The practice
Photographs made with one colour of light
From dark to print
Editions of five, signed and numbered
Umbra
Fine art photography
Every frame is shot in a blacked-out room with a single green-filtered lamp, then printed by hand on Hahnemühle Photo Rag in editions of five.
Gravity, Terrain, Passage, Matter. Four series, fifteen works.
Hahnemühle Photo Rag
Archival pigment inks
Black oak frames
Museum glass
Signed and numbered
Shipped from Lisbon
The studio
Everything
happens
in
one
room.
From exposure, to proof, to signed edition, all in one room.
Shot
in
total
darkness.
Exposures run from a few seconds to several minutes, with nothing in the room but the subject and one lamp.
Proof
with
daylight.
Every print is checked under north light before it is signed. Anything that drifts from the proof is printed again.
Editions
that
stay
small.
Five prints of each work, in three sizes. When an edition sells out, it is never reprinted.
Series
2024 to 2026
Four
ways
of
holding
light.
All fifteen works →
Selected works
Seen
closer.
Upcoming show
Gravity,
in
person.
Dates
6 March to 18 April 2027
Opening
Friday 5 March, 19:00
Where
The Umbra studio, Lisbon
113
days to opening
Reserve a visit
Journal
Notes
from
the
darkroom.
Read the journal →
Process
Oct 2026
5 min
Photographing water without moving the camera
How Caustic was made with a tray, a lamp and forty minutes of patience.
Editions
Sep 2026
3 min
Why every edition stops at five
Small numbers keep each print personal, and keep the studio honest.
Paper
Aug 2026
4 min
Choosing a paper that holds deep blacks
Six papers tested side by side, and the one that stayed.
Questions
Before
you
buy.
Something else? Ask the studio.
How are prints shipped?
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Unframed prints up to 60 cm travel flat in a rigid archival box. Larger prints and all framed works ship in a wooden crate with tracked courier.
Can I see a print before buying?
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What comes with each print?
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Do you ship outside Europe?
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How long does a commission take?
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Can I return a print?
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Studio
notes.
New editions go to the list a week before the site. One email a month, at most.
© 2026 Umbra
Works
Series
About
Contact
Lisbon, Portugal