My Concept and Philosophy

In a world saturated with fleeting pixels, I slow down. Armed with manual cameras and rolls of film, I document life as it unfolds—raw, unscripted, and timeless. My work is a testament to the craft of analog photography, where every click of the shutter is deliberate, every frame a tangible piece of a story.

Specializing in black and white, I embrace the interplay of light, shadow, and texture to reveal the essence of my subjects. From loading the film to developing it in makeshift darkrooms or scanning in the field, the process is as much a part of the narrative as the images themselves. There are no shortcuts here—only the patience of hands-on creation, whether in the quiet solitude of a location or the unpredictable chaos of the field.

My photography is a dialogue with the world: unvarnished, intimate, and rooted in the physicality of film. Through grain and silver halides, I capture moments that resist the ephemeral—portraits of people, echoes of places, and whispers of cultures that might otherwise fade into silence.

This is more than documentation. It’s a preservation of humanity, crafted frame by frame.

Explore the moment, and let my images invite you to see differently.

Geir Overland
Documentary Photographer | Film Alchemist