History in the making

Sometimes the original is best because there’s a reason it’s been around since the start.

These lay flat albums are made with Atkins traditional wet photographic printing sandwiched with archival adhesives allows stunning double page spreads on single sheets of paper.

Our Traditional Photographic prints are the classic you know and love from when we could get prints from anywhere. Binding these prints into an album just makes sense. The lush Kodak style paper finish is perfect for family shoots and also ideal for a parent album.

Each page thick and luxurious ready to be loved and pored over for generations. Bound with stunning range of materials, that need to be seen and touched to be believed.

Lush

Close-up of a white book with a graphic cover and a barcode on the top corner, resting on a light-colored surface.

We don’t recommend you bleed very dark images off the edges of your album for our Matte Art and Master Fine Art. It can be done, more so on Matte Art, but you need to be aware of the risks of the ink chipping over time. Not the case with Traditional Photographic albums! The protective coating on each print makes it much more suited to having dark images on the edges of the page. In fact our fave print is a black edged Traditional Photographic print.

Black and white photo album of a woman in a flowing dress, holding the sides outward, with her head slightly turned and looking downward.

The colour gamut of the Traditional Photographic albums is really special, designed in the 1970s to make sure the majority of images of ‘life’ looked great. So while the colour gamut is not as wide as say, our Master Fine Art albums, its the ‘just right’ width and depth of colours that you need to make your work look fantastic.

So many clients come to us for our Matte Art albums and then convert to our Traditional Photographic albums because they just love the colour!

A framed photo of a young child with curly hair, smiling, on a wall with dried plants above and to the side.

Stunning

Dark bleed

Nitty gritty

Details

> traditional silver halide lustre wet process photographic paper with a satin finish

> free album box in natural raw linen or black cotton supplied with all sizes

> hand built throughout

> covers in linen, leather composite and more

> full double page continuous spreads

> min spreads is 5 for thick and 10 for standard

> max number of spreads total is 30 for thick and 45 for standard pages

Options

Page thickness options. Click to enlarge!

Close-up of a printed photo or artwork on top of a book or sketchpad on a light-colored surface.
Close-up of a printed photo of a smiling young child with curly hair, placed on a wall next to dried thistle flowers.
Close-up of a person with long hair reading a photo album with pages containing multiple photographs.
Wedding invitation for Megan and Andrew, celebrating their marriage on February 20, 2017, in Kingsford Homestead, Galwar, South Australia.
Person holding open photo album with pictures of an older man and a young girl hugging and playing by the water.
Color swatch samples in shades of blue, green, and gray with the
A small box lined with white fabric containing a green book with a tree illustration and the words 'To have and to hold' on the cover.
Open photo album with black and white pictures of a woman holding a newborn baby on the left and a man holding the same baby on the right.
A closed hardcover book with a light gray cover on a wooden surface against a plain beige background.
Black and white photograph of a bride and groom walking through a field, with tents in the background, placed on a wall with sheet music, a feather quill, and a vintage dial.
A person looking at a photo album with black-and-white and color photos, holding the album open on their lap.
A tan hardcover book titled "Ethan at nine days" placed on a light-colored surface, with a small model airplane and white ribbons nearby.
A woman with long, wavy brown hair wearing a light blue shirt sitting on a couch and holding an open white box with various items inside.
A green hardcover book with a drawing of a tree and the words 'To have and to hold' on the cover, resting on a white textured rug with black diamond patterns.
Open photo album displaying four wedding photos of a couple exchanging vows outdoors, with lush green trees and floral decorations.
Photograph of a woman sitting on a gray couch holding a baby in her arms. The woman has long black hair and is wearing a colorful, patterned dress. The photo is placed on a beige fabric surface with torn white paper on the side and a small airplane f
Person sitting cross-legged on a carpet opening a black jewelry box with a silk pouch inside.
Open photo album with two blurred photographs of a woman holding a bouquet, positioned inside the album, on a flat surface.
Swatch book with fabric colors and a box on a beige surface
Photo of a couple holding hands walking on a wet road in wedding attire, smiling, with trees and power lines in the background.
Close-up of a sleeping baby curled up with arms crossed, lying on a soft surface.
A collage of three photos displays a woman sitting on a couch by a window, interacting with two young children who are playing and smiling.
A person holding a blue hardcover book titled "The Leather Family" with handwritten notes below, sitting near a vintage blue trunk.
A blue photo album with white cursive text that reads "One weekend in July," resting on a light-colored surface with a soft pink fabric draped around it.
Black and white photo of a woman lying in a hammock, with a dog standing under it. The photo is part of a photo album on a black pillow with a white fern pattern.
Open gift box with beige cloth wrapping tied in a bow, placed on a wooden surface.
Color swatch samples on printed pages with various fabric and textile color and texture descriptions.
Color swatches and fabric samples in pink, purple, and neutral shades, with a blue card displaying 'ATKINS' on a beige fabric background.
A young woman with long brown hair and bangs, wearing a light denim shirt, sitting on a beige ottoman, opening a gift box with tissue paper inside, smiling gently.
Color swatch sample cards, including ATKINS brand, arranged on a surface.
A white wicker bench with a cream-colored cushion, two tan corduroy pillows, and a green book with a tree illustration on the cover, set against a plain white wall and a black and white diamond-patterned rug.