Borderlines

Areas in which the ocean meets man made “environments” are old favourites for photographers. They often have blowing sand, odd mixes of plant species, and can be empty and desolate by night, with the constantly noisy and dense black backdrop of the sea.

These pictures are part of a series of works in progress [...]

More Photo Gravures

Two more photo-gravures made using photopolymer plates.

By the way there is an art in getting completely covered in printing ink!

"Nautilus Study 1" and "Distant Shores"

Manuscript of Summer

“Manuscript of Summer – Digitalis” is part of a limited edition of 10 pigment prints, and is printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm. The matte finish is selected to make the picture look its best when framed under glass.

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Photo Gravure

I have made a conscious effort to become more involved in the making of my own prints, and part of this process was learning how to make hand-made photo gravures.

My initial training took place at Edinburgh Printmakers http://www.edinburgh-printmakers.co.uk/, and then I practiced the processes at Northern Print http://www.northernprint.org.uk/pages/home.php in Newcastle.

By combining photography [...]

To Play With Fire

The photograph I have chosen to start this Blog is entitled “To Play with Fire”, and was released as an edition of 10 pigment prints in 2010, and is printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta, which gives an amazing luminosity.

The picture was made with an object collected from a local beach, and used [...]