Photographer develops film using weed, in a world’s first [Video]

This “4/20” (April 20), an international day celebrating the smoking of cannabis, was made memorable by Dmitri Tcherbadji, a photographer in Vancouver, Canada. 

Dmitri, who writes for the Analog Cafe website, conducted a unique photography experiment using cannabis. He has created the world’s first film developer made from cannabis flowers, which he calls “Sativa Cannanol.”

This development is interesting considering that, traditionally, black-and-white film development relies on commercially produced chemicals. Besides, photographers typically use alternative, homemade developers such as Caffenol, made with instant coffee. 

The use of cannabis in this process is entirely new and sheds light on the potential of this plant for non-traditional applications.

An intriguing experiment

Intrigued by the idea that film can be developed with various organic substances, Dmitri …