Bygone Clicks & Aperture Antiquity - Focal Relics
“Focal Relics. Forgotten Tools. Timeless Vision.”
In a world of AI filters and hyper-real perfection, Bygone Clicks & Aperture Antiquity is a love letter to the obsolete. I shoot on film cameras, first-gen digital relics, and formats from forgotten decades — not for nostalgia, but for the patience they demand.
Dead tech. Living images. Some ghosts need coaxing to speak. This is how I listen.
Sections
The Relic Roll
Photo series shot on expired film, first-gen digitals, and forgotten cameras — each frame is a resurrection.
Contact Sheet Confessions
Behind-the-scenes frames, test shots, and roll previews — the imperfect prelude to a final photograph.
Tool Profiles
Mini-essays and photos exploring the quirks, limits, and charms of individual cameras from Chloe’s vintage kit.
Retrograde Experiments
Visual experiments that recreate or remix the aesthetics of older photographic eras — 90s, 70s, even daguerreotype.
Dust & Devotion
Fine art stories told through flawed formats — a romanticisation of imperfection and patience in process.
The Ghost in the Machine
Photos that accidentally (or poetically) embody the soul of the machine used. Grain, noise, and mystery included.
L'Héritage de l'Objectif
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ANTIQUE CAMERA
SMASHED LENS
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
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FILM CAMERA
FAULTY SENSOR
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
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OBSOLETE DIGITAL CAMERA
OUTDATED & OBSOLETE
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
Chloe