Analog Forever Magazine is pleased to showcase 35 images in this month’s online exhibition, entitled “Best Friends,” curated by fine art photographer and founder of Analog Forever magazine, Michael Behlen!

The curator writes:

Before a few months ago I never realized the connection you could develop with an animal. Yeah, I loved dogs, cats, and all animals really, but I never expected to refer to Molly, my four month old Golden Retriever, as my best friend and partner in crime. Since we met two months ago, I can confidently say she has made each day we spend together drastically better.

With this on my mind, I invited the film photography community to submit photographs of their 2, 4, or 6?-legged best friends, captured on our favorite medium, film! We received over 175 submissions and through a lot of effort, narrowed the images down to just 35. The resulting photographs represent the wide range of emotions that arise from that special bond you develop with your new (or old) best friend. Normally, I would choose a “favorite” image from the final selection but instead, I would love to hear which was your favorite down below in the comment box!

~ Michael Behlen

GALLERY 

About the Curator

Michael Behlen is an instant film addict and the founder and publisher of Analog Forever magazine. For the last six years, Behlen has become an obsessive community organizer in the film photography world, including previously launching the independent publishing projects PRYME Magazine and PRYME Editions, two enterprises dedicated to the art of instant film. Through these endeavors, he has featured and published 250+ artists from around the globe via his print and online publications.

He has self-published two Polaroid photobooks -“Searching for Stillness, Vol. 1” and “I Was a Pioneer,” literally a boxed set of his instant film work. His latest book, Searching for Stillness Vol II was published in 2020 by Static Age. He has been published, been interviewed, and been reviewed in a quantity of magazines and online publications, from F-Stop and Blur Magazine to the Analog Talk Podcast. He loves the magic sensuality of instant film: its saturated, surreal colors; the unpredictability of the medium; its addictive qualities as you watch it develop. He spends his time shooting instant film and backpacking in the California wilderness, usually a combination of the two.

Connect with Michael Behlen on his Website and on Instagram!