return to New York, Soho Photo's Alternative Processes Exhibition

Below is the press release for the latest incarnation of the Alternative Photography Exhibition at Soho Photo. Two Leaf Stems and Sting Ray / Kite (Honorable Mention) are both included.

The list of artists can be downloaded in pdf form at:

http://www.sohophoto.com/downloads/alt_process_winners_2010.pdf

For Immediate Release:                                November 2 to December 4, 2010 Blue Tree© Marky Kauffmann, 1st place Winners of Soho Photo's Sixth Annual Alternative  Processes Competition plus   The Next Phase: IPhone Photographs by Dan Burkholder    OPENING RECEPTION:    TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 6-8 PM    Gallery Hours:    Wednesdays - Sundays, 1-6 PM    and by Appointment    Contact: Wayne Parsons    info@sohophoto.com or 212.662.5532 New York, NY- Soho Photo is pleased to announce that its November show will feature the winning entries in its Sixth Annual Alternative Processes Competition as well as its guest exhibition by Dan Burkholder entitled The Next Phase: iPhone Photographs. This year's Alternative Processes Competition presents the winning images of some 40 photographers from across the United States. The hundreds of images that were submitted for this competition represent a wide range of alternative methods that can include beeswax paper negative, cyanotype, Van Dyke Brown, platinum/palladium, gum dichromate, gold toned salt print, tintype, and ziatype. This year's jurors were France Scully Osterman and Mark Osterman. Both are fine art photographers and scholars who specialize in early photographic processes, most notably, wet-plate collodion. Mark has researched, practiced and taught historic processes for over 20 years and is currently process historian at George Eastman House. France is an artist, writer, and educator at Scully & Osterman Studio and guest scholar at Eastman House. After selecting the winners, the jurors remarked, "We were particularly impressed to see a surge of new talent. The winning entries demonstrated an advanced level of sophistication in choosing a process to support their vision, competency with their medium of choice, and most importantly, they had something to say." A complete list of winners is at www.sohophoto.com. The 2010 competition's top winners are: 1st Place: Marky Kauffmann, Blue Tree 2nd Place: Ronald Cowie, Lisa's Hat 3rd Place: Peter Lindstrom, Camden Street In the Upstairs Gallery....

George Washington Bridge in Rain ©Dan Burkholder The Next Phase: iPhone Photographs by November guest exhibitor Dan Burkholder will be shown in our upstairs gallery. Burkholder says, "Photographing and stylizing images with the iPhone is one of the purest photographic phenomenon I've experienced during more than four decades of using a camera. With no gap between the moment of capture and time of enhancement, I find my emotional reaction to the subject becomes an integral part of the final image, in a way that's much more honest and fluid than waiting to return to the computer or darkroom."   Also in November, Gallery members who print in alternative processes will show some of their recent work.   Visit Soho Photo Gallery Soho Photo Gallery has been showcasing a broad spectrum of imagery by emerging and veteran photographers since 1971. The Gallery is in New York's historic TriBeCa district, three blocks south of Canal Street between West Broadway and Sixth Avenue. Subways: #1 to Franklin Street or the A, C, E,  N, R or #6 to Canal Street.

they're fading and tattoo advice needed

Tattoo advice needed. A few days ago I mused out loud about getting a tattoo for my extended twenty fifth birthday. One should never ask a gentleman his true age. Well...the musings have gained a life of their own. Call it the deliriums of mid-life. I call it love of Robert Crumb and August Sander. It's gone beyond should I get a tattoo to who would be able to create a Robert Crumb drawing of August Sander's "Konditor, Köln, 1928"?

No new pics of the anthotypes to show, but the window treatment is working. Bridgette and I took a look at them late this afternoon and noticed that the ground looked lighter i.e. significant loss of density in the highlight areas.

Pokeberry Anthotype Attempt Number Three (and Four)

If at first I don't succeed, try, try again. If at second I don't succeed, try, try, try again. This will be anthotype attempt number three and number four. The first attempt got washed away by rain because I overestimated the water proof qualities of an IKEA frame. The second attempt was stolen from a public field in South Park after a week of exposure. That anthotype was in an ugly World Imports wood frame stained green and purchased from a thrift store. The loss of the negative and exhibition preparations prevented me from replacing it very quickly.

So here is attempt number three. I think I have solved both the theft issue (thanks Chasper) as well as the water proof issue. Both anthotypes are located in the sunniest windows in our house and, if Bridgette agrees their placement, I should have some anthotypes done in time before the Bogle clan descends on Dayton.

from walking

With a sigh of relief I announce the completed installation and opening of from walking.  Four large scale pieces and the ever expanding Gingko Leaf Grid. The exhibition in the Works on Paper Gallery, runs concurrently with Glen Cebulash's show at the Triangle Gallery from October 15th (today) until November 18th.  Go to the fourth floor of building 13 on the campus of Sinclair College in downtown Dayton.

Thank you Bridgette for painting the map tacks!

gingko-tober

ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO which is my way of assigning an image a letter in the growing Ginkgo Leaf Grid.

To think that I began collecting and scanning these leaves about a year ago.

The grid will be at 15 on October 15 for the Sinclair College exhibition in the Works on Paper gallery. Here is a look at number 14 which will end up being Gingko Leaf N.