About the Prints

All of the photographs are shot on film, mainly with a large format, Arca-Swiss 4x5 field camera.

The films are then scanned by West Coast Imaging, using their Heidelberg Tango drum scanner, which is a state of the art machine capable of extracting minute detail from the fine-grained film. The images are then printed one of three ways:

Fuji prints are printed at West Coast Imaging on Fuji Crystal Archive photographic paper, which they expose using the scanned file in their Chromira printer with an LED light source, and then process in RA-4 chemistry. I prefer their supergloss finish paper, because it combines the look of Ilfochrome/Cibachrome with increased print longevity.

Archival pigment prints are printed on Epson printers using archival Ultrachrome inks on Ilfold's new Baryta paper, which has a rich, luster finish similar to traditional C prints. Black and white images are printed on my favorite matte paper, Hahnemühle Photo Rag, which is a 100% cotton rag paper.

Carbon prints are printed by West Coast Imaging, using the Cone Piezography® process. Piezography employs 7 carbon-based inks that can cover a range from Selenium tone to Warm Neutral. Piezography is designed to work with art papers like Hahnemühle Photo Rag, and its carbon-based inks are among the most archival inks made.

All prints are signed recto and numbered and dated verso.