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Alternative photographic processes since 1999
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Anthotypes, chlorophyll prints, cyanotypes, gum bichromates, platinum palladium and much more.
Learn, get inspired and connect.
Anthotypes, chlorophyll prints, cyanotypes, gum bichromates, platinum palladium and much more.
TRI-COLOUR CYANOTYPE for our COLOUR Calendar event by MAREK MAJEWSKI, "ORCHIDS" β Three-layer cyanotype on delicate Japanese washi paper, embracing chance, slowness, and material texture to create a full-colour, ethereal image.
Entries:
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February 13, 2026 at 2:25 PM
TRI-COLOUR CYANOTYPE for our COLOUR Calendar event by MAREK MAJEWSKI, "ORCHIDS" β Three-layer cyanotype on delicate Japanese washi paper, embracing chance, slowness, and material texture to create a full-colour, ethereal image.
Entries:
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#cyanotype
Entries:
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#cyanotype
Curious to see whatβs inside our new Anthotype book by @malinfabbri.bsky.social ? πΏ
It takes you step by step through the process β and a lot more!
Ready to learn? See:
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#anthotype #anthotypes #altprocess
It takes you step by step through the process β and a lot more!
Ready to learn? See:
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#anthotype #anthotypes #altprocess
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Curious to see whatβs inside our new Anthotype book by @malinfabbri.bsky.social ? πΏ
It takes you step by step through the process β and a lot more!
Ready to learn? See:
π www.alternativephotography.com/anthotypes-c...
#anthotype #anthotypes #altprocess
It takes you step by step through the process β and a lot more!
Ready to learn? See:
π www.alternativephotography.com/anthotypes-c...
#anthotype #anthotypes #altprocess
WET CYANOTYPE for our COLOUR Calendar event by RITA MUNGIARDI, "COSMIC BURST" β Cameraless botanicals, foam, bicarbonate, and salt create stardust-like specks and cosmic textures on acid-free paper.
See entries:
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#cyanotype #wetcyanotype #altprocess
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#cyanotype #wetcyanotype #altprocess
February 12, 2026 at 9:10 AM
WET CYANOTYPE for our COLOUR Calendar event by RITA MUNGIARDI, "COSMIC BURST" β Cameraless botanicals, foam, bicarbonate, and salt create stardust-like specks and cosmic textures on acid-free paper.
See entries:
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#cyanotype #wetcyanotype #altprocess
See entries:
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#cyanotype #wetcyanotype #altprocess
Gallery update! Wisteria is a self-taught artist based in Angers, France, working with cyanotype to balance digital practice and manual printing. Her work emerges from βabandoned spaces and the natural world.β See gallery:
π www.alternativephotography.com/wisteria/
#cyanotypes #cyanolumens
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#cyanotypes #cyanolumens
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Gallery update! Wisteria is a self-taught artist based in Angers, France, working with cyanotype to balance digital practice and manual printing. Her work emerges from βabandoned spaces and the natural world.β See gallery:
π www.alternativephotography.com/wisteria/
#cyanotypes #cyanolumens
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#cyanotypes #cyanolumens
Entry from our COLOUR Calendar event by Bonnie O. App.
Botanical subjects are a natural fit for her. This piece begins with a sun-exposed cyanotype of grasses
Artists rethink monochrome processes and share (until 31 March).
See entries:
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#cyanotype
Botanical subjects are a natural fit for her. This piece begins with a sun-exposed cyanotype of grasses
Artists rethink monochrome processes and share (until 31 March).
See entries:
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#cyanotype
February 8, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Entry from our COLOUR Calendar event by Bonnie O. App.
Botanical subjects are a natural fit for her. This piece begins with a sun-exposed cyanotype of grasses
Artists rethink monochrome processes and share (until 31 March).
See entries:
π www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#cyanotype
Botanical subjects are a natural fit for her. This piece begins with a sun-exposed cyanotype of grasses
Artists rethink monochrome processes and share (until 31 March).
See entries:
π www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#cyanotype
Entry from our COLOUR Calendar event by Inkyung Seo.
Inkyung Seo works with the historic Gum Bichromate process to explore light, time, and memory through a slow, layered practice.
Artists rethink monochrome processes (until 31 March).
See entries:
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Inkyung Seo works with the historic Gum Bichromate process to explore light, time, and memory through a slow, layered practice.
Artists rethink monochrome processes (until 31 March).
See entries:
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February 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Entry from our COLOUR Calendar event by Inkyung Seo.
Inkyung Seo works with the historic Gum Bichromate process to explore light, time, and memory through a slow, layered practice.
Artists rethink monochrome processes (until 31 March).
See entries:
π www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
Inkyung Seo works with the historic Gum Bichromate process to explore light, time, and memory through a slow, layered practice.
Artists rethink monochrome processes (until 31 March).
See entries:
π www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
Join the alternative photography community in 2026. Explore, experiment, get inspired:
β’ Calendar Event (Theme: Colour): until Mar 31
β’ World Cyanotype Day: Sept 26 β Oct 2 (theme to come)
β’ World Anthotype Day: Aug 1 β Oct 31 (mission: unusual plants)
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β’ Calendar Event (Theme: Colour): until Mar 31
β’ World Cyanotype Day: Sept 26 β Oct 2 (theme to come)
β’ World Anthotype Day: Aug 1 β Oct 31 (mission: unusual plants)
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February 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Join the alternative photography community in 2026. Explore, experiment, get inspired:
β’ Calendar Event (Theme: Colour): until Mar 31
β’ World Cyanotype Day: Sept 26 β Oct 2 (theme to come)
β’ World Anthotype Day: Aug 1 β Oct 31 (mission: unusual plants)
π www.alternativephotography.com/our-events/
β’ Calendar Event (Theme: Colour): until Mar 31
β’ World Cyanotype Day: Sept 26 β Oct 2 (theme to come)
β’ World Anthotype Day: Aug 1 β Oct 31 (mission: unusual plants)
π www.alternativephotography.com/our-events/
@melodylocke.bsky.social transforms delicate dandelion seeds into luminous lumen print for our calendar event. She extends exposure and teases out rich, unexpected colour.
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#lumenprint #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
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#lumenprint #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
@melodylocke.bsky.social transforms delicate dandelion seeds into luminous lumen print for our calendar event. She extends exposure and teases out rich, unexpected colour.
See all entries and take part:
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#lumenprint #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
See all entries and take part:
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#lumenprint #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
Finding negatives tricky? Lightroom Classic offers a simple workflow for creating digital #negatives for #alternativephotography. Learn about contrast, shape, and tone while preserving the image. Kai Tormod Hansen shares a step-by-step workflow:
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February 3, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Finding negatives tricky? Lightroom Classic offers a simple workflow for creating digital #negatives for #alternativephotography. Learn about contrast, shape, and tone while preserving the image. Kai Tormod Hansen shares a step-by-step workflow:
π www.alternativephotography.com/making-negat...
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Heads up for The FIFTH World Anthotype Day! Find unusual plants, make your emulsion, print, and submit your work between 1 Augβ31 Oct 2026.
Start early, use quality paper, and get the right supplies:
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#worldanthotypeday #anthotypes
Start early, use quality paper, and get the right supplies:
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#worldanthotypeday #anthotypes
February 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Heads up for The FIFTH World Anthotype Day! Find unusual plants, make your emulsion, print, and submit your work between 1 Augβ31 Oct 2026.
Start early, use quality paper, and get the right supplies:
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#worldanthotypeday #anthotypes
Start early, use quality paper, and get the right supplies:
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#worldanthotypeday #anthotypes
From our COLOUR Calendar event by Sue Bradshaw. After exposing the cyanotype solution, Sue introduced colour by selectively applying washing soda.
Artists rethink monochrome processes and share.
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#cyanotype #altprocess
Artists rethink monochrome processes and share.
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#cyanotype #altprocess
February 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM
From our COLOUR Calendar event by Sue Bradshaw. After exposing the cyanotype solution, Sue introduced colour by selectively applying washing soda.
Artists rethink monochrome processes and share.
Join until 31 March 2026:
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#cyanotype #altprocess
Artists rethink monochrome processes and share.
Join until 31 March 2026:
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#cyanotype #altprocess
Kevin Rose Schultz shares a Toned and Hand Colored Cyanotype for our COLOUR Calendar event.
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share.
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#cyanotype #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share.
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#cyanotype #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
February 1, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Kevin Rose Schultz shares a Toned and Hand Colored Cyanotype for our COLOUR Calendar event.
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share.
Join our calendar event until 31 March 2026:
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#cyanotype #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share.
Join our calendar event until 31 March 2026:
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#cyanotype #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
A lumen print from our COLOUR Calendar event by Kate Jordahl.
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share how colour enters their work.
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#lumenprint #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share how colour enters their work.
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#lumenprint #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
January 29, 2026 at 2:28 PM
A lumen print from our COLOUR Calendar event by Kate Jordahl.
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share how colour enters their work.
Join our calendar event until 31 March 2026:
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#lumenprint #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share how colour enters their work.
Join our calendar event until 31 March 2026:
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#lumenprint #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
Finding reliable alt process suppliers takes time β we spent 2 weeks doing it for you. See it here:
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January 29, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Finding reliable alt process suppliers takes time β we spent 2 weeks doing it for you. See it here:
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Missing a supplier? Send us details!
#alternativeprocesses #alternativephotography #altprocess
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Hanne Lange Houlberg, a Danish photographer, shares her pinhole and chemigram.
"The image is a fictional landscape that is created in a mixture of a photographed landscape and the effect of photochemistry."
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"The image is a fictional landscape that is created in a mixture of a photographed landscape and the effect of photochemistry."
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January 25, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Hanne Lange Houlberg, a Danish photographer, shares her pinhole and chemigram.
"The image is a fictional landscape that is created in a mixture of a photographed landscape and the effect of photochemistry."
Join calendar event until 31 March 2026:
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"The image is a fictional landscape that is created in a mixture of a photographed landscape and the effect of photochemistry."
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Swiss photographer and acknowledged author Annette Golaz shares her tri-colour cyanotype - an entry from our COLOUR Calendar event.
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#cyanotype #tricolourcyanotype #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
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January 24, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Swiss photographer and acknowledged author Annette Golaz shares her tri-colour cyanotype - an entry from our COLOUR Calendar event.
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#cyanotype #tricolourcyanotype #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
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An entry from our COLOUR Calendar event by Alfonso de Castro. @doc_alfondc
He adds colour with paint.
"One of the best processes for experimenting with watercolors is cyanotype."
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#cyanotype #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
He adds colour with paint.
"One of the best processes for experimenting with watercolors is cyanotype."
Join until 31 March 2026:
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#cyanotype #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
January 23, 2026 at 3:57 PM
An entry from our COLOUR Calendar event by Alfonso de Castro. @doc_alfondc
He adds colour with paint.
"One of the best processes for experimenting with watercolors is cyanotype."
Join until 31 March 2026:
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#cyanotype #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
He adds colour with paint.
"One of the best processes for experimenting with watercolors is cyanotype."
Join until 31 March 2026:
π www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#cyanotype #altprocess #alterantiveprocesses
Two inspiring entries from our COLOUR Calendar event by:
β₯ Daniel Rothenberg
β₯ Shannon Beatty
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share how colour enters their work.
Join until 31 March 2026:
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#cyanotype #kallitype #altprocess
β₯ Daniel Rothenberg
β₯ Shannon Beatty
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share how colour enters their work.
Join until 31 March 2026:
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#cyanotype #kallitype #altprocess
January 21, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Two inspiring entries from our COLOUR Calendar event by:
β₯ Daniel Rothenberg
β₯ Shannon Beatty
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share how colour enters their work.
Join until 31 March 2026:
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#cyanotype #kallitype #altprocess
β₯ Daniel Rothenberg
β₯ Shannon Beatty
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share how colour enters their work.
Join until 31 March 2026:
π www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#cyanotype #kallitype #altprocess
New Gallery! Explore photography of Manfred J. Semmler, whose work spans travel, street, and concert scenes, capturing the people and environments of everyday life. Gallery:
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βCyanotype printing offers me new possibilities.β
#cyanotypes #altprocess
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βCyanotype printing offers me new possibilities.β
#cyanotypes #altprocess
January 20, 2026 at 4:25 PM
New Gallery! Explore photography of Manfred J. Semmler, whose work spans travel, street, and concert scenes, capturing the people and environments of everyday life. Gallery:
π www.alternativephotography.com/manfred-j-se...
βCyanotype printing offers me new possibilities.β
#cyanotypes #altprocess
π www.alternativephotography.com/manfred-j-se...
βCyanotype printing offers me new possibilities.β
#cyanotypes #altprocess
Inviting you to our next challenge: Colour! Join our Calendar Event β open for entries now for our members.
Many favourite processes are traditionally monochrome, and you are invited to bring colour into your work using any alternative processes:
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Many favourite processes are traditionally monochrome, and you are invited to bring colour into your work using any alternative processes:
π www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
January 18, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Inviting you to our next challenge: Colour! Join our Calendar Event β open for entries now for our members.
Many favourite processes are traditionally monochrome, and you are invited to bring colour into your work using any alternative processes:
π www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
Many favourite processes are traditionally monochrome, and you are invited to bring colour into your work using any alternative processes:
π www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
Our top 3 tips we learned from World Anthotype Day:
#1 - Start early - Exposures are long
#2 - Use a good base
#3 - Document and take notes
Subscribe to our special Anthotype Newsletter to get more tips:
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#anthotypes #altprocess
#1 - Start early - Exposures are long
#2 - Use a good base
#3 - Document and take notes
Subscribe to our special Anthotype Newsletter to get more tips:
π www.alternativephotography.com/anthotype/
#anthotypes #altprocess
January 17, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Our top 3 tips we learned from World Anthotype Day:
#1 - Start early - Exposures are long
#2 - Use a good base
#3 - Document and take notes
Subscribe to our special Anthotype Newsletter to get more tips:
π www.alternativephotography.com/anthotype/
#anthotypes #altprocess
#1 - Start early - Exposures are long
#2 - Use a good base
#3 - Document and take notes
Subscribe to our special Anthotype Newsletter to get more tips:
π www.alternativephotography.com/anthotype/
#anthotypes #altprocess
Happy to say that the eBook by @malinfabbri.bsky.social is now available! βAnthotypes β The Complete Guide to Making Photographs with Plants and Sunlightβ can be ordered here:
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Go deep with #anthotypes!
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Go deep with #anthotypes!
January 16, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Happy to say that the eBook by @malinfabbri.bsky.social is now available! βAnthotypes β The Complete Guide to Making Photographs with Plants and Sunlightβ can be ordered here:
π www.alternativephotography.com/anthotypes-c...
Go deep with #anthotypes!
π www.alternativephotography.com/anthotypes-c...
Go deep with #anthotypes!
After six years and more than two dozen prints, J. Jason Lazarus has discovered that Mordançage is far from a straightforward process. Want to find out? Learn more here:
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@jjasonlazarus.bsky.social
#mordancage
#alternativephotographicprocesses
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@jjasonlazarus.bsky.social
#mordancage
#alternativephotographicprocesses
January 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
After six years and more than two dozen prints, J. Jason Lazarus has discovered that Mordançage is far from a straightforward process. Want to find out? Learn more here:
π www.alternativephotography.com/mordancage-l...
@jjasonlazarus.bsky.social
#mordancage
#alternativephotographicprocesses
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@jjasonlazarus.bsky.social
#mordancage
#alternativephotographicprocesses
Our next challenge: Colour! Join our Calendar Event β open for entries now for our members.
Many processes are traditionally monochrome and, you are invited to explore how to bring colour into your work. Any alternative process. More:
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#altprocess
Many processes are traditionally monochrome and, you are invited to explore how to bring colour into your work. Any alternative process. More:
π www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#altprocess
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Our next challenge: Colour! Join our Calendar Event β open for entries now for our members.
Many processes are traditionally monochrome and, you are invited to explore how to bring colour into your work. Any alternative process. More:
π www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#altprocess
Many processes are traditionally monochrome and, you are invited to explore how to bring colour into your work. Any alternative process. More:
π www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#altprocess
Last chance to get this yearβs calendar:
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January 7, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Last chance to get this yearβs calendar:
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Want to be featured next year? Join our members-only Calendar Event and explore alternative processes:
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#cyanotype #sirjohnherschel #altprocess
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Want to be featured next year? Join our members-only Calendar Event and explore alternative processes:
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#cyanotype #sirjohnherschel #altprocess