Elephants and Ivy

Southeast Asia on Film

Isabel Bragg ‘26

I’ve been working in the darkroom since high school, and have been lucky enough to have access to one here at CC. I mostly shoot 35mm black and white film, making silver prints in the darkroom, but I have recently been exploring some alternative processes. For the most part, I shoot on a Pentax ME Super, but I sometimes use a Canon EOS Elan 7 for flash photography.

My film rotation is typically Ilford HP5 Plus for B&W film, and Kodak Gold or Fujifilm for color.

Last month, I got the chance to spend some time in Southeast Asia, traveling from Thailand to Laos, to Cambodia, and finally to Vietnam. I brought my Pentax ME Super and a whole bunch of rolls, so I came out of the trip with hundreds of photos to look back on. I’ve been slowly working through the B&W film in the darkroom and have a few images to share here.

All images were shot on Ilford HP5 Plus.