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Author: Rebecca Weston

Table full of vintage film cameras.
Arts & Culture

In focus: Hobbyists are driving a re-embrace of film photography in the digital age

Jamie Potvin, the darkroom instructor at the School of Photographic Arts: Ottawa — commonly known as SPAO — has been witnessing a revival of interest in film photography despite the dominance of digital cameras in the 21st century. “For a while, it was like these niche companies that were sustaining (film) for the hobbyist,” Potvin said. “Now the mainstream companies...