In a world saturated with images perfected by AI, I chose to step back and rediscover the quiet magic that first drew me to photography.
The large-format camera, with its brass fittings and wooden frame, invites slowness and intention. Each photograph begins as light passing through glass onto a sheet of film coated in silver, an image forming upside down on ground glass – fragile, tentative & luminous.
Through the camera’s movements, space becomes fluid. Focus can sweep across the frame or contract to a single plane. Perspective bends, and with it, perception. The photograph ceases to be a record; it becomes something shaped, something found.
The process ends with platinum printing, where the precious metal sinks deep into the fibres of cotton paper. Each print is handmade, unique, its surface alive with subtle tones and quiet depth. These are images meant to endure: fragile in their making, yet permanent in their presence.
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