Lux Darkroom is a photographic printing studio, gallery, and publisher in Camden. We are London’s leading specialists in historical photographic processes including photogravure, platinum-palladium, cyanotype, salt printing, and silver gelatin. We provide a bespoke printing and editioning service, offer workshops and private tuition, and showcase exceptional analogue photographic work in our gallery space.

 

Our mission is to promote the appreciation of early photographic processes by creating beautiful, museum-quality prints with the highest standards of craftsmanship, enabling our students to master their chosen process, and supporting the creation and promotion of exceptional work through our gallery and publishing initiatives.

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Founders

Constanza Isaza is an analogue photography specialist with over two decades of experience in traditional photographic processes. She holds a BA in Photographic Arts from the University of Westminster and an MA in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute. Constanza trained under Dr Peter Moseley, the UK's leading authority on photopolymer gravure and platinum-palladium printing, and has become a recognised specialist in these technically demanding processes. As co-founder and Master Printer at Lux Darkroom, she directs all printing operations and offers workshops and private tuition at the studio, as well as for institutions such as London College of Communication, The Institute of Conservation, Radley College, and the Icelandic Printmakers Association.

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Andrés Pantoja is a documentary photographer, visual artist, and co-founder of Lux Darkroom. He holds degrees in Graphic Design and Fine and Visual Arts from the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogotá, and Academia Superior de Artes de Bogotá. His artistic practice is informed by his background as a  graphic designer, and rooted in a profound social concern. His current photographic work explores the intersection of analogue and digital photography, and social issues specific to the city of London. Andrés brings extensive design expertise to Lux Darkroom's publishing initiatives, helping shape the studio's distinctive visual identity. His work has been exhibited widely throughout the UK and internationally.