DarkLab

31/08/2026

DarkLab will be temporarily closed from 8th to 22nd September while I’m travelling.

During this time, film developments, new scanning work and printing services will be suspended.

🎞️ Film sales will remain available, and you can still send or drop off your films as usual. Any films received during the closure will be safely stored and processed once DarkLab reopens on 22nd September.

Please note that films sent after 7th September may also be held until reopening, depending on the workload before I leave.

Films received from 1st September onwards that have already been developed will be scanned during the shutdown, so existing scan deliveries will still be going out.

Messages, emails and other forms of communication will remain open throughout the closure, so feel free to get in touch with any film or analogue photography questions.

Also during the closure some brand new additions will be added to DarkLab 3.0 so stay tuned 😉

Thank you for your patience and continued support. ❤️🎞️

DarkLab reopens 22nd September

15/08/2026

Gozo 2026 on film 🎞️

What better way to start summer than to load up your camera with a roll of Portra.

📷 Canon EOS 650
🎞️ Kodak Portra 160
📍Gozo, Malta
🧪 Adox Fotowerke GmbH C-TEC 41
⚫️ DarkLab

02/08/2026

A small delay, but for good reason. I’m taking an extra week to make sure DarkLab 3.0 is built properly. We’ll be back on 09 August.

Everything else carries on as normal,
send your film, send negatives in for scanning, place your orders, message away.

Thank you for sticking with me through this.

02/08/2026

A small delay, but for good reason. I’m taking an extra week to make sure DarkLab 3.0 is built properly and we’ll be back on 09 August. Everything else carries on as normal.

Send your film, place your orders, message away. Thank you for sticking with me through this.

06/07/2026

Taking a short break. DarkLab will be closed from 21 July until 2 August, so all developments and other services will be paused during this time.

Any orders received prior to the 15th will be processed as usual.

Your film is still very welcome though. You can send it in as usual and it will be stored safely until I am back and ready to process everything. Film sales continue as normal too, with orders going out on schedule, and I will still be around to answer any questions about film and analogue photography.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. See you in August and stay tuned for some amazing news 💥

03/06/2026

Congrats to Virginie! Hope to see your work in the lab 😁

02/06/2026

It was my pleasure! Always happy to help the photography community! I look forward to seeing the work that is produced 😍

📸 Photo competition – Thank you, DarkLab

Whilst voting for our ‘Malta: Natural and Cultural Heritage’ photo competition is still open, we are delighted to introduce one of our partners: DarkLab — Malta’s leading name in analogue photography, offering premium film development, printing and digitisation services.

🎁 DarkLab will award the Grand Prix winner a €30 voucher, valid across all its services, from film development to the digitisation of old negatives.

🗳️ Vote now! Browse through the photos and let us know which one is your favourite in the comments section of the post on our social media pages or directly on our website.
📅 Voting closes on 3 June 2026.

👏 Thank you to DarkLab for supporting photography and creativity in Malta!