Showing posts with label Fine Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fine Art. Show all posts

Monday, January 23, 2023

Mursi Woman + Paint, Mago National Park, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, 2010


After a year in the darkroom it’s time to get the prints out. We’ll see how the #etsy crowd takes this work in, and sees the royalty that she truly is.

This young Mursi woman lives in a most difficult environment, and holds true to her traditional culture. Even though you'll see very few other Ethiopians in her area, vans of tourists stop now and then. Each time a group of tourists step out and walk into the village. Once they do the community walks over to them in order to try and earn a living with their goods, mainly the lip and ear plates as well as woven baskets. They also earn a living by being photographed, as each tourist pays a certain amount for a photograph.

Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, 2016



The miracle of Delicate Arch has remained with me to this day, as well as the hike to it. Never thought that hiking with my camera equipment was a big deal, until I was resting now and then on my way up. In the end this print makes it all worth it.

PS This negative was exposed in 2016 with a Hasselblad 501CM/100mm combination and printed in the darkroom to 11x14. 

Thursday, December 22, 2022

'Orígenes' por Rapé, 2017


Otro motivo de extrañar mis veranos en Cuba es este gran artista, el responsable de esta imagen. Además de hacer el papel a mano, grabar cada detalle con cuidado ... este artista se dedica al cultivo del tabaco y su influencia en la cultura de la isla. 

Los sábados suele sentarse con su hija en la principal avenida del arte de La Habana, Paseo del Prado. Uno de mis recuerdos favoritos es el tiempo que pasé con este increíble artista, ya que hablamos de arte y de la vida en general. ¡Han pasado tres años desde que vi su trabajo, y espero llevarme a casa algunas de sus creaciones más nuevas el próximo año! 

'Orígenes' por Rapé, 2017