This fabulous refurbished 750 sq ft workshop is now ours. The first job will be to transform it into a darkroom where analogue enthusiasts will be able to print their own work.
"Film exists forever! It’s physical"
The Ultimate Femme Fatale?
Having made her name in the 60s with The Velvet Underground, Nico was in London as a solo performer in 1978. This image was taken while she was rehearsing in a flat near Darkroom and accompanied a Sounds interview in April 1978. A unique 10” x 8” printer's proof: Nico, Hampstead, 1978. Signed by Jill Furmanovsky. £100 Contact us for more details info@darkroomlondon.org
Ding Dong Darkroom!
We still have a few of these special T shirts produced for our crowdfunding campaign. Snap yours up now and support our darkroom project. Contact us for more details info@darkroomlondon.org
The C Words
Collectable, Christmas, Credwson! Darkroom is offering this highly desirable signed copy of Gregory Crewdson’s ‘Beneath the Roses’. Published by Abrams Books, U.S. (2008). This elegant, large-format volume presents all forty-eight photographic images that comprise Crewdson's series "Beneath the Roses". In addition to the cinematically sweeping series itself, there is a section of production stills, a full credits list of its cast and crew members, and an essay by Russell Banks. Signed by Gregory Crewdson. A snip at £150. For more info contact us info@darkroomlondon.org
The C Word
Looking for something different for that special person. Buy them this exquisite gift and support our darkroom project at the same time. Limited edition (1 of 3) 28 x 23 cm silver gelatin print: Japanese Brush. Signed by Verdi Yahooda. £200. For more details contact us info@darkroomlondon.org
The C Word
Continuing the Christmas gift theme... This set of six exquisite facsimile post cards from Verdi Yahooda's series 'Romilly's Tools: An Incomplete Set'. Get them for just £20 and you'll be supporting our darkroom project at the same time. Contact us for further details info@darkroomlondon.org
The C Word
Over the next month we will be offering unclaimed rewards from our recent crowdfunding campaign that we think will make fabulous Christmas presents. Get a fantastic gift for yourself, friends or family and help fund our Darkroom build.
First up is this fab set of six postcards of Phil Grey's rock shots. Classic live images of Blondie, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, The Clash, The Specials and Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders).
Message us at info@darkroomlondon.org and we'll explain how you can get your hands on a pack of these.
We Did It!
Our crowdfunding campaign has now closed and we are very pleased to announce that thanks to 157 wonderful supporters we exceeded our target and successfully raised £7915.
Now we've ticked that off the list, the next job is transforming this into Darkroom.
To all of you who donated, a mighty big thank-you!
One-off Crowdfunding Rewards
Our Crowdfunder campaign is now up and running. We have so many amazing rewards on offer in exchange for your financial pledge that we are unable to list them all there, so here are all the one-offs.
If you are interested in any of these items please contact us at info@darkroomlondon.org and let us know which one. We will get back to you explain how you can pledge for that reward.
There is only one of each of these, so it's first come, first served.
£50 Oasis merchandise (T shirt, programme and set of posters) – donated by Rock Archive + your name on our founders’ wall.
In 1997 Jill Furmanovsky, photographer and founder of Rock Archive, produced a touring exhibition of images she had taken over the previous three years chronicling the meteoric rise to superstardom of Manchester band Oasis. She has donated four signed posters (63 cm x 43 cm, a T shirt, a programme and 4 postcards produced for this show and long since unavailable. Something for the Oasis completist!
£70
One years’ membership to the Photographers’ Gallery + a darkroom T shirt + your name on our founders’ wall.
The perfect accompaniment to the darkroom experience. Photographers’ Gallery members get:
• Free unlimited entry to all exhibitions
• Priority booking for all Talks and Events
• Invitations to Private Views
• 10% discount in the Café
• 20% off your first Bookshop purchase
• Regular e-news and updates
+ one of our highly desirable black cotton Tees with the distinctive Darkroom logo.
£70
Signed copy of Jill Furmanovsky’s ‘Moment’. First edition. Published by Dragon’s World Ltd, Limpsfield (1995). Soft cover.
An anthology marking the first 25 years of Jill Furmanovsky’s illustrious career as one of the world’s leading music photographers. Iconic live shots and images taken off-stage of all the greats; from Yes to Oasis, Led Zeppelin to the Sex Pistols, accompanied by personal anecdotes. This signed book is one of the last remaining new copies.
£100
Signed Copy of David Bailey’s ‘Pictures That Mark Can Do’. First edition. Published by Steidl, Gottingen (2007). Hardback.
The snapshot is a part of our visual culture and many photographs have been taken millions of times, with just slight variations, such as the identity of the people in a family portrait. Bailey also takes such snaps, images imbued with a sense of ease and freedom yet which in his hands carry much greater weight and significance. He believes these photographs appear so easy that even Mark, his assistant, could have made them. But Mark didn’t sign this copy, David Bailey did! This is a second-hand copy kindly donated by Brett Rogers, Director Photographers’ Gallery.
£100
Limited edition 25 x 20 cm silver gelatin print: Pasting Brush. Signed by Verdi Yahooda + your name on our founders’ wall.
Numbered 1/3 of a very limited edition from the series 'Romilly's Tools’ signed by the photographer.
£100
Signed Copy of Fay Godwin’s ‘Remains of Elmet’ with poems by Ted Hughes. Published by Faber and Faber, London (1994). Hardback.
First edition of this revised version - with added poems and more photographs. Fay Godwin’s black and white landscapes taken in the Calder valley and the Poet Laurette’s response to her exquisite images. This copy has minor scuffing to the dust jacket, but otherwise is in excellent condition, and has been kindly donated by Brett Rogers, Director Photographers’ Gallery. Signed by Fay Godwin.
£100 Unique 10” x 8” printer's proof: Patti Smith, Reading Festival, 1978. Signed by Jill Furmanovsky.
Live shot of the singer and poet during one of her early UK tours. Donated by the founder of Rock Archive from her personal collection, this proof print produced for music weekly Sounds is a one-off with original publication mark-ups on the reverse.
£100 Unique 10” x 8” printer's proof: Nico, Hampstead, 1978. Signed by Jill Furmanovsky.
Donated by the founder of Rock Archive from her personal collection. This image was taken while the ex-Velvet Underground singer was rehearsing in a flat in London and accompanied a Sounds interview in April 1978.
£150
Signed copy of Nadav Kander's 'BODIES,
6 Women,
1 Man'.
First Edition. Published by Hatji Cantz, Berlin (2012). Hardback
Nude bodies painted white, faces turned away from the viewer, Kander offers simulacra of sensuality and questions our image of the human body as well as the concept of beauty itself.
£150 One-off 20" x 16" digital print: Janelle Monae + your name on our founders' wall.
This is special edition print produced exclusively for darkroom by the American photographer N. Corren Conway. Janelle Monae is a multi award winning singer-songwriter and actress who recently appeared in 'Moonlight' and 'Hidden Figures'.
£150 Signed copy of Gregory Crewdson’s ‘Beneath the Roses’. Published by Abrams Books, U.S. (2008)
This elegant, large-format volume presents all forty-eight photographic images that comprise Crewdson's series "Beneath the Roses". In addition to the cinematically sweeping series itself, there is a section of production stills, a full credits list of its cast and crew members, and an essay by Russell Banks. This copy has been kindly donated by Brett Rogers, Director Photographers’ Gallery. Signed by Gregory Crewdson.
£150 Olympus OM10, Zuiko 50mm 1.8 lens and case + roll of black and white film + processing and contact sheet + 1 x 10” x 8” print + your name on our founders’ wall.
A classic 35mm SLR camera, barely used and in excellent condition, complete with case. We’re also throwing in a roll of film which you can send back to us for processing. We’ll do you a contact sheet and print the best image for you. Everything you need to begin exploring the world of analogue photography.
£200 Signed Copy of Stephen Shore’s ‘American Surfaces’. First edition. Published by Phaidon Press Limited, London (2005). Hardback.
Images from his 1972/73 American road-trip. "I was photographing almost every meal I ate, every person I met, every waiter or waitress who served me, every bed I slept in, every toilet I peed in. But also, I was photographing streets I was driving through, buildings I would see" (Stephen Shore). An absolute "must-have" title for Stephen Shore collectors. This immaculate copy has been kindly donated by Brett Rogers, Director Photographers’ Gallery.
£200 Limited edition 28 x 23 cm silver gelatin print: Japanese Brush. Signed by Verdi Yahooda + your name on our founders’ wall.
Numbered 1/3 of a very limited edition signed by the photographer.
£200 Limited edition 28 x 23 cm silver gelatin print: Untitled. Signed by Verdi Yahooda + your name on our founders’ wall.
Numbered 1/3 of a very limited edition signed by the photographer.
£200 Signed, Limited edition copy of “East London” by Charles Saumarez Smith. First Edition. Published by Thames & Hudson, London (2107). Hardback
Charles Saumarez Smith has been living and walking in East London for over thirty years. Out of this grew his meandering, idiosyncratic and erudite blog, which in turn became the acorn for this fascinating book, that combines his writings and photographs. The special edition, limited to 100 copies, is quarter bound in dark grey cloth with lighter grey boards, and our copy is signed by the author.
£300 Limited edition 35 x 30 cm silver gelatin print: Mask. Signed by Verdi Yahooda + your name on our founders’ wall.
Numbered 5/5, this the last available print of a very limited edition, from the series 'Romilly's Tools’ signed by the photographer.
£400 Limited edition 36.5 x 25 cm silver gelatin print: Waxed Thread. Signed by Verdi Yahooda + your name on our founders’ wall.
Numbered 5/5, this the last available print of a very limited edition, from the series 'Romilly's Tools’ signed by the photographer.
£400 Limited edition 40 x 30 cm silver gelatin print: Man Ray. Signed by Verdi Yahooda + your name on our founders’ wall.
Numbered 5/5, this the last available print of a very limited edition, from the series 'Romilly's Tools’ signed by the photographer.
£500 Unique A3 photogravure print: Debbie Harry, Roundhouse 1978. Artist’s Proof, signed by Philip Grey + your name on our founders’ wall.
Originally photographed during the band’s first major UK tour at London’s Roundhouse, round the corner from darkroom. This shot of the Blondie singer has been made into a photogravure print and this is your opportunity to acquire a unique artist’s proof signed by the photographer.
If you are interested in any of the items please contact us at info@darkroomlondon.org and let us know which one. We will get back to you explain how you can pledge for that reward.