Analog Forever Magazine is proud to present "Film Friends" an online group exhibition featuring 40 photographs created with film and analog processes, curated by photographic artist and founder of Analog Forever, Michael Behlen!

Michael Behlen writes:

This exhibition is an ode to the invisible threads that connect analog photographers across the globe. As we delve into my selections, we're reminded that friendships in the realm of film photography are not confined by geography—they are as boundless as the types of photographs we make. These photographs are not just images; they are bridges to relationships waiting to be discovered, to friends we have yet to meet. Each image in this exhibition invites us to explore the intimate world of fellow artists and to find reflections of ourselves in the stories they tell.

~ Michael Behlen

GALLERY 

ABOUT THE CURATOR

Michael Behlen is an instant film addict and the founder and publisher of Analog Forever Magazine. Behlen is an obsessive community organizer in the film photography world, including previously launching the independent publishing projects PRYME Magazine and PRYME Editions, two enterprises dedicated to the art of instant film. Through these endeavors, he has featured and published 250+ artists from around the globe via his print and online publications.

He has self-published two Polaroid photobooks -“Searching for Stillness, Vol. 1” and “I Was a Pioneer,” literally a boxed set of his instant film work. His latest book, Searching for Stillness Vol II was published in 2020 by Static Age.

Behlen’s Polaroid photography can be found in various publications including Diffusion Magazine, Fraction Magazine, Seities Magazine, and Polaroid Now (Chronicle Books, 2021). He loves the magic sensuality of instant film: its saturated, surreal colors; the unpredictability of the medium; its addictive qualities as you watch it develop. He spends his time shooting instant film and backpacking in the California wilderness, usually a combination of the two.

Connect with Michael Behlen on his Website and on Instagram!