The Fairford journal

Same photos. Different eyes.

Personal projects where I take the shots home and push them: old print processes, film stocks and the history behind each one. Drag the line on any image to see where it started.

James Golding climbing past a hillside turned crimson by an infrared treatment
03 · Cycling, France

The long way to Paris

Project 21|12 and the Paris finish, printed five old ways: smear, Aerochrome, Autochrome, halftone and silver.

Five treatments · 1903 to the 1950sRead the entry
A GT race car past the pit garages, background dragged into silver speed lines
02 · Motorsport

Printed at speed

Silver speed, cyanotype with gum overprint and race-poster inks, with the story behind each.

Three treatments · 1842 to 1950Read the entry
A classic sports car emerging from a dark garage, toned deep red
01 · Motorsport

Rosso study

A day trackside: speed turned to smear, colour stripped back, and everything poured through a single red.

Three treatments · one corner, heldRead the entry