MYTH DARKROOM IS THE RESULT OF OVER 10 YEARS OF DEDICATION TO AND STUDY OF ANALOG PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES BY PHOTOGRAPHER AND PRINTMAKER JOSEPH WEBB.

IF YOU LOVE ART, PRINTMAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY OR ALL THE ABOVE, AND BELIEVE THAT FINELY CRAFTED PRINTS ARE EXCEPTIONAL IN THIS ERA OF TRANSIENT DIGITAL IMAGES, PLEASE CONSIDER BECOMING A PATRON OF MYTH BY PURCHASING A PRINT.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT GOALS OF MYTH DARKROOM IS TO COLLABORATE WITH FILM-BASED PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO TO WANT REALIZE THE POTENTIAL OF THEIR COLOR NEGATIVES THROUGH A FULLY ANALOG PRINTING PROCESS. IF YOU ARE A COMMITTED FILM PHOTOGRAPHER INTERESTED IN CREATING OPTICAL PRINT EDITIONS OF YOUR WORK INSTEAD OF SCANNING NEGATIVES IN A HYBRID DIGITAL PROCESS, TAKE A LOOK AT THE SERVICES PAGE.

ABOUT THE PRINTMAKER

AS A STUDENT EARNING MY BFA, I JOINTLY STUDIED PRINTMAKING AND PHOTOGRAPHY. THERE BEGAN MY OBSESSION WITH NOT ONLY CLASSIC CAMERAS AND FILMS BUT ALSO HAND-CRAFTED PAPERS AND PRINTS. THESE MEDIUMS ARE EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT NOW, AS THE SCREENS THAT SURROUND US FLATTEN, DISTORT, AND SHRINK ALL FORMS OF MEDIA AND INFORMATION INTO A SINGULAR EPHEMERAL SCROLL. REAL THINGS THAT WE CAN TOUCH, SEE, AND EXIST IN THE SAME SPACE WITH FEEL INCREASINGLY SPECIAL AND CAN HELP US STAY GROUNDED IN AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE.

BEING ABLE TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A COLOR DARKROOM STUDIO IS A PERSONAL ASPIRATION YEARS IN THE MAKING. HOWEVER, THE DARKROOM I WORK IN AND PRINTS I CAN CREATE WITH IT ARE NOT THINGS I WANT TO KEEP FOR MYSELF. I LOVE THIS ART FORM AND THE TRADITION IT IS BUILT UPON, AND I WANT TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO LOVE IT AS MUCH AS I DO. FOR THIS REASON, I DECIDED TO START A PUBLIC FACING STUDIO UNDER THE NAME MYTH EDITIONS TO CREATE AND PUBLISH PRINTS THAT DEMONSTRATE THE BEAUTIFUL QUALITIES OF COLOR DARKROOM PRINTS AND THE CRAFT THAT GOES INTO MAKING THEM.