film Photowalk has happened, an insulted man has provided a new cheap shots challenge theme and Clare is at the cinema! It's all kicking off, I hope your sitting down to listen! Duration: 01:14:12

AT LAST! Yes, it's finally here, the Cheap Shots Challenge judging for the History round, sorry it's so late!

Joining the gang to do the all important judging is photographer, author, fan of history and all round good guy Ian Wallace, who casts his appraising eyes (both of them) over the fabulous collection of images submitted by our wonderful listeners. 

Want to see as well as hear about these pictures? You're in luck, just go to https://sunny16podcast.com/cheap-shots-challenge/cheap-shots-challenge-history/ and enjoy, we insist.

Find all of Ian...

The gang return to give a big thanks for all the fab Cheap shots entries (and an 11th hour last minute callout in case anyone has forgotten), talk Pinhole day and Polaroid week, Rachel's upcoming trip to Photographica and the upcoming Big Film Photowalks happening all around UK at the end of June.

Can we really squeeze all these things into a short show, and get sidetracked by AI? Hell yes we can

https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/products/the-big-film-photowalk

https://pccgb.net/photographica/

https://pinholeday.org/

...

Rachel and Clare are back once again to talk about events and exhibitions going on around the country, pieces of culture people might be interested in seeing and what they've been up to, including putting on a Photography exhibition in a Bank Vault! 

With apologies for the delay in getting this episode to you (due entirely to Clare looking at dog pictures on the internet), it is with the usual big pile of delight that we bring you 3 of the finest of the current available hosts of the Sunny 16 Podcast for a show full of chat about the Photography show and some interesting new work Clare is getting started on, plus all the usual diversions!

https://chroma.camera/ - Home of the Double Glass lens and upcoming Chroma Click

https://intrepidcamera.co.uk/collections/accessories/products/i...

On this weeks show we have return visit from the fabulous pusher of film photography frontiers Dave Walker joining us to talk about his recent adventures creating in-camera colour prints using the Pinsta camera, and making black and white into positive prints with a simple procedure that even Graeme wasn't able to totally mess up.

You can find Dave on Instagram @DavetheWalker80

His 35mmc articles are here: https://www.35mmc.com/14/02/2024/the-black-and-white-paper-reversal-process/

https://www.35mmc.com/31/05/2023/pinsta-full-colour-instant-4x5-pinhole-prints-without-a-darkroom/

We also spoke to the lovely Emma Lloyd ab...

On this episode we're delighted to be joined be photographer, printer, exhibitor, gym attendee and all round legend Pete Langman to talk about his recent exhibition, how he handled documenting sensitive subject matter, and where his experiences are leading him next. 

You can find Pete's website here: https://www.cameraandcoffeecabin.click/

The video of stills and spoken word here: https://youtu.be/futXonHE9kw?si=N4uWf1CVfrUW0eot

And @grainagainstthemachine on Instagram

Ring the bells, bang the drums, hoover the cat, it's Cheap Shots Challenge judging time! Rachel and Clare let Graeme out from the producer box he's kept in, and they're joined by the wonderful Val Plichta, English teacher, oft-time photography model/muse for Rachel and the perfect person to judge both the our efforts and the frankly far superior work done by our marvellous listeners.

LINKS:

Rachel Instant box camera sessions: https://www.littlevintagephotography.co.uk/vintage-portrait/

Analogue Retreat mailing list: https://www.littlevintagephotography.co.uk/the-analogue-retreat/

Patreon: https://w...

On 27th of January the world lost a legendary and unique photographer, Brian Griffin. His never ending creativity, off the wall vision and sheer drive to make new and original art left us with a body of work unlike any other, and earned him many plaudits, including Photographer of the Decade for his work in the 1980's.

We were lucky enough to be joined by Brian on the show a couple of times. He was a truly lovely person, generous with his time and with an inexhaustible supply of stories about his work and life. O...

On this show Rachel is joined by the fabulous Billy Sanford to talk about what they've been up to over the festive period, their photography plans and hopes for 2024 and much more - there's plenty to talk about!

Get your pictures in for the Cheap Shots Challenge to sunny16podcast@gmail.com

On this weeks episode Rachel and Clare delve into mail from the community, discuss how to approach getting  your work into galleries, Rachel's new Afghan camera and much more.

Don't forget to get working on your Cheap Shots entries, the theme this time out is "Literature"

Links:

Application to take part in "Ambiguous" zine: https://forms.gle/yhToPdsEeqYFShxK9

It can also be found in my Twitter, Instagram and Bluesky accounts @richardhall on twitter & Bluesky, @connexions on Insta.

Crown and Flint film management app: https://crown-and-flint.goo...

It's a real treat this week to be able to share with you all the frankly brilliant news that Harman Labs, the people who already bring you all of your favourite Ilford and Kentmere films, papers etc, are launching a brand new made from the ground up colour film for the first time ever at their factory in Mobberley!

Matt and Michelle join Rachel and Graeme to give us all the details, go to the freshly minted Harman Photo website: https://harmanphoto.co.uk/ to see example photo's, videos and more. 

You can fi...

On this weeks show Rach and Clare return to catch us up on all they've been up to and to talk about the delights and difficulties of shooting over the gloomy months of winter and offer their suggestions on how to make the best of the grey months.

Big shoutout to everyone's favourite Sunbeam Billy Sanford who's crazy rock and roll lifestyle finally caught up with him this week - Get Well Soon Billy!

Find the trailer for Simon Riddells new documentary Peak Perseverance here: Peak Perseverance Trailer OFFICIAL

More fabulous folks from the Analogue Spotlight event in Nottingham. Thanks to everyone who gave up their time to talk to us on a busy day.

Alecia and Dan from Lensfayre: https://www.lensfayre.com/

Molly : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2HlJ1U76_QmtECCGuRIG7Q https://www.instagram.com/eclectachrome/?hl=en

Naomi from Intrepid Cameras: https://intrepidcamera.co.uk/

Sam from Solarcan: https://solarcan.co.uk/

James Lane from Zone Imaging: https://zoneimaging-photochemicals.co.uk/film-processing-lab-store

Johannes Heberlein: https://hedeco.de/

In this episode we've got the first part of our coverage from the Analogue Spotlight event which took place in Nottingham a few weeks ago. Part 2 will follow shortly, but for now you can tune in to hear from:

Paul Mckay from https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/

Peter from This is How I Roll Film https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Thisishowirollfilm?ref=l2-about-shopname

Simon Forster from https://simonforsterphotographic.co.uk/

Michelle and Neil from https://twitter.com/HarmanPhoto and of course https://www.ilfordphoto.com/

Emily G...

It's a new day at Sunny 16 Towers as Rachel and Clare take the wheel of the good ship (which is also a tower) Sunny 16 onwards to exciting new waters full of analogue photography goodness.

On this weeks show they discuss all they've been up to lately, from running workshops to taking part in exhibitions, Holga week 2023, the upcoming Analogue Spotlight event in Nottingham, answer listener emails and MORE!

https://holgaweek.com/

https://analoguespotlight.com/2023-community-event/

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ago-film-processor-film-developing-made-easy#/

Rachel and Cla...

Sunny 16 is back from its summer break! The whole gang are here, refreshed from the break and with stories to share. And we have some announcements too on how the show is moving forward.

Some things mentioned in the show:

Analogue Spotlight event

Artdoc Gallery

The 12.12 project

Polaroid i2 camera

Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀

It’s summer holiday time! What are the team up to over the summer? What photo adventures await? Also, for the first time ever, we are taking an extended break over the summer - but we will be back with you all in the autumn! We hope you all enjoy your summers too 🏄‍♀️🪇🏖️

Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀

And so it is time to conclude our short series on lighting. Thank you to everyone who submitted images for our assignment on “Intentional Light”. It was great to see them and to discuss them on the show. There are some host submissions to discuss as well.

Video mentioned by Christian on what to shoot when “there is nothing to shoot”.

Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀

As our lighting series progresses, this week we take a deep dive into Clare’s current, amazing project, inspired by and including lots of lighting. With a deadline of the Revelat show in just a few weeks, Clare has been both hugely busy and hugely creative!

Mentioned in the show:

Photie man

Yevonde

Civilisation - The Way We Live Now

Revelat

Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀

Out of grumpiness can spring beauty. Specifically, Ade is grumpy and that seeds a rich, rambling and revealing conversation about the role vulnerability plays in our creativity. If that sounds heavy, fear not, indulge yourself 😀.

Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀

A crafty discussion about exposure and how to use it to influence you images - with a generous helping of practical tips on the technicalities of working with flash. Too many topics covered to list them all in the show notes so buckle up and listen in!

Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀

We teased, then went quiet - but here we are with the start of our new mini-series on lighting! Actually, the launch of two new series on lighting, one here on Sunny 16 and the other on Sunny 16 Presents. Tune in to find out more.

We also have a guest co-host who will go on to host the S16P series, none other than John-Michael Mendizza 🎉. Get a head start on John-Michael’s lightning work at his website or insta.

And as if that is not enough, we invite you all to partici...

Whoosh! Spring has sprung - or at least is springing, and only if you live in the northern hemisphere - but you get the point. When our minds turn to travelling with for photography and with our cameras, what do we look for? Truly we chase the light 😀!

Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀

It’s news week on Sunny16 - lots of stuff to talk about:

Dunkbot Kickstarter 

Christian’s new mandolin

Clare's magazine cover 

Polaroid Blue Reclaimed Edition 

Fujifilm suspends domestic supplies in Japan 

Apple, Chair, Hat

Update from Alfie Tych 

New Mamiyamigos podcast

Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀

In this episode we chat with delightful Ariela Badenas who's a photographer from Vancouver, Canada. She tells us why she loves film, how important community darkrooms are and why she would rather wear all her clothes on top of each other than not have enough space in her bag for cameras when travelling.

https://www.arielab.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/arielaaaaaaaa/

Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀

Time to round up the conversation on photography style. What have we learned? What surprised us? What will we do differently in the future?

Big shout out to the Discord community - loads of great discussion on this topic there. Please do join us and join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀

It’s show and tell week on Sunny 16. As part of our mini-series on style, we have talk about our own work and our personal style evolutions. As luck would have it, we have an enormously insightful special guest join us to help navigate - Anil Mistry. Friend of the show and waaayyy too long since he last joined us, Anil applies his 30 years experience as a creative across many media and genres to help us find our way!

Find Anil’s work at…

https://www.anilmistry.com

https://www.anilmistryphoto.com

Welcome to our mini-series on photographic style! We’ve been wanting to discuss style for ages but didn’t feel we could do it justice in a single show so it was a great topic for our first foray into longer conversations. (Yeah, ok some of the earlier Sunny 16s did go on for hours 😂.)

What is photographic style? How do you get a style? Can you choose a style? How do you learn from others and take inspiration from their work without copying?

To help us dive in, our super special g...

The reality of making this show has been a much richer discussion than any of us expected. We talk about Outsider Artists - their work, the impact they have had on the art world when finally recognised, exploitation of unintended legacies - the list is long and we have only scratched the surface!

Photographers mentioned in the show

Lee Godie

Miroslav Tichy

Vivan Maier

Help us continue the conversation, join the Sunny16 Discord 😀

Tune in for the long-awaited (sorry about that folks) conclusion and results of the Cheapshots Challenge. Our theme is harvest and our show is replete with metaphorical and abstract interpretations of the theme - with a few actually-on-brief submissions as well 😀.

Many thanks to everyone who submitted images - as you will hear, we got some awesome stuff!

Find the photos at the Sunny 16 website.

And while you’re at it, join the Sunny16 Discord too 😀

Artist, educator and hybrid photographer Danny Bittencourt joins us for an exploration of the art, the emotion and the process of photography-based art beyond the print.

Danny on the web:

Website

Instagram

YouTube

And while you’re at it, join the Sunny16 Discord too 😀

Ant and Craig from the Pretence Collective join us to talk about their zine Pretence, how they met, got inspired, put out an open call and made an amazing book for us all to enjoy! Check them out at:

Pretence website

Pretence Instagram

Ant Instagram

Craig Instagram

And while you’re at it, join the Sunny16 Discord too 😀

Ilford Master Printer, professional print colourist, tutor and artistic experimenter Andrew Sanderson joins us to discuss his work, passions and not-projects!

Andrew on Instagram  

Andrew’s blog

Get Andrew’s books on Abe Books

And while you’re at it, join the Sunny16 Discord too 😀

Happy New Year everyone!

Just a few weeks ago, Dave and Benny set up NorthWestFilmPhoto - a group dedicated to film photography in the north west of England. They are just starting out and have already built a great Discord community and hosted a big photowalk.

Our conversation with the NWFP guys has loads of interesting stories and real excitement for something new that is kicking off in glorious (we hope) 2023!!!

NWFP links here! (Instagram, Facebook, Discord)

And while you’re at it, join the Sunny16 Discord too...

The Sunnies Awards 2022 yaayyyyyy! Back by dope demand after a two year break, we have an amazing breadth and depth of work and stuff to celebrate and to share. Our 7 categories for the Sunnies are:

1. What is your favourite Sunny 16 Presents show?

2. What is the best new film launched in 2022?

3. What is the best new camera launched in 2022?

4. Who is your favourite vendor of refurbished cameras?

5. Who is the most influential newcomer in the analogue community?

6. What is your favourite body of work published this y...

Back once again (like the proverbial renegade master) we are honoured to talk to Duncan Gammon of SilverPan Film Lab who regales us with tales of community spirit, bespoke development and printing and single-handedly getting Hasselblad to do a production run of motherboards.

(I might have exaggerated that last one.)

Artists mentioned by Duncan during the show:

Greg Turner

Rosie Sherwood

Wendy Chapman

Jodi Rogers

Alex Grove

Justine

Vote for the Sunnies Awards by Sunday 18th...

Continuing our occasional series on analogue entrepreneurs we are hugely pleased that Jame Burris of Dorset Vintage Camera Hire joined us to talk about his side business renting out medium format cameras. This is a great story of turning something you love into something bigger.

Vote for the Sunnies Awards

Send us your Harvest photos for the cheapshots challenge to sunny16podcast@gmail.com by 11th December

B-b-b-b-b-b-breaking News! We sent out the Sunny16 News Hound to get us a scoop this week. Listen up for something properly exciting!

Vote for the Sunnies Awards

Send us your Harvest photos for the cheapshots challenge to sunny16podcast@gmail.com by 11th December

Rach has some very exciting news to share - including what is probably the coolest darkroom location ever! 

Sign up to the waitlist for The Ultimate Film & Darkroom Workbook - Pre-orders opening soon!!! You’ll be able to buy it for Christmas and will be shipping out in January.

Visit Emma’s new Etsy shop for photographer Christmas gifts and more

Vote for the Sunnies Awards

Send us your Harvest photos for the cheapshots challenge to sunny16podcast@gmail.com by 11th December

Listen to Digital Film Photography on the Su...

The return of the Sunnies Awards 🥇🥇🥇

We’ve missed The Sunnies for the last two years so it’s super exciting to bring them back for 2022. This year we want to celebrate the Analogue Community and everyone in it. There are seven categories and a link at the bottom of these notes to vote.

Categories where you vote for your favourite out of a finite list…

Open categories where we look to cele...

Our guest this week is Ellen Rogers - fashion and fine art photographer, lecturer, PhD student and self-confessed photo nerd. Ellen’s clients include Vogue, Vice and plenty of other publications. An immensely enjoyable and far ranging conversation on photography (of course), learning, teaching, mechanical sympathy and much more!

Ellen didn’t mention the Iranian uprising in the podcast but she asks that people keep an eye on the #MahsaAmini hashtag, for ongoing news and to raise awareness of what is happening to the people of Iran as it’s a struggle close to her heart.<...

This week we are starting an occasional themed show called Analogue Entrepreneur where we get to talk to people about the business side of their creative work. Who better to start us off than our very own Rachel!

Little Vintage Photography

What energises you about photography? Is it people, books, exhibitions, heated discussions about your favourite film stocks? Whatever it is, it’s a glorious thing to get positive energy from a creative endeavour - and that’s what we talk about this week!

Also, we launch the new round of the cheap shots challenge with the theme - Harvest.

You know that moment when your kickstarter completes and all your experienced friends say "now's when the work really begins"? This week we have the honour of luxuriating in that feeling with Dave "Alfie" Faulkner of Alfie Cameras as his rollercoaster continues.

Holy Scones Batman, the Sunny 16 Podcast has only gone and hit episode 300! They said it couldn't be done, or at least they said it shouldn't be done, but then we did it anyway because that's just how we roll.

On this bumper episode Ade, Rach, Clare and Graeme are all here for a catch up, then Matthew Joseph joins us for a trip down memory lane, and as if that wasn't enough/too much we also have a special announcement about a very limited edition Sunny 16 Product!

So you know, a lo...

More conversations from our trip to the Photography Show, but this time from the (relative) comfort of a bar patio! 

Featured on this episode:

Rachel Brewster-Wright: https://www.instagram.com/littlevintagephotography/

Steve Lloyd: https://www.instagram.com/chromacamera/

Michelle Parr: https://www.instagram.com/shelby2003.mp/

Hannah Gross: https://www.instagram.com/hannahjuliettephotography/

Emma Lloyd: https://www.instagram.com/emmajlloyd_/

Karen Freer: https://www.instagram.com/karenshootsfilm/

Clare Williams: https://www.instagram.com/thegladsatsuma_onfilm/

Peggy: https://www.in...

Ade and Graeme hit the floor of the 2022 UK Photography Show and get chatting to...

Matt Parry from Ilford Photo https://www.instagram.com/ilfordphoto/

Dave Faulkner from Alfie Cameras https://www.instagram.com/alfiecameras/

Juho Lepannen from Camera Rescue https://www.instagram.com/camerarescue/

Henry from Tales from the Magic Box podcast https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthemagicboxpodcast/

Naomi Davison from Intrepid https://www.instagram.com/intrepidcamera/

Stephen Dowling from Kosmo Foto https://www.instagram.com/kosmofoto/

Brian from Capix  http://www.capix.co...

This week we're joined by friend of the show Paul Mckay from Analogue Wonderland to talk about preparations for the upcoming Photography show, what's going on at Analogue Wonderland and how film supplies are looking at the moment, all this AND nose grease talk!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/briangriffindada/gary-0/description

https://www.photographyshow.com/talks-demos-masterclasses?gclid=Cj0KCQjw94WZBhDtARIsAKxWG-_Z0rfyH29F_ukB0jUb5an78tmvYZkXb9GsOMIoBpfI5oUj7Wvg_rQaAkdbEALw_wcB

https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/

This is Sparta: https://www.youtube.com...

What a treat (for us at least) this week as we drag the boys from I Dream of Cameras back into the Sunny 16 office for a free range catchup and their Every-40-Episodes mandatory staff appraisal.

On top of that, Rachel has some awesome news - she's launching a new Photography Workbook, and not just any Photography workbook, the ULTIMATE Film and Darkroom Workbook! If you want to do engage in more hands on darkroom stuff, or just do what you already enjoy doing, but in a more structured, thoughtful, and ultimately productive way then y...

It was a real treat this week to welcome acclaimed photographer Brian Griffin back to the podcast to discuss art and  knicker elastic, but even  more importantly his new book Gary, which is on Kickstarter NOW! Brian is a genuine legend, if you missed his first appearance on show 223 then go listen to that, then hurry on back for this one!

Gary Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/briangriffindada/gary-0 

Brian Griffin website: https://www.briangriffin.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brian_griffin_photographer/?hl=en

Pho...

On this weeks show we're joined by Dave Faulkner of Alfie Cameras to talk about the companies first camera, the soon to be Kickstarted Alfie Tych, a half frame camera for the modern era! 

Sign up for the newsletter here to get all the latest news and updates on the Kickstarter here: https://www.alfiecameras.com/

Check out the cameras ongoing development on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/alfiecameras/

https://www.instagram.com/3hands_studio/

On this weeks show our hosts gather once again to catch up, enjoy some great pictures sent in by listeners and discuss their own attempts at creating work using song lyrics as inspirations, all to the backdrop of a scanner running in the background because someone left everything to the last minute...

John-Michael Mendizza on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/jmmendizza/?hl=en

Billy Sanford: https://www.instagram.com/bsanfordjr/?hl=en

Analogue Wonderbox: https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/collections/film-subscriptions

Photo Print day:  https://mobile.twitter.com/pho...

On this weeks show Ade chats with the rest of the gang about his new endeavors in photo journaling, why he started and what benefits the practice is bringing him.

On this weeks episode, friend of the show Ruth Folkard returns to the podcast to chat with Ade, Rach and Clare about the upcoming Photography Show at the NEC, and more importantly the Analogue Showcase, which promises to be an even more film fun packed space than last year, hope we'll see you all there!

Show info and tickets here: https://www.photographyshow.com/

https://www.photographyshow.com/talks-demos-masterclasses?&filters.STREAM=analogue-showcase

Use offer code SUNTPS22 to get a 20% discount on advanced entry adult tickets

It's Jeff week here at Sunny 16 Towers (which is coincidentally Jeff's nickname) after the I Dream Of Cameras star (co-star) made a flash trip to the UK to buy a fancy camera, drink some fancy beer in the sun with Ade, make prints and drink pints with Rachel, visit burial grounds and television sets and probably drink who knows what with Clare, and drink Lemonade and get shown the way out by Graeme - what a week!

Is Jeff as nice as he comes across in his podcast? Is the Xpan the answer to all of life's...

Almost every year there comes that special episode where it's just too darned hot for human beings brains to function well, and that's when we like to record. On this years Hot Mess special we're also joined by Emma Lloyd and Alex Heron, CEO's of the new Grainsplaining podcast, coming to Sunny 16 Presents any day now... 

https://www.instagram.com/grainsplaining/

https://www.instagram.com/emmajlloyd_/

https://www.instagram.com/her.on.shoots/

Rachel Brewster-Wright: For people who aren't sure where I am: on Instagram: @litt...

On this weeks show, Ade chats to Clare about the how he went about putting together his first ever Zine "Smithereens", with a brief interruption from Graeme and Billy Sanford to tell everyone to make stuff for Sunny 16 Presents, AND some awesome new music from Schnauser. It's like a weird open top sandwich of a show, enjoy!

Hit Ade up for a zine here: https://twitter.com/Ade968

Hit us up with your Sunny 16 Presents ideas or intro recordings here: sunny16presents@gmail.com

And go listen to the new album f...

On this weeks show the team are all here, along with fabulous guests Alecia Barnes and Dan Giannopoulos from LensFayre!

https://www.lensfayre.com/

https://www.instagram.com/lensfayre/

On this weeks show Clare and Graeme are joined by the fabulous Willow Dunn, whose beautiful wet plate portraits were a huge hit at the Analogue Spotlight, about how and why they got into this process, and how they ended up at the event a mere two months after making their first Tintype!

Find Willow here: https://www.instagram.com/wetplatewillow/

Its a full house of hosts this week, most of which are either ill or knackered, but you know, here! Fortunately sickness has not yet been shown to be transmissible via podcast and we've all been up to fun things to report back on. Well, Rach and Clare have. 

If you want find out more about the Revela't Festival go here: https://revela-t.cat/2022/en/ 

The new Agent Shadow film sneaking out here: https://kosmofoto.com/product/kosmo-foto-agent-shadow-film/

The Chroma 612: https://chroma.camera/product-category/cameras/six12/

What Graeme's iffy zoom-burst pictures lo...

At the end of a fun but long day at the Analogue Spotlight we sat down with some of the people behind it to hear how it all went. 

Audio quality isn't great, but as always the people we chatted to were.

On this weeks show we're joined by the wonderful Solarcan Man himself, Mr Sam Cornwell, to hear all about the Solarcan Puck which is up on Kickstarter now. This is a really properly cool little creation that is absolutely worth your time to investigate, so go have a look before the Kickstarter ends.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samcornwell/the-solarcan-puck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxgfHJ8WEYg

https://solarcan.co.uk/matrix

https://www.instagram.com/thesolarcan/

https://twitter.com/thesolarcan

On this weeks show we're delighted to be joined by the mighty Steve Starr (better known by many as @stig_ofthedump) To talk about the book a Fortunate man from the 60's a work produced by writer John Berger and documentary photographer Jean Mohr detailing the life and practice of a local GP in a small village in the Forest of Dean, and how Steve used this as an inspiration to create his own book, not only for the subject matter, but also for the way the writing and pictures were used together to create a whole story.

On this weeks show the whole gang is here, and not only that, we're joined by one of our favourite humans Hamish Gill to get all the info on the upcoming Analogue Spotlight event! Well, okay, maybe not all the information, but definitely some. Of varying quality. Did we mention that Hamish had been up since 4.30am? 

Check out this for a perhaps more coherent understanding of what will be there: https://analoguespotlight.com/launch-event/

Find Rachel's new pop-up darkroom hire here: https://www.littlevintagephotography.co.uk/pop-up-darkroom-hire/

Po...

Ade, Clare and Graeme get together once more to discuss Ade's shiny new camera, Clare's adventures putting on an interactive performance art piece in Norway and some awesome work from listeners on the them of "Blue".

We're also getting excited about the upcoming Analogue Spotlight - check out all the stuff happening and get yourself a ticket here: https://analoguespotlight.com/launch-event/

Check out the new Solarcan Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samcornwell/the-solarcan-puck?ref=project_link

Analogue Club Amsterdam: https://analogclubamsterdam.nl

This week we're delighted to be joined by documentary photographer Jim Mortram, creator of the Small Town Inertia blog and subsequent book in which Jim documents the lives and stories of the often forgotten people of his own small town with an intimacy and sensitivity rarely found in this kind of work. 

Find Jim's blog here: https://smalltowninertia.co.uk/

http://jamortram.co.uk/

https://www.caferoyalbooks.com/shop/j-a-mortram-small-town-inertia-diary-entries-1-2

On twitter: https://twitter.com/JAMortram

Photoprintday: https://twitter.com/PhotoPrintDay

Old school times at Sunny 16 with Ade and Graeme minding the fort this week, and basking in an absolute deluge of new film announcements from the last couple of weeks!

Kodak Gold in 120: https://emulsive.org/articles/news/25-cheaper-than-both-portra-and-ektar-the-return-of-kodak-gold-200-film-in-120-format

Cinestill 400D: https://kosmofoto.com/2022/03/cinestill-announces-new-400d-colour-negative-film/

https://cinestillfilm.com/products/making-a-new-color-film-400dynamic?variant=41344269222060

Fugufilm: https://kosmofoto.com/2022/03/jch-fugufilm-400-is-entirely-new-emulsion/

Fuji price hike https://kosmofoto.com/2022/03/fujifilm-to-raise-film-prices-by-up-to-60-in-april/ 

Analogue Spotlight: https://analoguespotlight.com/launch-event/

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On this weeks show we have a round table discussion on the subject of diversity (or lack thereof) of representation within the film photography world, especially by some of the bigger players.

Joining us for this chat are three fabulous guests:

Izzie Farr : https://www.instagram.com/izzie_farr/ and https://bekindshootfilm.com/

Tonicha (T): https://www.instagram.com/iso_latedfilm/ , https://www.instagram.com/graingurls/ and https://www.graingurls.com/

Michelle Parr: https://www.instagram.com/shelby2003.mp/ and https://www.ilfordphoto.com/

Analogue Spotl...

On this weeks show we've a full house of hosts gathered to catch up on what we've all been up to, and to chat about the theme of Traffic we had running in February.

Find the album Tresor which Clare shot the cover of here: https://heavenlyrecordings.com/new-music-and-album-gwenno-announce-her-new-record-tresor-with-the-first-single-an-stevel-nowydh/

On this weeks show it's the welcome return of Steve Lloyd of Chroma cameras, back to tell us all about the ever expanding range of cameras being made up in his Liverpool workshop, from the tiny Cube, to the new Chroma 6x12 and beyond!

Find (and buy) Chroma cameras here: https://chroma.camera/

On this weeks podcast it is an honour and a delight to welcome to the show Anjella Roessler, a fantastically talented fine art and portrait photographer and artist who has been creating powerful, moving work representing a range of difficult subject matters, both historical and contemporary. We talk about her series "Land of blood" and "Without Consent", how continued education in photography has helped her achieve new heights with her work and much more. 

Find Anjella's website here: https://www.anjellaroessler.com.au/

Anjella is on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anjella_roessler/

On this weeks show Ade is joined by our old friend Anil Mistry to hear all about his new book Hometown.

Order a copy of Anil's book here: https://fistfulofbooks.com/product/hometown/