Nik & Trick Photographic Services is a dedicated film photography specialist based in Folkestone's Creative Quarter, founded in October 2012 by Nikki Coulson and Richard Taylor. Richard's family photography heritage dates back to before 1958 (his mother was a Folkestone harbour photographer in her youth), and the business has grown from an initial print-service concept into one of the most respected UK destinations for the analogue photography revival.
The shop covers everything a film photographer needs in one place: extensive film stock from Ilford, Kodak, Rollei, Adox, Bellini, and increasingly hard-to-find specialist brands; chemistry for C41, B&W, E6 and ECN processes (with their own-label products); film processing and scanning (300-400 rolls per week through three-times-weekly processing days); used film cameras and accessories; darkroom equipment and consumables; large format film processing; and a notable Bellini partnership including the reintroduction of classic Ornano-back-catalogue developers. They also operate as a trade supplier to other UK film labs.
For UK film photographers, Nik & Trick is well worth knowing about, the combination of inventory depth, processing services, technical knowledge, and the active community they've built around the shop makes them a hub rather than just a retailer. They were awarded by SilvergrainClassics in 2021 for Industry Collaboration. Customer reviews are generally very positive on the inventory depth, scan quality, and technical advice from the small specialist team.
Nik & Trick occupies a specific niche as one of the UK's most active film photography specialists, alongside Mr Cad (London, much larger scale, broader analogue focus), Camera House (Birmingham, vintage and prop hire focus), Analogue Wonderland (online film specialist), and a small number of other dedicated film operations. Their differentiator is the combination of being a working film lab (300-400 rolls/week) plus a full shop plus an industry-trade supplier, all from a single small operation in Folkestone.
Compared to MPB or Camera Jungle, Nik & Trick operates differently: they don't sell modern digital and don't aim to. Compared to specialist used dealers like Ffordes (Inverness, broader scope including film) or Aperture (London, Leica/medium format focus), Nik & Trick is narrower but deeper in the consumables/processing dimension that film photographers actually need ongoing access to.
For UK film photographers wanting a single source for film stock, processing, scanning, chemistry, and used film cameras, Nik & Trick is essentially the obvious destination. Their Bellini collaboration and SilvergrainClassics recognition position them as a community-respected operation rather than just a retailer. The Folkestone location is convenient for South East buyers; for the rest of the UK, the mail order operation is well-established and dispatched promptly.