Art Photographic

Contact Sheets - A Closer Look

As long as there has been photography there have been contact sheets. Once an essential component of the photographic process, their existence has diminished as the digital age progresses.

Contact sheets however, represent an important era in photography and are destined to become a significant part of photographic history. They possess an inherently precious quality, as they are not manipulated, an extreme rarity in this day and age. In addition, they provide us with an invaluable insight into the photographers’ method of thought, as well as revealing the largely unseen and fascinating editing process.

Robin Bell Silver Footprint

Robin Bell celebrates 30 years of black and white printing with an exhibition at the Richard Young Gallery in London throughout November 2009. This retrospective illustrates Robin’s passion for the silver gelatin print and his anecdotal captions reveal a personal insight into his life and career. All one hundred and twenty images, selected and printed by Robin, are described as some of the favourite or most memorable photographs he’s printed over the years, each with a personal slant.