Specialist knowledge
Different laboratories, shops and makers bring different processes, equipment and experience.
Berlin Photo Studio · Partner network
Connected by film.
Photography does not grow alone. It grows through laboratories, shops, makers, project partners and people willing to share knowledge.
Local networkBerlin
Shared rootsNaples
Independent networkGermany
Wider connectionUnited States
Why partnership matters
Different strengths. Shared photographic culture.
Berlin Photo Studio is an independent laboratory, but independence does not mean isolation. Some relationships support everyday photographic work. Others make a particular event, workshop, publication or experiment possible.
This page distinguishes those relationships instead of treating every logo as the same kind of endorsement. It is a map of the working network around the studio—and it can evolve as collaborations begin, change or conclude.
Berlin working network
Local knowledge travels between places.
Analog photography space · Berlin
Safelight Berlin
A community-focused analog photography space founded by Alessandro Iotti and Chris Morgan, connecting cameras, laboratory services, printing, exhibitions and events.
Visit Safelight Berlin ↗
Family-run photo shop · Berlin
Foto Kotti
Based at Kottbusser Tor since 1997, Foto Kotti connects accessible photographic services, cameras, film, scans and prints with a central Berlin location.
Visit Foto Kotti ↗Project partnership
PolaWalk brings the network into the street.
Polaroid supports the PolaWalk project, where participants share cameras, photograph together and contribute images toward event fanzines. It is a partnership connected to a specific community format rather than a general claim about every studio activity.
Independent analog network
Connections beyond Berlin.
Napoli Analog Photo
Analog photography connection · Naples, Italy
Krasser Film
Independent film dealer · Germany
ARTIFCT Labs
Independent photography connection · United States
35mm Dealer
Independent film connection · Germany
A place on this page describes a real working, project or community connection. It does not imply that every organisation endorses every Berlin Photo Studio product or service.
Product sourcing
Where we order products.
Alongside direct relationships with makers and brands, Berlin Photo Studio orders selected film, chemistry, darkroom materials, equipment and photographic products from specialist suppliers. These are purchasing relationships and are shown separately from creative and project partnerships.
Analog supplier
Fotoimpex
Film, photographic paper, chemistry and darkroom materials ↗
Product supplierNordfoto
Photographic products sourced for the studio and shop ↗
Distribution supplierAqipa
Selected photographic products and equipment ↗
Specialist supplierVintage Visual
Film-processing, darkroom and analog photography equipment ↗
Supplier listings explain where some products are sourced. They do not imply sponsorship, exclusivity or endorsement of every Berlin Photo Studio activity.
What the network makes possible
Collaboration should produce something useful.
Projects and events
Walks, workshops, exhibitions and publications become stronger when responsibility is shared.
Access and continuity
A connected local network helps photographers find materials, services and people when one place cannot do everything.
Clearer standards
Comparison, exchange and honest disagreement can improve how photographic work is handled and explained.
Work with us
Propose something specific.
Berlin Photo Studio is open to collaborations with a clear purpose: photographic education, events, publishing, materials, services or community projects. Tell us what you want to build, who it serves and what each side contributes.