Darkroom – Lustrum Press – 1977
Interviews with Gene Smith, Larry Clarke, Wynn Bullock, and many others on the topic of their darkroom practice. This extraordinary book should be in the collection of anyone who’s seriously interested in film photography.
ISBN10: 0912810203
ISBN13: 9780912810201
Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5141811
Basic Photography 7th edition – Michael Langford
This excellent textbook provides an excellent groundwork for getting started with photography. A PDF of the 7th edition is linked below, but keep an eye out at your local op shops. 🙂
ISBN 0 240 51592 7
https://share.sydneydarkroom.com/Langfords_Basic_Photography.pdf
Black & White Photography: a basic manual – Henry Horenstein – 1974
This concise book covers fundamental aspects of film photography, from cameras to print finishing. It is readily available on sites like abe.com and other used book market places.
As of 01/10/2024 The first edition is available at the Internet Archive here:
https://archive.org/details/blackwhitephotog00hore/mode/2up
Third edition:
ISBN-10: 0316373052
ISBN-13: 978-0316373050
Beyond Basic Photography: A Technical Manual – Henry Horenstein – 1977
As a followup to his previous Black & White Photography (above) Horenstein takes a more technical approach and covers more advanced aspects of film developing, print making, lighting, and more.
ISBN13: 9780316373128
ISBN10: 0316373125
Available at the Internet Archive here:
https://archive.org/details/beyondbasicphoto00hore
Photography – Peter Catrell – 2005
A pretty thorough little textbook that includes a great overview of film photography and darkroom printing. Available very cheaply on abe.com.
A scan of Chapter one is available here:
https://share.sydneydarkroom.com/photography-ch1-catrell.pdf
ISBN13: 9781844032211
ISBN10: 1844032213