Film photography requires only two basic tools: a camera and a roll of film. This intensive, one-day workshop is designed for beginning students with no prior experience with film photography, as well as digital photographers looking to explore analog processes. We will cover the fundamentals of shooting with manual 35mm film cameras before heading out on a photo walk exploring the nearby neighborhoods in Fishtown. Afterward, we will learn how to develop black and white film with tanks, reels, and chemistry. By the end of the course, students will have the knowledge they will need to continue their journeys in film photography. Students may bring their own camera or borrow a camera for the duration of the workshop. 

Students are asked to bring a roll of 35mm Ilford HP5+ black and white film, and The Halide Project will provide the necessary chemistry and equipment.

Instructor bio:

Aaron M. Cohen is a photographer and educator based in Philadelphia. He began volunteering at The Halide Project in 2019. His photography has been featured online on sites such as CNN, Vice, and LaRepubblica. as well as in publications such as Time Out New York, The Sun Magazine, and GEO. Most recently, photos from his project “The Communitarians” were featured in the exhibition "A Section of Now" at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal. In 2021, he founded The Parallax Review (@parallaxreview), an online site dedicated to critical writing on photography.

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This workshop is generously sponsored by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation.