A Pinhole of Light…
A pinhole of light shines into a dark box. This is the simplest camera there is… no focus, no framing, just time. You don’t know what you’re going to get until you develop your film. This is slow photography with delayed gratification. I take my pinhole cameras to the waterfront and into the back country to capture the changing landscapes. Check out the backcountry journey to Surprise Glacier as part of Olympic National Park’s Terminus Artist Residency.
Salt & Sun…
Cyanotype chemicals coated on paper react with exposure to the sun, and leave impressions on what was briefly placed on top. Sometimes I print the pinhole film negatives on cyanotype paper and mix in materials found on site. The resulting print is a memory of a place at a point in time that will eventually fade away, as much as the landscape it shows will change with time.
Flora Film Processing
Sometimes, I develop my film with plants and other elements found on site where the image is captured. When foraging is restricted, such as in National Parks and Reserves, similar plant materials are gathered from alternate permissible locations. Other times, I use traditional developing methods to ensure archival quality of the negatives.
