FOCUS ON Experimental Photographer Chris Keeney
Bob Mizer tirelessly experimented with almost every format of photography that existed in his lifetime. Sure, he's famous for his commercial work,...
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Steven Chandler says of his series "Unfound," "When you delete images from your digital camera the files are lost forever, not so with film. The mistakes, wrong decisions or bad memories continue to exist somewhere albeit as unwanted artifacts. It used to be possible to find these discarded pictures/negatives on the pavement, in skips, in the trash, but not anymore. I have collected found film/photographs since 2001 but every year I was finding less and less. Now that digital photography has all but taken over, finding film has become extremely rare."
"I decided to make my own fictional found pictures, recreating film’s innate authenticity for memories, enhanced by the blemishes of neglect. These ersatz discarded images recreated to fill a void left by the digital revolution, strive to offer a random glimpse of lives led while simultaneously exploring notions of authenticity at the demise of analogue photography."
Steven was born in Hertford, England. For the past few years he has taught photography in community settings and pursued self-initiated projects. His work has been exhibited in public and private spaces including the RPS, F.Stop, the Photographers Gallery and National Portrait Gallery. He lives and works in London.
FOCUS ON Experimental Photographer Troy Schooneman
Bob Mizer experimented in his portraiture constantly over the decades, every day that he worked with his models. Stunning images of men, women, and...
FOCUS ON Experimental Photographer Joni Sternbach
Another look at experimental photography, another way to stay creative in an ever-digital photo world where everything is "created" for you at the...
State of The Archive: June 2016
I've been wanting to write this post for quite awhile now. It should have been a simple update to our current project cataloging about 700,000...