For anyone engaged in conventional or alternative photographic processing in the UK. I’ve updated this list as of July 2025, sadly many of the companies I had originally listed have now gone but I have added some new ones.

If you discover any not listed here please let me know.

For many practitioners, particularly anyone engaged in the more obscure alternative processes, finding materials and chemical supplies these days is getting harder all the time. The restrictions placed on many items by health & safety concerns make mail order supply difficult and the range available gets shorter by the year.

I am listing here those suppliers in the UK – or that will ship to the UK – that I have found during my search for some of the more obscure compounds. I have not ordered from them all, but from quite a few. They are not listed in any particular order, just added as I discover them. They include the general suppliers of conventional photographic film and processing supplies, as well as the more obscure companies dealing solely in chemicals, many of which have uses in photography.

If you know of others then comment or message me and I will add them to the list.

The PhotoshopIE

thephotoshop.ie – An Irish Stockist for all your Film Photography and Darkroom needs.

Laboratorium Discounter

https://www.laboratoriumdiscounter.nl/en – a wholesaler in laboratory materials and chemicals in The Netherlands that supplies Ammonium Iron (III) Oxalate, used in the Mike Ware Cyanotype process.

The Sustainable Darkroom

https://sustainabledarkroom.com/ – Relatively new to the scene but great advocates of friendly photo practice and sustainability.

Firstcall Photographic

https://www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk/ – general suppliers, with a good range of raw chemicals.

Analogue Wonderland

https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/ – supplies & processing services

21Studio

https://21studiophotolab.co.uk/collections/photographic-chemicals – small range of general chemicals and kits

Wolfgang Moersch Photochemie

https://www.moersch-photochemie.de/ – German suppliers with an option to display website in English. Extensive range of materials for lith and other alternative processes. Ships to UK.

Freestyle Photographic Supplies

https://www.freestylephoto.biz/ – an American company, but included here because they supply many items which it is impossible to find in the UK. Will ship to the UK, but with many caveats and at a price.

HD Chemicals

https://shop.hdchemicals.co.uk/ – not specifically a photographic chemical supplier, but many items are used in processing. I have used them for borax and oxalic acid, as well as a source for empty chemical bottles in a range of sizes.

Sigma Aldrich – Merck KGaA

https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/united-kingdom/ordering.html – if you are lucky enough to be able to register a company account then you can get pretty much any chemical here. I used to have such an account and obtained many processing chemicals that it was impossible to obtain anywhere else.

Re-Agent

https://www.chemicals.co.uk/ – I have not used this company, but they would appear to be worth investigating as their range includes many pure chemicals used in photography.

Alternative Photographic Supplies – Poland

http://alternativephotographicsupplies.com/ – an interesting selection of items for alternative photographic applications, plus a range of films and accessories. Not used them, but worth investigating.

Nik & Trick Photo Services (NTphotoworks)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/ntphotoworks – eBay shop listing many chemicals and a whole range of film, cameras, paper and other photographic items. This has no become my go-to site for many items.

Nova Darkroom – The Imaging Warehouse

https://www.theimagingwarehouse.com/Products/Darkroom-Chemicals – good selection of colour and black & white chemistry

Classic Photo Supplies

https://classicphotosupplies.co.uk/collections/film-processing-chemicals/chemicals – E6, C-41 and B/W kits, as well as some individual items

Process Supplies

https://www.processuk.net/index.aspx?pageid=740598&category=657641&page=1&sort=sku – wide range of chemicals for C41, E6, RA4 and B/W

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If all else fails, then just do a search for the chemical you require. I’ve usually managed to find all but the most obscure items.