The BFF-Triebwerk exhibition series, organized by the Berlin chapter of the BFF—the Professional Association of Independent Photographers and Filmmakers (Berufsverband freier Fotografen und Filmgestalter e.V.)—has been showcasing contemporary works by professional photographers from Berlin and throughout Germany for over 10 years.

This year, three dozen participants created 36 images using traditional expired film. The basis and conceptual framework was a find in an attic: an original candy tin labeled “Tropical” filled with expired film rolls—both color and black-and-white, roll film, sheet film and 35mm.

In this age of AI, human-created works are currently gaining immense value. Real events. Real images. Genuine skill and deliberately highly photographic subjects are becoming much more interesting right now. It’s not about taking the cheap path of least resistance—everyone else is already taking that one.

The exhibition features 36 newly created works by 36 award-winning photographers from all over Germany. The exhibition explores unconventional analog materials, imperfections, genuine skill, and the art of an object’s overall concept. All 36 participants are professional, full-time photographers. Some of them are among the best in their field and are internationally renowned.

Patricipants: Konrad Schmidt, Maximilian König, Yves Sucksdorff, Moritz Leisen, Dominik Butzmann, Jens Oellermann, Jörg Streck, Klaus Mellenthin, Stefan Hobmaier, Finnegan Godenschweger, Samantha Dietmar, Jens Bösenberg, Maria Uebele, Mareen Fischinger, Hendrik Lüders, Sabine von Bassewitz, Uli Maier, Thomas Balzer, Tarek Hansen, Jons Nefzger, Janik Gensheimer, Simon Puschmann, Alex Schwander, Marc Trautmann, Florian W. Müller, Jan Jankovic, Sascha Kaus, Holger Wild, Anke Luckmann, Niksa Keith Kaven Moser, Peter Godry, Wolf-Peter Steinheisser, Christian Klant, Frank Stöckel, Benedikt Ernst, Frank Linders.