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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
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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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
I couldn’t say for sure, but that’s a great guess. It lines up with other images. Here’s another that may be from the same beach
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 25/01/2026
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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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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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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
Same hike - different camera. This time a Leica iiic. I don’t remember which of these sets were taken by myself or @haley.conwaydarkroom.com, but they’re great photos regardless. #believeinfilm
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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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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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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 18/10/2025
It’s quite strange - everything in the kit seems to be at varying levels of “completeness” for production. I reached back out to the seller hoping he has any more information.
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 18/10/2025
To further add to the mystery, the set it came with has a Mamiya Prism finder that I also cannot seem to find an image of online.
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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
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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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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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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 23/09/2025
Some near-infrared BW film from San Diego - shot on Pentax 6x7
A photograph of the Old Point Loma Lighthouse in San Diego, CA
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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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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 20/08/2025
Fingers crossed that this is the best $5 roll of film I’ve ever purchased #believeinfilm #filmsnotdead
A photograph of an expired roll of Provia 100F 120 film stock overlooking Jacks Canyon along I-17 in northern Arizona. Can’t wait to test it.
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 20/08/2025
Happy World Photography Day Here are a few favorites on 4x5 from our last trip to Kaua’i. #believeinfilm #largeformat #kauai
A film photograph of Waimea Canyon on Kauai, HI. A film photograph of the Kilauea Light House on Kauai, HI. A film photograph of the taro fields overlooking Hanalei Bay on Kauai. A film photograph of the Hanalei Pier at sunrise.
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 01/08/2025
A few more panoramic shots from the Fuji. These are on @ilfordphoto.com’s Delta film. Delta 100 @ 400 & 3200 @ 800. All handheld, which you can imagine got me more than a few glances on the street lol. #believeinfilm #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites
A panoramic image of Downtown San Diego shot on black and white film. Skyscrapers and various other buildings can be seen making up the cityscape. A panoramic image of boats docked in a marina. In the background, dozens more boats can be seen lined with fishing poles, waiting to head into the Pacific. A black and white panoramic image of buildings in the Gaslamp District in San Diego. A black and white panoramic image of children competing in a race. The children are blurred as they run past the camera.
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 31/07/2025
I always like trying new films, and I was fortunate enough to snag a few rolls of some Agfa Aviphot 200 NIR film from The Celluloid Collective. Check them out for cool (often expired) films. I really like the way these photos from Point Loma turned out. The 6x7 never disappoints. #believeinfilm
A black and white photograph of the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, built in 1855. At the time, it was the highest elevation lighthouse in the United States. A black and white photograph of a US Navy ship leaving North Island en route into the Pacific Ocean. On either side of the image, the cliffs of Point Loma are seen high above the water. A black and white photograph of the city of San Diego, taken from Point Loma. In the photo, North Island, Coronado, and Downtown San Diego can all be seen. A black and white photograph of the cliffs at Point Loma. The Pacific Ocean is seen stretching into the distance over the cliff’s edge.
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Kyle Conway @kyle.conwaydarkroom.com · 31/07/2025
I don’t know how best to share these images, so here you go. Does the G617 eat film? Sure. Is it a beast to shoot handheld? Yeah. Is it worth it? You tell me. 📍 Point Loma, SD 📷 Fuji G617 🎞️ Kodak Portra 800 #believeinfilm #mediumformat #california
A 6x17 panorama of the Old Point Loma Lighthouse. In the image, the lighthouse and auxiliary building are seen built from a white-painted brick. An American flag flies next to the buildings. A 6x17 panorama image of San Diego, California. North Island, home to the US Military, is prominently featured in the middle of the image. The Hotel del Coronado and Downtown San Diego can been seen in the distance. A 6x17 panorama of a US Navy Ship leaving North Island headed into the Pacific Ocean. The ship tears through the water, framed by the tall hills of Point Loma.
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