The Film Project by MAPgroup
In an age of fast photography and image overload, 15 Australian documentary photographers use traditional analogue techniques to photograph the most personal of subjects - the portrait. With subjects that range from the loved to the infamous, photographers embraced the slow, uncertain nature of photographing with film to create a dynamic of trust only formed when a subject has to wait to see their image.
Each photo has been hand printed by the artist, some whom had not been in a darkroom for a decade, but all embraced the tactile process of silver gelatin printing. In a world where nothing is too hard to change in Photoshop, these images strive for an authenticity that says as much about the photographer as their subjects.
About MAPgroup
MAPgroup is a non-profit photographic collective committed to high quality, independent documentary image making. Their membership includes emerging and well-established photographers who are all passionate about the documentation of social and environmental issues in Australia.
