The objective of my photographic style is to represent nature as I perceived it at the time. It is my means of reliving significant moments from my past. My photographs are about reality and effort is made to depict the mood and lighting as it existed at the moment.

The choice of material depends on the subject. Some subjects are digitally photographed and printed. Such subjects are generally travel or where color is an integral aspect. Other photographs are made on black and white film and printed on silver gelatin paper. The focus of those are in texture, contrast, and mood. In this exhibition, I will show only silver gelatin prints.

The black and white films are shot on a 4x5 large format view camera. The film used is mostly Kodak TMAX. The film sheets are then developed in my darkroom. With the help of an enlarger, each negative is projected on a photosensitive silver gelatin paper. The brightness and contrast of the image is adjusted by adjusting the exposure and color of light on the paper, respectively. The print is developed in chemicals and dried. It is then inspected and retouched, if necessary, by hand with a paint brush. Think Photoshop with natural light and pigments!

The final image is drymounted and matted using 100% cotton museum mat boards, and framed using 99% UV block glass/acrylic. All the mounting material used is archival. This print, as mounted, should not discolor for at least a few hundred years, if stored in a cool and dry place with limited lighting.

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