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26 March 2024

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10 April 2024

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11 April - 18 May 2024

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PLATFORM: ZINE LAUNCH EVENT

21 March 2024

Home. Ukrainian Photography, UK Words: Tour

4 March - 28 February 2025

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Home: Ukrainian Photography, UK Words @ New Adelphi

4 March - 8 March 2024

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CREATIVE SOCIAL: IN THE ABSENCE OF FORMAL GROUND

2 March 2024

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We Feed The UK @ Exterior Walls

8 February - 31 March 2024

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Contrail Cirrus: the impact of aviation on climate change

7 March 2024

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Tree Story @ Liverpool ONE

16 February - 1 May 2024

Open Source #27: Saffron Lily – In The Absence of Formal Ground @ Digital Window Gallery

6 February - 31 March 2024

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Contemporary Photography from Ukraine: Symposium @University of Salford

4 March - 5 March 2024

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Is Anybody Listening? Symposium: Commissioning and Collecting Socially Engaged Photography

29 February 2024

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Different approaches: Artists working with scientists

15 February 2024

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LOOK Climate Lab 2024: All Events

18 January 2024

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Diesel & Dust @ Digital Window Gallery

18 January - 31 March 2024

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Tree Walks Of Sefton Park with Andrea Ku

21 January 2024

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Artists Remake the World by Vid Simoniti: Book Launch

31 January 2024

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Shift Liverpool Open Meeting

6 February 2024

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We Feed The UK Launch and LOOK Climate Lab 2024 Celebration

8 February 2024

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Cyanotype workshop with Melanie King

17 February 2024

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End of Empire: artist talk and discussion

22 February 2024

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Book Launch: What The Mine Gives, The Mine Takes

24 February 2024

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Local ecology in the post-industrial era: open discussion

14 March 2024

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Waterlands: creative writing workshop

23 March 2024

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Plant a seed. Seed sow and in conversation with Plot2Plate

16 March 2024

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Erosion: panel discussion

9 March 2024

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Waterlands: an evening of poetry and photographs

23 March 2024

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Force For Nature Exhibition

27 March - 28 March 2024

Voices of Nature: Interactive Performances

28 March 2024

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Sum of All Parts: Symposium

27 February 2024

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LOOK Climate Lab 2024

18 January - 31 March 2024

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MA Socially engaged photography Open Day event

1 February 2023

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Tish: Special screening and Q&A

13 December 2023

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Book Launch: A Look At A New Perspective

23 November 2023

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Community workshops @ Ellesmere Port Library

6 November - 5 February 2024

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Book Launch: ‘544m’ By Kevin Crooks

30 November 2023

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Bernice Mulenga @ Open Eye Gallery Atrium Space

17 November - 17 December 2023

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Bernice Mulenga: Artist Talk

18 November 2023

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Local Roots @ The Atkinson

14 October 2023

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Community @ Ellesmere Port Library

26 October - 11 April 2024

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Critique Surgery for Socially Engaged Photographers

6 November 2023

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Deeds Not Words: panel discussion

12 October 2023

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Deeds Not Words @ Atrium Space

3 October - 22 October 2023

Ode To Our Space @ Digital Window Gallery

29 September - 23 December 2023

A Look At A New Perspective @ Digital Window Gallery

29 September - 23 December 2023

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19 October 2023

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Exhibition Launch: A Place of Our Own

28 September 2023

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12 September - 22 December 2023

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Ilford Photo: Chemicals & Solutions

Our Gallery Shop stocks a wide variety of ILFORD Photo products including photographic paper, black and white film and darkroom chemistry.

This blog will guide you through the chemicals and solutions available in our gallery shop.

ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL

  • Liquid Concentrate
  • Clean working
  • Can be used for processing technical film
  • Slightly warm image tone
  • Can be used at a dilution of 1+9 (high contrast) and 1+9 (pictorial contrast)
  • Designed to be used at ambient room temperatures; 20°C/68°F

ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL is a liquid concentrate dimezones/hydroquinone developer that is fitting for dish/tray developing of all RC and FB black and white photographic papers, and it can be used to dish/tray process ILFORD and other technical films. It is also suitable for dish/tray developing of general purpose sheet films when a fast working, high contrast developer is needed and a high degree of enlargement is not required. The ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL however it is not recommended for processing general purpose 35mm and roll film formats, or for high temperature or machine processing applications.

Price: £12.00

ILFORD ILFOSTOP

  • Liquid Concentrate
  • Low odour citric acid stop bath
  • Use for Tank, Tray or Dish film processing
  • Prolongs life of fixers
  • Use for Black and White Film

ILFORD ILFOSTOP is a low odour citric acid stop bath, that helps to prolong the life of fixer solutions by reducing carry over of excess developer (alkaline) into a fixer bath (acidic). After any films, prints and papers have been developed, it is recommended that they are rinsed in an acid stop bath to halt the developing process immediately by neutralising the developer in order to help maintain the activity of the fixer bath. The stop bath process is used to extend the life of the fixer, if a stop bath is not available, the film or print soaked thoroughly in a bath or rinse with a frequent change of a water supply. The ILFORD ILFOSTOP also specifically recommended for dish/tray processing of paper or deep tank processing of film.

Price: £8.00

ILFORD RAPID FIXER

  • Liquid Concentrate
  • Easy to use
  • Suitable for film and paper
  • Can be used at a dilution of 1+4 or 1+9
  • Non-Hardening Fixer
  • Dilute with Water

ILFORD RAPID FIXER is a non-hardening rapid fixer supplied as a liquid concentrate diluted with water for use. The fixer is both suitable and easy to use in the temperature range of 18-40ºC (66-104ºF) to fix black and white film and paper in all manual and machine processing applications. The fixing process assures that the dormant image remains on the film or paper, after a stop rinse and hypo wash; all traces of the fixer are removed to prevent the image degrading and being stained.ILFORD RAPID FIXER contains a fixing agent of ammonium thiosulphate, which contains no sodium thiosulphate (hypo).

Price: £12.00

ILFORD ID-11

  • Economic, versatile, powder developer
  • Spiral tank, Deep tanks and Machine processing
  • Fine grain film developer
  • Ensures sharp detail and tonal rendition
  • Can be used at a dilution of 1+1 or 1+3
  • 5 liters of powder

ID-11 is a fine grain film developer for all general film processing requirements where fine grain negatives are required without loss of emulsion speed. The ID-11 produces excellent results with all films and is ideal to ensure a perfect balance of fine grain, tonal rendition and sharp detail to produce negatives, which allow a high degree of enlargement. As a powdered developer, it is both economical and versatile to users and is recognised internationally as a standard in many fields of scientific and technical photography.

Price: £14.50

Written by Alex McEvoy

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