I developed the roll in this wild mixture, and the results were quietly strange in the best way: soft contrast, glowing highlights, and delicate marks left behind by the plants themselves.

That’s what expired film does best: it reminds you that photographs aren’t about perfection. They’re about chance, about the way time alters everything.

So when Leica dropped Monopan 50, my inner film nerd did a little dance.

Analogue photography thrives on this kind of community. Unlike ordering film online or uploading images to a faceless server, supporting a local lab keeps the culture alive in real time.