Maren Holt holding a film camera

I learned to print before I learned to shoot.

My grandfather ran a portrait studio in Leith, and I spent Saturdays in his darkroom rocking trays of developer long before anyone let me near a camera.

I have photographed weddings since 2014, always on film. I take about twenty a year so that I have time to develop and print every one of them myself. If you want four thousand digital files the next morning, I am not the right photographer. If you want a box of prints your grandchildren will argue over, I would love to hear from you.

What I carry, and what I print on

Cameras

Pentax 67 with the 105mm f/2.4

Mamiya 7 with the 80mm f/4

Leica M6 with a 35mm Summicron

Film

Kodak Tri-X 400 for most of the day

Ilford HP5 Plus, pushed for the dancing

Kodak Portra 400 when you want colour

Darkroom

A Durst enlarger older than I am

Ilford Multigrade fibre-based paper

Selenium toner, for prints that last

Now booking weddings for 2027. Tell me the date and I will tell you if it is free.

Now booking weddings for 2027. Tell me the date and I will tell you if it is free.

Studio and darkroom

Leith, Edinburgh

© 2026 Maren Holt Photography. Every print on this site was made by hand.

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