Lux Darkroom

Lux Darkroom Darkroom in Kentish Town, London, offering analogue and early photographic process printing, workshops, private tuition and other events.

Open by appointment only.

Behind-the-scenes photos of the photogravure editioning process. These beautiful images by Ornan Rotem were printed by ...
20/08/2026

Behind-the-scenes photos of the photogravure editioning process. These beautiful images by Ornan Rotem were printed by and will be exhibited next week at Burgh House alongside Num Stibbe’s ceramics. We can’t wait to see the exhibition!

Swipe to see the exhibition details and Kālī the cocker spaniel visiting the studio to inspect the final prints.

15/08/2026

Printing large photogravures during extreme, back-to-back heatwaves has been hard work, but the results are worth it!

These prints of the trees of Hampstead Heath were commissioned by Ornan Rotem of . They will be exhibited at later this month alongside some wonderful ceramics by Num Stibbe , also inspired by the Heath. Comment ‘Heath’ if you’d like us to DM you more info.

This week we hosted the wonderful team from Tate Modern who are working on the upcoming ‘Photography: Light and Magic’ e...
06/08/2026

This week we hosted the wonderful team from Tate Modern who are working on the upcoming ‘Photography: Light and Magic’ exhibition, opening in October. We spent the morning demonstrating the platinum-palladium and photogravure printing processes for them.

We’re passionate about the processes we work with and love sharing them with anyone who will listen!

has made photogravure and platinum-palladium prints for Tate that will be shown in the ‘Photography: Light and Magic’ exhibition in a special display of handling prints, where visitors will be able to see unframed prints in a range of early photographic processes up close. Prints by Hannah Fletcher and Katayoun Dowlatshahi will also be on display.

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describes the photogravure process and its modern variant, photopolymer gravure, to the Tate team

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demonstrates the process of making a photogravure print. The image is from his ‘Where is Outside?’ series

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The platinum-palladium print made during the demo, which will be shown in the upcoming exhibition. The image is from the ‘Hortus’ series by

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The Tate team examining the platinum-palladium and photogravure prints made by Constanza for the exhibition

16/05/2026

We’ll be showing work and running a live photogravure printing demo at The Other Photography Fair today. Come say hi! Doors close 4:30pm

More duotone fun: shows us how to embrace our inner pictorialists.
15/05/2026

More duotone fun: shows us how to embrace our inner pictorialists.

Duotone fun with special guest tutor Dr Peter Moseley
14/05/2026

Duotone fun with special guest tutor Dr Peter Moseley

Freshly made polymer plates sunbathing on our conveniently sunny windowsill on this week’s Photopolymer Gravure Masterc...
14/05/2026

Freshly made polymer plates sunbathing on our conveniently sunny windowsill on this week’s Photopolymer Gravure Masterclass.

This final exposure to UV light fully hardens the polymer to allow the plates to be printed. After hardening, the plates are trimmed, filed, and finally inked up for printing.

We're excited to announce that we'll be exhibiting at The Other Photography Fair at the Hilton London Olympia, a brand-n...
03/05/2026

We're excited to announce that we'll be exhibiting at The Other Photography Fair at the Hilton London Olympia, a brand-new fair specialising in vintage 19th and 20th century photography.

We'll have prints on display by Lux Darkroom directors Constanza Isaza and Andrés Pantoja, alongside prints we've made for other artists through our studio editioning service. We'll also be running a live photogravure demonstration on the day, so if you've ever been curious about the process, come and watch it in action.

The fair runs on the same weekend as Photo London and is just a short distance away, so if you're already planning to be in town, it's well worth a visit.

Date: Saturday 16 May 2026
Time: 9.30 am -- 4.30 pm (early bird entry from 8.30 am)
Location: Hilton London Olympia, 380 Kensington High Street, London W14 8NL
Entry: £3 on the door, £1.50 with a flyer (early bird entry £15)
More information: https://www.otherphotofair.com

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