Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 1

by Malin Fabbri

The first book in the series from World Anthotype Day

Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 1 – The collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2022.

“Dedicated artists from all over the world experiment and contribute their valuable discoveries page by page. The beauty is alluring, and the possibilities are endless.”

Peter J. Blackburn.

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In the press: In Silvergrain Classics Issue #17, Winter 2022:

Read the Review of Anthotypes Emulsions, Volume 1: “Consider this book as a springboard to immediately and easily propel you into the world of anthotypes with a minimum of equipment, time, and expense. Others will find the book a resource to build upon…”

Learn from the collective experience from World Anthotype Day.

Publisher: AlternativePhotography.com (October 2022)
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Paperback format on Amazon Kindle:

Format: Paperback, 82 pages, full colour
Size: or 8×10 inches or 20.3 x 25.4 cm
ISBN: 979-8358167308

Paperback format on Lulu

Format: Paperback, 82 pages, full colour
Size: 8,5×11 inches or 21.6 x 27.9 cm

E-book format here on AlternativePhotography.com:

Format: PDF, 82 pages, full colour
Size: 8×10 inches or 20.3 x 25.4 cm
Publisher: AlternativePhotography.com (2022)

About the anthotype emulsions book

On Saturday the 20th of August 2022 the World’s FIRST EVER Anthotype Day took place, initiated and facilitated by a small team at AlternativePhotography.com.

Over 100 artists from all over the globe sent in their anthotypes and research notes of prints made from plants, powders or dyes. The collective research gathered on the day has been compiled in this book covering 60 plants: African Lily, Algae / Spirulina, Amaranth, Arjuna tree, Basil, Beach Rose, Beech, Beetroot, Black Grape, Black Raspberry, Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Blueberry, Bougainvillea, Butterfly Pea, Celadine Poppy, Chard, Cherry, Chocolate Cosmos, Christmas Cactus, Coffee, Cootamundra Wattle, Dahlia, Eastern Red Columbine, English Cucumber, Geranium, Hardy Hibiscus, Hierbamora / Black Nightshade, Kembang Telang, Marigold, Matcha, Moss-Rose Purslane, Northern White Cedar, Oak Apple, Onion, Ora-pro-nóbis, Paprika, Pau Brasil, Petunia, Phasey bean, Pokeberry, Poppy, Raspberry, Red cabbage, Red Pepper, Rose Madder or Dyer’s Madder, Rowanberry, Royal Grape, Skunk Cabbage, Spinach, Strawberry, Sunflower, Sweet Paprika, Turmeric, Violet, Walnut, Watercress, Winter Purslane, Woad and Yerba Mate.

Next time you want to know if a plant can be used to make an anthotype, just look it up – or use the book as inspiration to try something new.

About the editor

Malin Fabbri grew up in Sweden and moved to London in her early twenties to study. She earned an M.A. in Design at Central St. Martin’s School of Design, but publishing her thesis felt more like a beginning than an end. Malin decided to combine her academic and practical experience and started AlternativePhotography.com in 2000. The website still maintains its origins as a source of information and research on alternative photographic processes and now represents almost 400 artists. Malin actively manages the expansion of the site as editor. She researches alternative photographic processes, makes prints, and runs workshops.
Malin has also worked professionally with major media names such as Time magazine and CNBC Europe. She is the co-author of From Pinhole to Print and the editor of the alternative photography art book Alternative Photography: Art and Artists, Edition 1, which features 115 artists working in alternative photographic processes. Alternative Photography: Art and Artists, Edition 2 was launched for the 25th anniversary of AlternativePhotography.com in 2025. To show the creative width of alternative processes, the book Pure Inspiration was also written in two editions.

Apart from writing Anthotypes – Explore the Darkroom in Your Garden and Make Photographs Using Plants, which is the first book dedicated to the anthotype process, and the expanded version Anthotypes – The Complete Guide to Making Photographs with Plants and Sunlight. She has also authored Blueprint to Cyanotypes – Exploring a Historical Alternative Photographic Process. Malin launched World Anthotype Day, a global event where artists collectively research anthotype emulsions, in 2022 and from there compiled Anthotype Emulsions, Volumes 1-3 – the collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2022–2024, each featuring contributions from hundreds of artists.

Malin has a strong passion for alternative processes. She now lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden, with her two sons, Maximillian and Ruben.