SilvergrainClassics Issue 28 (Winter 2025)

Featuring: RAY BARBEE & SAUL LEITER — West Coast skate culture in thoughtful black-and-white meets East Coast color documentary at its most lyrical, plus LEICA AT 100 with exclusive archival access and fresh historical insight.

• Ray Barbee & Cassandra Trenary (USA)
Two legends — a skateboarding Hall of Famer and a prima ballerina — reveal the creative work they make for themselves, away from the spotlight, on film.

• The Unseen Saul Leiter
Rare, previously unpublished images from a master of color. Our author, master printer Mike Crawford, shares insight from printing every image that built the book.

• Leica at 100 — Beyond the PR Story
A deep dive into the Leica archive with Tim Pullmann in Wetzlar. Exclusive access, original research, and unexpected details behind a century of camera making.

• New Layout, More Space for Images
Portfolios from South Korea, the Dominican Republic, Australia, and the UK — printed with spacious presentation to let the work speak.

• Negatives Matter
Why leaving them at the lab risks losing your photographic DNA; a perspective from editor-in-chief Marwan El Mozayen. Plus, archiving methods from Hermann Groeneveld.

• The Scan Resolution Myth
What really determines image quality? Stefan Vaupel compares identical frames scanned on different machines — eye-opening results for anyone seeking top-quality digital copies of their analog work.

• Darkroom Printing Made Intuitive
Bruce Barnbaum shares a mindset that simplifies printing for beginners and revitalizes it for experts.

• Instax Wide EVO^TM
A hybrid instant camera built for creativity and inspiration — small, playful, and surprisingly feature-packed.

• DIY Film Culture
From an improvised kindergarten micro-darkroom to 3D-printed parts turning into self-employment: how the community is building film’s future with their own hands.