Sans
Souris is a study of the analog roots of the modern
photographic process. The technological advances that produced
the digital darkroom
have changed not only the process of creating an image, but also
our decisions on the thematic elements, composition, and subjects
of the
photographs that we take. Knowing that a seemingly difficult photo
can be reinvented with the click of a mouse, the digital photographer
is alloted a certain freedom that is rarely seen in the chemical
darkroom. Removing such tools as Auto Levels and the Healing
Brush from the equation,
I was able to create a collection of work that celebrated both the
limitations and possibilties of the analog darkroom.
The photographs in Sans
Souris were created in the chemical darkroom
without any digital retouching. Each photograph is a composite
of two negatives, and was created by either sandwiching the negatives
or
by taking two separate exposures. Special thanks to all of my models
who were unaware of where they would be placed in the grand scheme
of things.
See Work

|