Patani Studio

Finding Patani Studio takes a little intention. The address – 59 Soi Nana, off Charoen Krung in Pom Prap – is a turn away from the tourist footpath, up a narrow staircase into an older building. Inside, it is quiet and serious: prints drying, chemistry on the bench, stacks of negatives filed with care. 

Owner Tawatchai "Tae" Pattanaporn has been running this operation for decades, and the accumulated precision of that experience is visible in everything he produces.

This is not the place to bring a roll you want back by Friday. Patani operates on its own schedule: E-6 runs monthly and B&W weekly. But for fine-art work, the output sits in a different class from most commercial services. Tae develops E-6 using six-bath Fuji chemistry and makes his own D-76 from basic chemicals for B&W. He also offers silver gelatin darkroom prints and RA-4 colour prints on a range of papers – proper handmade analogue printing, not digital inkjet. 

For scanning, he has a Noritsu for 35mm and a Fuji for 120, and will scan on a Nikon COOLSCAN 9000 for clients who need the finest detail. Recent Facebook activity, as recently as March 2026, confirms the studio is taking fresh E-6. Appointments are essential: Tae is often in the darkroom and will not hear a knock at the door.

Patani Studio, Pom Prap Sattru Phai (59 Soi Nana). Open Wed–Sun, 10am–5pm. Contact in advance to schedule your visit.