Borderland: New Work From Estonia
Just before completing a month's residency at CopperLeg Artist Residency in Vaskjala, Estonia, I had an opening for the photographs that I made and printed there. During my month in Estonia I made trips to eastern and southeastern Estonia, close to the Russian border. I was photographing the land and the people's use of it as well as the scars on the land from the abandoned Soviet era buildings.
At CopperLeg, I made a portfolio of silver gelatin prints in their darkroom. Additionally, I exhibited digital prints from both a digital camera and from an iPhone. Below are some of the images.
Borderland
Silver Coast
The Silver Coast. Foz do Arelho, Portugal
The afternoon light and the dramatic cliffs of the Portuguese coast offer unparalleled visual opportunities. The wind comes up late in the afternoon, blowing sea mist into the cliffs. The light changes very quickly as does the color of the ocean. This is the third time I've spent time in Foz. Last week, I was there for a week, and this was the view from the house I rented.
Drying Fish
Drying fish on the beach In Nazare, Portugal. Shot with an iPhone and a Moment 18mm lens.
Greek Geometry
A black and white triptych made with film; Astypalea, Greece.
I spent two months this summer on small Mediterranean islands. Although I captured color images digitally, all my B&W work was exposed on 120 film using a Hasselblad. Needless to say upon returning home, it was thrilling to process B&W negatives and to make work prints. For the past several months I've been printing B&W images digitally; I'm convinced that my return to black and white film and format cameras justifies a dedicated B&W printer. More on that in the New Year.