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Alternative photographic processes since 1999
Learn, get inspired and connect.
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.
Two inspiring entries from our COLOUR Calendar event by:
➥ Daniel Rothenberg
➥ Shannon Beatty
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share how colour enters their work.
Join until 31 March 2026:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#cyanotype #kallitype #altprocess
➥ Daniel Rothenberg
➥ Shannon Beatty
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share how colour enters their work.
Join until 31 March 2026:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#cyanotype #kallitype #altprocess
January 21, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Two inspiring entries from our COLOUR Calendar event by:
➥ Daniel Rothenberg
➥ Shannon Beatty
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share how colour enters their work.
Join until 31 March 2026:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#cyanotype #kallitype #altprocess
➥ Daniel Rothenberg
➥ Shannon Beatty
Artists rethink traditionally monochrome processes and share how colour enters their work.
Join until 31 March 2026:
👉 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:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/manfred-j-se...
“Cyanotype printing offers me new possibilities.”
#cyanotypes #altprocess
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/manfred-j-se...
“Cyanotype printing offers me new possibilities.”
#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:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/manfred-j-se...
“Cyanotype printing offers me new possibilities.”
#cyanotypes #altprocess
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/manfred-j-se...
“Cyanotype printing offers me new possibilities.”
#cyanotypes #altprocess
Inviting you to our next challenge: Colour! Join our Calendar Event – 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:
👉 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:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
January 18, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Inviting you to our next challenge: Colour! Join our Calendar Event – 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:
👉 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:
👉 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:
👉 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:
👉 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:
👉 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:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/anthotype/
#anthotypes #altprocess
Happy to say that the eBook by @malinfabbri.bsky.social is now available! “Anthotypes – The Complete Guide to Making Photographs with Plants and Sunlight” can be ordered here:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/anthotypes-c...
Go deep with #anthotypes!
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/anthotypes-c...
Go deep with #anthotypes!
January 16, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Happy to say that the eBook by @malinfabbri.bsky.social is now available! “Anthotypes – The Complete Guide to Making Photographs with Plants and Sunlight” can be ordered here:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/anthotypes-c...
Go deep with #anthotypes!
👉 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:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/mordancage-l...
@jjasonlazarus.bsky.social
#mordancage
#alternativephotographicprocesses
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/mordancage-l...
@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:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/mordancage-l...
@jjasonlazarus.bsky.social
#mordancage
#alternativephotographicprocesses
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/mordancage-l...
@jjasonlazarus.bsky.social
#mordancage
#alternativephotographicprocesses
Our next challenge: Colour! Join our Calendar Event – 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:
👉 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:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#altprocess
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Our next challenge: Colour! Join our Calendar Event – 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:
👉 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:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#altprocess
Last chance to get this year’s calendar:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
Want to be featured next year? Join our members-only Calendar Event and explore alternative processes:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#cyanotype #sirjohnherschel #altprocess
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
Want to be featured next year? Join our members-only Calendar Event and explore alternative processes:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#cyanotype #sirjohnherschel #altprocess
January 7, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Last chance to get this year’s calendar:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
Want to be featured next year? Join our members-only Calendar Event and explore alternative processes:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#cyanotype #sirjohnherschel #altprocess
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
Want to be featured next year? Join our members-only Calendar Event and explore alternative processes:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-eve...
#cyanotype #sirjohnherschel #altprocess
Sue Ridge’s “Still Life of Still Life” draws on Herschel’s chemical curiosity. Glass vessels recall the lab where he coined the word “negative” and advanced photography. Featured in this year's calendar:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
#cyanotype #sirjohnherschel #altprocess
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
#cyanotype #sirjohnherschel #altprocess
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Sue Ridge’s “Still Life of Still Life” draws on Herschel’s chemical curiosity. Glass vessels recall the lab where he coined the word “negative” and advanced photography. Featured in this year's calendar:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
#cyanotype #sirjohnherschel #altprocess
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
#cyanotype #sirjohnherschel #altprocess
Gallery update! Cynthia Stallings discovered alternative process photography in the 1980s. View her work:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/cynthia-stal...
“Amagansett” (1985) won Best of Show. After a digital-era pause, Stallings returned to film, embracing #cyanotypes.
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/cynthia-stal...
“Amagansett” (1985) won Best of Show. After a digital-era pause, Stallings returned to film, embracing #cyanotypes.
January 5, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Gallery update! Cynthia Stallings discovered alternative process photography in the 1980s. View her work:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/cynthia-stal...
“Amagansett” (1985) won Best of Show. After a digital-era pause, Stallings returned to film, embracing #cyanotypes.
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/cynthia-stal...
“Amagansett” (1985) won Best of Show. After a digital-era pause, Stallings returned to film, embracing #cyanotypes.
Join @malinfabbri.bsky.social for a hands-on workshop exploring anthotypes & cyanotypes, from emulsions to experimental methods like wet cyanotypes, toning, and lumens. All levels, for artistic exploration and practice.
👉 www.nordphotography.com/alchmeyofsun...
#anthotypes #cyanotypes #altprocess
👉 www.nordphotography.com/alchmeyofsun...
#anthotypes #cyanotypes #altprocess
January 4, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Join @malinfabbri.bsky.social for a hands-on workshop exploring anthotypes & cyanotypes, from emulsions to experimental methods like wet cyanotypes, toning, and lumens. All levels, for artistic exploration and practice.
👉 www.nordphotography.com/alchmeyofsun...
#anthotypes #cyanotypes #altprocess
👉 www.nordphotography.com/alchmeyofsun...
#anthotypes #cyanotypes #altprocess
My year ends with a reflection (and a cup of tea). Looking back, reflecting on what I am proud of, and making plans for the future.
For 2026, I will be using our Herschel journal full of alt. process art:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/journals/
Cover: @bloemen-and-blue.bsky.social
For 2026, I will be using our Herschel journal full of alt. process art:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/journals/
Cover: @bloemen-and-blue.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 2:34 PM
My year ends with a reflection (and a cup of tea). Looking back, reflecting on what I am proud of, and making plans for the future.
For 2026, I will be using our Herschel journal full of alt. process art:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/journals/
Cover: @bloemen-and-blue.bsky.social
For 2026, I will be using our Herschel journal full of alt. process art:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/journals/
Cover: @bloemen-and-blue.bsky.social
In “Homage to Herschel,” Richard Bailey merges wetplate scans and cyanotype in a celestial montage. The moon becomes a visual metaphor for Herschel’s astronomical influence.
By Richard Bailey — Sheffield, UK
See all calendars:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
By Richard Bailey — Sheffield, UK
See all calendars:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
January 1, 2026 at 10:16 AM
In “Homage to Herschel,” Richard Bailey merges wetplate scans and cyanotype in a celestial montage. The moon becomes a visual metaphor for Herschel’s astronomical influence.
By Richard Bailey — Sheffield, UK
See all calendars:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
By Richard Bailey — Sheffield, UK
See all calendars:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
Our philosophy is "Learn, get inspired and connect" — and 2025 delivered. It was one of our most active years as we celebrated 25 years of sharing alternative processes.
Thank you to our contributors, members, moderators and everyone who contributed!
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/year-in-revi...
Thank you to our contributors, members, moderators and everyone who contributed!
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/year-in-revi...
December 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Our philosophy is "Learn, get inspired and connect" — and 2025 delivered. It was one of our most active years as we celebrated 25 years of sharing alternative processes.
Thank you to our contributors, members, moderators and everyone who contributed!
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/year-in-revi...
Thank you to our contributors, members, moderators and everyone who contributed!
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/year-in-revi...
Did you get your 2026 calendar yet?
www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
#alternativephotographicprocesses #alternativeprocesses #alternativephotography #altprocesses
www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
#alternativephotographicprocesses #alternativeprocesses #alternativephotography #altprocesses
December 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Did you get your 2026 calendar yet?
www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
#alternativephotographicprocesses #alternativeprocesses #alternativephotography #altprocesses
www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
#alternativephotographicprocesses #alternativeprocesses #alternativephotography #altprocesses
Part 5 of our Cyanotype Series is live: Chemigraphs + contact prints. Caroline Roberts shows how layering two exposures on one sheet creates rich, textured images. Full workflow, tests, and tips.
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-5-cyano...
#altprocesses #cyanotypes #alternativeprocesses
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-5-cyano...
#altprocesses #cyanotypes #alternativeprocesses
December 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Part 5 of our Cyanotype Series is live: Chemigraphs + contact prints. Caroline Roberts shows how layering two exposures on one sheet creates rich, textured images. Full workflow, tests, and tips.
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-5-cyano...
#altprocesses #cyanotypes #alternativeprocesses
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-5-cyano...
#altprocesses #cyanotypes #alternativeprocesses
Enjoy the holidays after a fun and inspiring year!
Kicking off 2026 with our calendar event, gallery art and more free learning.
Treat yourself to a book:
www.alternativephotography.com/book/
Feeling generous? Support our resources:
www.alternativephotography.com/become-a-mem...
Happy printing!
Kicking off 2026 with our calendar event, gallery art and more free learning.
Treat yourself to a book:
www.alternativephotography.com/book/
Feeling generous? Support our resources:
www.alternativephotography.com/become-a-mem...
Happy printing!
December 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Enjoy the holidays after a fun and inspiring year!
Kicking off 2026 with our calendar event, gallery art and more free learning.
Treat yourself to a book:
www.alternativephotography.com/book/
Feeling generous? Support our resources:
www.alternativephotography.com/become-a-mem...
Happy printing!
Kicking off 2026 with our calendar event, gallery art and more free learning.
Treat yourself to a book:
www.alternativephotography.com/book/
Feeling generous? Support our resources:
www.alternativephotography.com/become-a-mem...
Happy printing!
I’m VERY HAPPY to finally announce that Edition 2 of ANTHOTYPES is now available for preorder!
This new edition brings together those years of learning into a complete guide. Check it out:
www.alternativephotography.com/anthotypes-c...
#alternativeprocesses
#anthotype #anthotypes
This new edition brings together those years of learning into a complete guide. Check it out:
www.alternativephotography.com/anthotypes-c...
#alternativeprocesses
#anthotype #anthotypes
December 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I’m VERY HAPPY to finally announce that Edition 2 of ANTHOTYPES is now available for preorder!
This new edition brings together those years of learning into a complete guide. Check it out:
www.alternativephotography.com/anthotypes-c...
#alternativeprocesses
#anthotype #anthotypes
This new edition brings together those years of learning into a complete guide. Check it out:
www.alternativephotography.com/anthotypes-c...
#alternativeprocesses
#anthotype #anthotypes
Join the alternative photography community in 2026. Explore, experiment, and get inspired:
• Calendar Event (Theme: Colour): Jan 1–Mar 31
• World Cyanotype Day: Sept 26–Oct 2
• World Anthotype Day: Aug 1–Oct 31 (mission: unusual plants)
Join in:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/our-events/
• Calendar Event (Theme: Colour): Jan 1–Mar 31
• World Cyanotype Day: Sept 26–Oct 2
• World Anthotype Day: Aug 1–Oct 31 (mission: unusual plants)
Join in:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/our-events/
December 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Join the alternative photography community in 2026. Explore, experiment, and get inspired:
• Calendar Event (Theme: Colour): Jan 1–Mar 31
• World Cyanotype Day: Sept 26–Oct 2
• World Anthotype Day: Aug 1–Oct 31 (mission: unusual plants)
Join in:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/our-events/
• Calendar Event (Theme: Colour): Jan 1–Mar 31
• World Cyanotype Day: Sept 26–Oct 2
• World Anthotype Day: Aug 1–Oct 31 (mission: unusual plants)
Join in:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/our-events/
Combining Cyanotypes, Chemigraphs and Transparencies. Part 4.
In part 4, Caroline Roberts continues her exploration of chemigraphs – abstract cyanotypes created through chemical reactions – by combining them with transparencies:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-4-cyano...
In part 4, Caroline Roberts continues her exploration of chemigraphs – abstract cyanotypes created through chemical reactions – by combining them with transparencies:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-4-cyano...
December 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Combining Cyanotypes, Chemigraphs and Transparencies. Part 4.
In part 4, Caroline Roberts continues her exploration of chemigraphs – abstract cyanotypes created through chemical reactions – by combining them with transparencies:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-4-cyano...
In part 4, Caroline Roberts continues her exploration of chemigraphs – abstract cyanotypes created through chemical reactions – by combining them with transparencies:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-4-cyano...
"Natural Philosopher” by Ruchita Madhok invites us into Herschel’s worldview, where the cosmos and a single flower were part of the same continuum and reflects this unifying wonder.
Features in our Sir John Herschel tribute calendar:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
Features in our Sir John Herschel tribute calendar:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
December 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
"Natural Philosopher” by Ruchita Madhok invites us into Herschel’s worldview, where the cosmos and a single flower were part of the same continuum and reflects this unifying wonder.
Features in our Sir John Herschel tribute calendar:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
Features in our Sir John Herschel tribute calendar:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
Got your calendar for 2026 yet? Our latest calendar is a tribute to Sir John Herschel and is full of beautiful alternative-process photographs. Check it out!
www.alternativephotography.com/sir-john-her...
AlternativePhotography.com/calendars/
#alternativephotographicprocesses #sirjohnherschel
www.alternativephotography.com/sir-john-her...
AlternativePhotography.com/calendars/
#alternativephotographicprocesses #sirjohnherschel
December 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Got your calendar for 2026 yet? Our latest calendar is a tribute to Sir John Herschel and is full of beautiful alternative-process photographs. Check it out!
www.alternativephotography.com/sir-john-her...
AlternativePhotography.com/calendars/
#alternativephotographicprocesses #sirjohnherschel
www.alternativephotography.com/sir-john-her...
AlternativePhotography.com/calendars/
#alternativephotographicprocesses #sirjohnherschel
Michael R. Stimola, a self-taught artist in West Tisbury, MA, USA, turned his practice toward cyanotypes, engaging deeply with the medium’s history and the possibilities of Prussian blue.
See his cyanotype work at the gallery:
www.alternativephotography.com/michael-r-st...
See his cyanotype work at the gallery:
www.alternativephotography.com/michael-r-st...
December 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Michael R. Stimola, a self-taught artist in West Tisbury, MA, USA, turned his practice toward cyanotypes, engaging deeply with the medium’s history and the possibilities of Prussian blue.
See his cyanotype work at the gallery:
www.alternativephotography.com/michael-r-st...
See his cyanotype work at the gallery:
www.alternativephotography.com/michael-r-st...
The Hand magazine featured World Anthotype Day!
"The initiative has grown into a vibrant, annual collaboration".
Books:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/anthotype-bo...
A great source for anthotye inspiration!
Magazine:
👉 thehandmagazine.net
This is a good one!
Proud to be featured!
"The initiative has grown into a vibrant, annual collaboration".
Books:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/anthotype-bo...
A great source for anthotye inspiration!
Magazine:
👉 thehandmagazine.net
This is a good one!
Proud to be featured!
December 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The Hand magazine featured World Anthotype Day!
"The initiative has grown into a vibrant, annual collaboration".
Books:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/anthotype-bo...
A great source for anthotye inspiration!
Magazine:
👉 thehandmagazine.net
This is a good one!
Proud to be featured!
"The initiative has grown into a vibrant, annual collaboration".
Books:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/anthotype-bo...
A great source for anthotye inspiration!
Magazine:
👉 thehandmagazine.net
This is a good one!
Proud to be featured!
Cyanotype Series: Part 3!
After exploring dilution, exposure, and moisture, Caroline Roberts now tests kitchen-cupboard chemistry — salt, alcohol, washing soda — and the surprising effects they create. Learn:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-3-chemi...
#cyanotypes #wetcyanotypes #chemigraphs
After exploring dilution, exposure, and moisture, Caroline Roberts now tests kitchen-cupboard chemistry — salt, alcohol, washing soda — and the surprising effects they create. Learn:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-3-chemi...
#cyanotypes #wetcyanotypes #chemigraphs
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Cyanotype Series: Part 3!
After exploring dilution, exposure, and moisture, Caroline Roberts now tests kitchen-cupboard chemistry — salt, alcohol, washing soda — and the surprising effects they create. Learn:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-3-chemi...
#cyanotypes #wetcyanotypes #chemigraphs
After exploring dilution, exposure, and moisture, Caroline Roberts now tests kitchen-cupboard chemistry — salt, alcohol, washing soda — and the surprising effects they create. Learn:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-3-chemi...
#cyanotypes #wetcyanotypes #chemigraphs