honorable mention
Maureen Mulhern-White united states
title
night cam
A few years ago, I converted a small home office space into a studio where I attached a UV light to a tripod for making cyanotypes and where I also set up a small darkroom. Because my space is rather small, I tend to make prints that are no larger than 8"x10." I don’t utilize post-production computer manipulation of the images, so, what you see is how they really "are" as they have emerged from the processes. I am self-taught and as such I fail and bumble and make mistakes that propel me to keep on exploring. The unpredictability of alternative photography is enchanting, frustrating and deeply irresistible.
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entry description
These photograms, cyanotype photograms and lumengrams, are part of a series that I am working on utilizing alternative photographic techniques. They are all "snap shots" of creatures, mostly solo, who are glimpsed at night, hence the title "night cam."about the photographer
Born in England, I spent my early years in the UK before moving to the US where I am a naturalized citizen. I have a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, and an MFA from the University of Iowa’s Writers Workshop. Wesleyan University Press published my book of poetry, “Parallax.” My husband, jazz saxophonist and collage artist, Doug White, and I have one son and six cats.A few years ago, I converted a small home office space into a studio where I attached a UV light to a tripod for making cyanotypes and where I also set up a small darkroom. Because my space is rather small, I tend to make prints that are no larger than 8"x10." I don’t utilize post-production computer manipulation of the images, so, what you see is how they really "are" as they have emerged from the processes. I am self-taught and as such I fail and bumble and make mistakes that propel me to keep on exploring. The unpredictability of alternative photography is enchanting, frustrating and deeply irresistible.
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