Silver Footprint: 35 Years of Darkroom Printing

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¿ The first ever survey of the work of Robin Bell, Britain¿s leading black & white photographic printer.¿ 87 different photographers feature ¿ including many of the most important British photographers of the last fifty years.As digital photography has become increasingly popular and dominant, the more traditional film-basedblack and white photography and the chemically produced photographic print have become uniquelyrepositioned in art, craft and culture. The art of photographic printing is now recognised as a seriouscraft, a rare skill that is much admired and respected.For Robin Bell this recognition as a craftsman of extraordinary ability has been earned over a career thatstretches back some 35 years. He has worked with the biggest names in international photographyincluding Bill Brandt, Eve Arnold, Don McCullin, Lee Miller, Ernst Haas, Terence Donovan, JohnSwannell, Ian Berry, Patrick Lichfield, Kevin Cummins, Tom Stoddart, Linda McCartney, Terry O¿Neill, Norman Parkinson and Snowdon. Bell¿s position as Britain¿s leading black and white photographicprinter is unassailable.This book brings together 126 photographs by these and other leading photographers whose work Bellhas printed over the years. In his introduction David Litchfield, a central figure in photographic Londonin the 1980s and editor of Ritz newspaper and Image magazine, contextualises Bell¿s career. Robin Bellhimself provides the captions, describing both some of his favourite images and the most memorablephotographs that he has printed over the years.Robin Bell¿s printing and processing techniques are still as much sought-after as ever by a wide range ofphotographers and their estates. His expertise and his collaborative approach make him a popular choicefor many photographers and this retrospective survey of his work portrays both his passion for imagesand for the Silver Gelatin print.