Hi! I'm Sandra, a Film Photographer based in Palermo, Italy.

I have been photographing almost exclusively on film for twelve years. In 2026, I decided to make my passion my profession.

my philosophy

We only got one life so I believe that we should not postpone beautiful moments. What I want to prioritise is making room for the small pleasures in every day life like watching the sunset with some pizza and a friend, some home made coffee for a slow morning or observing the light and shadow play on a random afternoon.

What’s also important to me is community and (chosen) family. It worries me that all of us spend so much time behind screens. I think it leads to great disconnect in our society. This is also one of the big reasons why I prefer shooting on film. The experience is tactile and it connects me back to the real world and to the people I photograph.

As soon as I graduated from high school, I left my home country Austria, to live in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy. This experience enriched my life to a point that I would now consider myself more European than Austrian. Humanism, open boarders, the freedom to love whoever we want are core values of mine that I take with me into every session.  

My photographic process

Shooting on film comes with its own set of challenges that need to be well trained and studied in order to achieve consistent results. Here are my essential steps I take to ensure beautiful and consistent results every time I shoot with film.

On the shoot day I always have an external light meter with me. This is one of my most important tool to achieve consistent exposure. However, I cannot always rely on my light meter, which is why I have been studying light whereever I go. Whether I am taking a walk or waiting for the bus, I have the habit of trying to estimate my settings and I have become pretty good at reading light, so that I now can also take well exposed photos without a light meter.

After the shoot I develop the film myself at home to have full control over the results. When the film is dry I scan the pictures so that I can deliver them digitially to my clients. Also at this step it is super important that I can scan the pictures myself because scanning a negative is already the first edit of the image. I don’t want to rely on the taste of the lab technician for my edits, they should represent my own style. :)

When I am done scanning, I run all the photos through Adobe Lightroom and refine the image until it represents my own vision of the picture. When the photos are done I upload them to the clients online gallery.

This is how I deliver consistent results to my clients, every single time.



Why I love shooting on film

Where do I even start?

Shooting film feels like Christmas every single time. You shoot the roll, you imagine the images in your head, and when you finally develop it? Dopamine. Magic. A chemical miracle.

Film invites everyone involved to let go of perfectionism. It’s not about the most polished image. It’s about authenticity. It’s about capturing people as they truly are and documenting weddings as they honestly unfold — with all their emotions.

Film forces intention. You can’t check the screen. You can’t redo the moment. You have to be present. You have to feel the energy of the room. You have to know and trust the process.

In a digital world that overwhelms me, film brings me back to earth. It’s tactile, grounding, and real. From loading the roll to developing it in the darkroom, the entire process connects me to the world around me.