I’ve been printing since I was 17, starting at art college and in various makeshift darkrooms then progressing through an assortment of West End and Chelsea laboratories, working in both colour and black and white, whilst simultaneously pursuing other creative areas. Early on I worked at Vala Studios where we produced cibachrome colour prints (Valachrome!) that were absolutely stunning at that time. The eye-watering prices reflected that - if I remember correctly my initial weekly wage would have just about been enough for two 10x8s. I learnt a lot about professional printing there, working practices that I still use today. Following that I moved across professionally to black and white and eventually set up independently, printing my own work and that of a handful of clients that had been with me for years. Lith printing and hand tinting became specialities.
I’ll be finally shutting down my darkroom this year, although I’ll probably still be shooting bw film occasionally for myself. If anybody out there wants to buy a complete darkroom get in touch via the Contact page.
