The decline of Large Format Analog film photography (5x4 inch film or larger), began immediately after the development of smaller cheaper, more mobile mid format, and 35mm cameras.

The mobility and speed of these newer cameras were in stark contrast to the patience the stationary nature of 8x10 cameras enforced. Consequently relegating these huge cumbersome cameras strictly to high end professional studios, mountain ranges, and architectural portraiture

With the rabidly decreasing price and advancement of modern digital resolution, all analog film officially became relics of a past age. And the exponential expense associate with the film stock and development of large format photographs, now belong to a small domain of weird obsessive fetish analog film cultists.

WELCOME TO POST MIX FILM LAB!!!

The resurgence in analog film coincides with an entire generation growing up aware of nothing outside a world of the instant gratification of 0s and 1s. The increasing youthful fascination of taking a photo and not be able to see and send it to thousands of people in nano seconds, has given new life to film photography in general.

While this has been reflected in the popular sales of disposable, and vintage 35mm cameras, the huge leap into larger format cameras, is still not feasible to the short of pocket or faint of heart.

Thursday JULY 2nd Post Mix Film Lab will present works by photographers who have only recently began experimenting in large format: Daniel Padilla and Bumdog Torres. As well as professional photographers: Jon Stars and Rick Mendoza. And older generation photographers: Rush Valera

The prerequisite of all photographs on display will not only be 5x4 prints or larger. But none can be digitally manipulated. All must be solely darkroom prints. In order to authenticate the time, expense and foolishness of all the photographers presented.

Curator: Bumdog Torres