Love the iridescent silver surfacing in this lumen print, made on reliably fab Kodak Opal.

Compost-developed lumen, wild dill, Kodak Opal G, 5" x 7", expired November 1948

#alternativeprocess #experimentaldarkroom #expiredphotopaper #cameralessphotography #lumenprint

I exposed and lith-developed the top sheet in a 90-year-old box of paper and it had a lot to say.

Kodak Velox glossy, 2.75" x 4.5", ca 1930s

#alternativeprocess #experimentaldarkroom #expiredphotopaper #cameralessphotography

Some old photo papers are super extra, like they've been waiting a lifetime to say something and, called upon at last, combust with a century's worth of heat.

Lith-developed chemigram, brome grass on Kodak Azo Grade A, 5" x 7", expired 1928

#chemigram #alternativeprocess #experimentaldarkroom

Lith-developed phytogram (2025), brome grass on Haloid Industro, 5" x 7", exp. ca 1910

(The Haloid Photographic Co., established 1906, was renamed Xerox Corp. in 1961)

#phytogram #alternativeprocess #experimentaldarkroom #expiredphotopaper #cameralessphotography

Delighted to be among such illustrious creative company. Thanks to @flakphoto.news for the labor of love.

Image completed in 2025, though arguably 100 years in the making. (Paper-borne mold spores not visible pre-development.)

Lumen print, fallen magnolia bloom on Kodak Austral Nepera glossy, 3.25” x 4.25”, expired circa 1920s, processed 2025

#alternativeprocess #experimentaldarkroom

Fallen red hibiscus bloom collected in the courtyard of Ernest Hemingway’s house in Key West, FL.

Lith-developed lumen print on Kodak Polycontrast G, double-weight, 4” x 5”, expired Dec. 1972

After eight months of drought and 19 days of citywide wildfires, it's raining in Los Angeles. A moment of grace…even as we brace for mudslides.

Lithed and bleached lumen print, palm fiber on Agfa Brovira glossy single-weight photo paper, 3.25" x 4.5", expired 1953

Just out here in L.A., waiting for promised rain.

Lith-developed chemigram, common sowthistle on Haloid Flexo, 4" x 5", expired circa 1910.

The fabulous @christineleesmith.bsky.social invited me to participate in a group show she's curating focused on photography's slippery relationship with time. If you're in the L.A. metro area, come on by the reception January 27 from 6 to 8 pm at Biola University's beautiful Bardwell Project Space.