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.

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