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Kyle Conway

@kyle.conwaydarkroom.com
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Continuing the arts of film photography and darkroom printing. 📷 Film Photographer 🚨 Darkroom Operator 📍 Phoenix, AZ, USA linktr.ee/conwaydarkroom Film developed locally in North Phoenix.

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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 15/07/2026
Haven’t posted much on social media the last few months, so here’s some Aerochrome from a recent trip to Kaua’i. Thankful this roll turned out as well as it did. Our other roll did not share the same fate. #believeinfilm #aerochrome #hawaii
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 28/05/2026
(Potential) Verdict was a piece of fuzz stuck in the lens housing. Thanks to @stigofthedump.bsky.social for suggesting to check the rear element. I found a fuzz stuck in a part of the lens which only “fell down” into the frame when the lens was held at the correct angle. Time to shoot a roll.
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 28/05/2026
Alright #believeinfilm - mystery time Who has any idea what might be causing this mark on my film? Some details: Mamiya Super 23 w/ 6x9 back. Sekor 100mm f2.8 lens. Mark appears on each negative in approx. the same place. 1st thoughts are a scratch/issue with the lens or the film back… 1/2
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 11/04/2026
With the Artemis II mission ending successfully, I can’t help but think about what I think is one of the craziest photos ever taken. In 1984, during a mission on the Space Shuttle Challenger, Bruce McCandless II completed the first untethered spacewalk, and was the subject of this insane photo.
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 27/03/2026
Scenes from the Front Yard
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 17/03/2026
Allergy Season on Ektar 100
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 16/03/2026
When P&S cameras are fashionable but you shoot large format… 4x5 CCB P&S with a Fujinon 150mm lens mounted.
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 13/03/2026
Some large format practice. First on Foma 200, then on dry plate (J Lane)
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 03/03/2026
I barely dragged myself out of bed for this photo. Thankfully it wasn’t cloudy.
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Framer Gallery @framergallery.com · 28/02/2026
"Hanalei Bridge," photographed by Conway Darkroom #photography #fotografia #PhotographersUnited #artistsofbluesky #art #supportartists This photograph was made using a medium format TLR film camera with Ilford HP5+ film. Prints: www.framergallery.com/s/image/23077…
The Hanalei Bridge is a single lane steel truss bridge located outside of Hanalei, Hawai'i. This bridge connects Kauai's North Shore to the rest of the island.

This photograph was made using a medium format TLR film camera with Ilford HP5+ film.
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The Hand Magazine @thehandmagazine.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The Hand Magazine Issue 51 contributing artist, Kyle Conway, "Salt & Iron", Salted paper print, 10" x 8" Visit Kyle's website: www.conwaydarkroom.com Visit The Hand Magazine: www.thehandmagazine.space
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 23/02/2026
Apache Junction, AZ Cinestill 400D 4x5 #largeformat
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 12/02/2026
“Peering” 📍Hanalei, Kaua’i 🎞️ FPP Frankenstein 200 4x5 #believeinfilm #largeformat #hawaii
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 09/02/2026
The old “make a bad photo black and white” trick never fails me. Can you believe this is smack dab in the middle of Phoenix? Pentax 6x7 Portra 160 in B&W #believeinfilm #papagopark
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 27/01/2026
How about that bokeh? I wonder what (telephoto?) lens was used to shoot this image. Yosemite - 1968 #believeininfilm
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 26/01/2026
There’s something about looking at a family’s old vacation photos.
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 25/01/2026
Back on the archival grind. Digitized another ~200 slides - mostly from New Zealand (I think) or one of the many islands in the South Pacific. If anything looks familiar please let me know - I’m always hunting for the story behind the photo. #believeinfilm
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 22/01/2026
A truly random assortment of photos from the latest round of dev/scan. Color is from the Superstition Mountains on the Canon 7, and BW is from the F3 from the latest trip to Omaha. #believeinfilm
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 19/01/2026
Excited to have one of my photos chosen for the gallery portion of @phxfilmrevival.com’s Time and Space anthology & gallery show. Took this photo in the blistering July heat in Papago Park using a Zebra 4x5 glass negative @ ISO 3 #believeinfilm #largeformat
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 08/01/2026
Large swaths of this land were just sold for a large development near the TSMC chip plant in Phoenix. Every day they take more of our desert spaces away from us, and soon there will be no more. #believeinfilm
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 05/01/2026
Poʻipū, Kaua’i Pentax 6x7 SMC Takumar f/2.4 105 @ilfordphoto.com Delta 100 #believeinfilm #kauai #hawaii #ilfordfilm
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Taylor @walkingsaints.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
First Time with the Yashica and had a blast hiking with @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com and @haley.conwaydarkroom.com 📷 Yashica MAT-LM 🎞️ Harman Phoenix 200 II #yashica #harmanphoenix #photography #film #pyramidpeak #arizona
A gnarled tree stump stands in the foreground with sage green and dark green foliage around the bottom of the frame and growing up behind the stump. There is a slope of tan rock and dirt going from the left to top right in the background and the sky is grey-blue with clouds An upside-down J-shaped boulder rest in mid frame. The foreground is desert brush and foliage with some smaller boulders and rocky ground. The background is a small hill covered in more boulders and the sky is light blue with wispy cloudsThe foreground is desert sand with a few bushes bisecting the shot in the middle. The background is a mountain peak with blue-grey sky behind that. Two people, a man and a woman, stand centered in the shot. They’re staring left and the man is slightly more in the foreground than the woman. The man is wearing a dark baseball cap, grey sweater, and salmon shorts with a green backpack and holding a camera to take a shot. The woman is wearing a grey sweater and black leggings and holding the leash to a dog that is off frame. The background is desert landscape with some foliage and a saguaro is the back right. The sky is blue with wispy clouds
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 02/01/2026
Despite all the beautiful colors of the island, I cannot help but shoot black and white film. 📷 Pentax 6x7 🎞️ @ilfordphoto.com SFX 200 #believeinfilm #mediumformat #ilfordphoto #kauai
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Haley Conway @haley.conwaydarkroom.com · 02/01/2026
Disneyland on film 📷 Canon Sure Shot 85 Zoom 🎞️ Kodak Ultramax #believeinfilm #Disneyland #35mm #film #photography
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 01/01/2026
I’m not shocked that Amazon doesn’t want you posted about illegal fireworks in your neighborhood. Who cares if you live steps away from the desert that they’re using for the non-permitted aerial fireworks?
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 31/12/2025
Finally getting around to scanning film from Kaua’i. These are the first few miles of the Kalalau Trail. These are from the Pentax 6x7 on Kodak Ektar film. Carrying the 6x7 & Speed Graphic up this mountain was certainly a choice. #believeinfilm #kauai #hawaii #hiking
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 31/12/2025
Took the “new” (to me) Canon 7 out on a hike last weekend. Always good to see a camera works that the shop claims was “CLA’d” but didn’t have the receipt 😅 #believeinfilm
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 26/12/2025
I don’t know how I’m supposed to afford shooting this Provia 4x5 but I guess I’m going to have to figure it out. 📍 Kaua’i, Hawai’i 📷 Speed Graphic 4x5 / Fujinon f/5.6 150mm 🎞️ Provia 100F #believeinfilm #filmphotography
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 19/12/2025
Yes - I lugged my G617 half way across the Pacific for these photos. Yes - it was worth it. #believeinfilm #mediumformat #panoramic
A panoramic photo of Hanalei, Kaua’i, HI. Located on the North Shore of the island, Hanalei is a picturesque beach town full of surfing, hiking, and taro farming. A panoramic photo of a beach on the North Shore of Kaua’i. An empty beach chair sits on the beach while locals prepare to enter the surf. A panoramic image of the surf at Hā’ena Beach on the North Shore of Kaua’i. A child stands in the surf as waves crash into the shore. A panoramic image of the pier in Hanalei, Kaua’i. Local surfers walk the beach in the early morning as waves roll onto the beach. Hanalei Bay, in the winter, is a popular surf spot on the island.
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 16/12/2025
Scenes from the North Shore Captured on slide film on Pentax 6x7 #believeinfilm
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 15/12/2025
I bought this 2005 expired Provia 100F 120 film for $5 about 6 months ago and finally used it. Honestly, you’d barely know it was expired. #believeinfilm
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 09/12/2025
Why is slide film so expensive? Kodak E100 on Nikon F100 Photographed by @haley.conwaydarkroom.com Developed in-house w/ Adox #believeinfilm
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 07/12/2025
Aerochrome - Kaua’i, Hawai’i #believeinfilm
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 16/11/2025
Red Mountain - Mesa, AZ @ilfordphoto.com Delta 100 Speed Graphic 4x5 - 210mm #believeinfilm #largeformat
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Haley Conway @haley.conwaydarkroom.com · 12/11/2025
Downtown Phoenix, Arizona 🎞️ Street Savvy 400 by Street Candy #believeinfilm #film #photography #35mm #phoenix
A color photo of an ornate gold and white building in downtown Phoenix, AZ. The name Lurhs Tower can be seen in large letters carved into the white stone. It is taken from a perspective where the tower fills the entire frame. A photo of sidewalk graffiti that says “protect yo heart” with a heart covered in barbed wire beneath it. A short metal gate that blocks a patio area can be seen in the distance.
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 09/11/2025
It’s finally not a million degrees in the desert, so we can start hiking again. Took these on a hike in North Phoenix this morning on 4x5 and the digital camera. Can you tell which are which? #believeinfilm
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 29/10/2025
I think there’s between 50-100 postcards in this series so let’s see how many I can get.
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 26/10/2025
The difference 86 years makes. 1939 -> 2025 at the (old) Maricopa County Court House. #believeinfilm
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Haley Conway @haley.conwaydarkroom.com · 23/10/2025
📍 Whaley House, San Diego, CA 🎞️ Harmon Redscale 📷 Nikon F100 #believeinfilm #shootmorefilm #35mm #photography #october #sandiego
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 19/10/2025
From the seller: “Only two prototypes were produced”, and the camera was never in production because it would have “required significant changes in its manufacturing technology and additional factory equipment.” Going through the list of changes the seller sent to see how it compares to other C’s
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 18/10/2025
Anyone familiar enough with these Mamiya C series cameras to know anything about this C3-S? I’ve seen plenty of these cameras but I can’t seem to find anything about the “S” badging on it. #believeinfilm
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 06/10/2025
Making some progress on these gold tin types. It’s quite a bit different from the glass dry plates. #believeinfilm
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 02/10/2025
There’s a very real chance I mess up every one of these lol
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Phoenix Film Revival @handle.invalid · 01/10/2025
Open Call! Have you submitted yet? Spots are limited and we’d love to see your work included in this year’s publication! Visit the link in bio! “Time & Space” Deadline is October 31st! phxfilmrevival.com/time-and-space #filmphotography #opencall
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 30/09/2025
I’m a sucker for the way the deserts look on LomoChrome Purple Looking north from South Mountain during the recent monsoon. Shot on Pentax 6x7 #believeinfilm #mediumformat #HeyLomography
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 28/09/2025
I struggle finding ways to share these panoramic negatives, but they sure do look good, don’t they? Taken at South Mountain looking north across most of the city of Phoenix. The monsoons were pretty active that day. Shot on Fuji G617 on Kodak Ektar. #believeinfilm #mediumformat #panoramic
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Haley Conway @haley.conwaydarkroom.com · 23/09/2025
A lovely day at Papago Park @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com 📷 Yashica Mat / Nikon F100 🎞️ 400D @cinestillfilm.bsky.social #believeinfilm #35mm #arizona #papago
A color photo of several palm trees reflecting in the lake water at Papago Park. A color photo of a 4x5 large format camera, aimed to take a photo of the bluffs at Papago Park.
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Haley Conway @haley.conwaydarkroom.com · 02/09/2025
“T-Cup” 📷 Nikon F100 🎞️ Expired Acros I Sculptures along an old bike trail in Phoenix became part of the sound wall for the Piestewa Freeway (AZ SR 51). #believeinfilm #photography #film #35mm #arizona
Part of an art project, sculptures along an old bike trail in Phoenix became part of the sound wall for the Piestewa Freeway (AZ SR 51). This one is a tea cup located at a T-intersection.
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 28/08/2025
Sometimes the shots you take to finish a roll actually end up being pretty good. 📷 Nikon F100 🎞️ (Expired) Fuji Acros I #believeinfilm #cactus #arizona
A top-down photo of an Argentine Cactus.A top-down photo of a Barrel cactus.A photo of the top portion of a Cardon cactus.
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Framer Gallery @framergallery.com · 23/08/2025
"Waimea Canyon," photographed by Conway Darkroom #photography #fotografia #PhotographersUnited #artistsofbluesky #art #supportartists Prints: www.framergallery.com/s/image/21551…
Known as the 'Grand Canyon of the Pacific', Waimea Canyon is one of the most unique ecosystems in the Pacific.

This photograph was made on a 1950's Speed Graphic 4x5 camera on expired Kodak Portra film.
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