Journal

Notes from the sink.

Short essays on printing, editions, and the rooms the pictures come from. Nothing here is a press release.

A print in a developing tray under a red safelight in a darkroom — The tray, under amber light.Library photograph

March 2026 · 6 min
Keeping the shadows
Underexposure is not a mistake. It is a decision to let the room stay a room.
November 2025 · 5 min
A shelf for twelve
An edition is a promise about how many times I am willing to say the same thing.
June 2025 · 4 min
What the safelight forgets
Amber light is a kindness to paper and a liar to colour. I trust it anyway.

The darkroom

Rua dos Lagares 18

1100-286 Lisboa. Ground floor of a former tile workshop. Thursday–Saturday, by appointment. Shoes off if it has been raining — the floor shows every drop.

Write: hello@lumengrain.studio
Call: +351 910 000 184
Hours: Thursday–Saturday, by appointment
Print: Silver gelatin, warmtone, and Hahnemühle Photo Rag.
Printer: Mara Ellison, with Nuno Pires on the wash.

Notes from the sink.

Keeping the shadows

A shelf for twelve

What the safelight forgets

Rua dos Lagares 18