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LL/1608 |  | Michael Kenna
Toya Lake Boulder, Sobetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
2004
Gelatin silver print
7 x 7
HackelBury Fine Art Ltd
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LL/2462 |  | Jack Spencer
Monument Valley, Monument Valley, Utah
2003
Gelatin silver print
19.1 x 22.8
Andrew Smith Gallery
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LL/3515 |  | Rena Bass Forman
Patagonia, Chile, #5 (Lago Sarmie)
2004
Gelatin silver print, toned
38 x 38
Bonni Benrubi Gallery
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LL/3688 |  | Rolfe Horn
Dusk, Izumo, Japan
2001
Gelatin silver print
10 x 10
Candace Dwan Gallery
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Contextual notes:
It is intriguing to see the repetition of photographic styles as new generations of talented photographers come and go and in landscape photography we can clearly see this happen. In the last twenty years there has been a resurgence of pictorialism but with some twists. The soft focus lens of the late nineteenth century has been replaced with pin sharp lens but the overall feel is the same. Here we get moody shots devoid of people - the lapping waves and streams are caught in a blurry flow. The skilled techniques of master printers, such as Michael Kenna and Rolfe Horn, capture the full range of black and white tones.
Another tendency is the use of processes that mimic the pigment and bromoil prints of the nineteenth century - some photographers use the exact techniques whilst others use digital processes to create stylistic facsimiles. |
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