I took a roll to Portugal in September 2024 not having much idea of how the images would turn out, only having seen a few sample images and knowing it had a "warm" charm and were bold in contrast. With this in mind, I was intrigued by how certain scenes would render, shooting loosely and having fun, a part of that being not knowing what I just captured and wouldn't until I'm home.

Once AW had developed them, I began scanning at home and found the results immediately rewarding. Phoenix delivers a strong, baked-in look with unforgiving contrast where shadows suddenly drop off and highlights clipping quite quickly. The promised warmth coming through particularly in lower exposures and producing unique rusty reds giving an immediate look to the frames.

Phoenix definitely suited the casual nature of holiday snaps alongside some rolls of other colour stocks that I know better and rely on more.

I would like to revisit this roll with a better scanner (than my home flatbed) and study them more as well as shoot more in different conditions.

I'm excited to see HARMAN's future with their endeavour into colour and the potential for many stocks of films and the capacity to produce them at scale.

Very nostalgic with its saturated colours and grain, not your everyday film but I’ll be using it again!

First time trying this film out in 135 having shot in 120 before, and this time it was loaded in an old point and shoot on a trip to Shetland, where the weather is far from predictable. Got the best results during sunset on the ferry over there, but I love the pinkish tones you get in the day to day shooting. Bit pricey for a beginner, and grainy as heck, but fun to play with.

Shot this film which I got for free from Harman as part of a photo walk in Edinburgh last year. Has a unique look with saturated colours. A nice experimental film. However quite grainy and expensive for the price for a C41 film.

Super warm and saturated with enough grain you can chew on it. Very unique film, I don't there's anything like this out there. Kudos to Harman for trying something new.

like the effect, was positively surprised

Very fun and funky film to shoot with. I love thinking about the orangey/peach colours that will come out when taking the photos <3

Really not too sure what to make of this emulsion.
Colours can be quite garish, & not in a good way. Grain often overpowering. Very nostalgic feel to the results.
A fun film to use but not one that I would choose for constant use.

Bit late to the party on this one, I grabbed a couple of rolls of this last year when it came out as I wanted to support Harman in producing new film. Always been an Ilford fan so this is exciting! I must say I've been putting off scanning the roll I shot for a while as I have read that it can be awkward, but honestly I just threw it in my Epson and the results were fab! I tested it on a slightly overcast day in Shoreditch, and it did not disappoint. I suspect this might not be a daily use film, and the few shots I took indoors were certainly not so good, but on a nice day, bit of street photography or even woodland I really like it. Given that it is still essentially experimental it's a great base to work from. Looking forward to shooting the new version, but I would happily use this again as it stands.

Firstly it is very warm, it shift to the red and magenta a lot, the detail is also a bit lacking, the halations are also very annoying. I only shot one roll of this and wasn't willing to buy anymore.

The colours explode with this film - I used in low light/golden hour and the oranges really came through.

Perfect for taking colour to the max and having a play around with trying different films
Would thoroughly recommend!

This was my second roll of Phoenix at 35mm and, given the arrival of Phoenix 2, perhaps it won't be so easy to get any more! I wanted a mini-project to try to play to its strengths and settled on wooden pallets, especially colourful ones, which likewise make no pretence of refinement. The images I liked best were from decent light but avoiding large areas of overexposure, so sunnier conditions aren't always better.
It definitely has a very distinct look, which has been good for making me think about selecting subjects and then appreciate the results as images with their own vibe rather than an accurate rendition.
5 stars for it being prepared to be what it is and to do it boldly!

This film can result in wonderfully vibrant photos when given just the right amount of light but even a small error of underexposure can cause the outcome to be crunchy and muddy. Very fun to experiment with regardless and I will be shooting this again in 120 next time!