SilvergrainClassics Issue 27 (Summer 2025)

Featuring: ELLIOT ERWITT — Found, Not Lost, with master printer Mike Crawford — plus TOOLS FOR TRAVEL: essential film photography gear for the road.

• The Unseen Elliot Erwitt
The story behind Found, Not Lost, told by master printer Mike Crawford, whose darkroom prints brought Erwitt's previously unpublished photographs to the page.

• Choosing Travel Gear
Practical advice for selecting the cameras and accessories that deserve a place in your travel bag.

• Behind the Photo Op
Legendary photojournalist Herbert Piel reveals how ordinary press events became memorable photographs.

• Worlds Within Reach
Bruce Barnbaum reminds us that extraordinary landscapes can exist just a few steps from home.

• Grain, Maximized
Most photographers try to reduce grain. Mike Crawford explains why you might want to do the opposite.

• Fearless on Film
Filmmaker Simon Klostermaier shows how a new generation is embracing analog motion picture film.

• Amphibious Cameras
From beaches to rainstorms, discover the cameras that let you take film photography where others hesitate.

• Repairing the Impossible
A discarded Hasselblad gets a second chance thanks to the ingenuity of Thai repair technicians.

• Five Inspiring Portfolios
From underwater worlds and intimate personal projects to everyday life, photographers from around the world remind us that inspiration is often closer than we think.