Chapter Six — Monochrome
Studies in Grey
Fourteen monochrome studies of petals, rock and skin — printed by hand in silver gelatin.
Series
VI
—
2025
Pl. 01 of
14
( about the series )
Location
New York Studio
Made
Spring, 2025
Medium
Large format, silver gelatin
Photographs
Fourteen
Colour tells you what something is. Grey tells you how it is shaped. I printed these in the darkroom, one evening at a time, until each tone sat exactly where I wanted it.
Most of the subjects were found within ten minutes of the studio. The slowness is in the printing, not the travelling.
Pl. 01
Dahlia
Gelatin silver print
Pl. 02
Freckles
Gelatin silver print
Pl. 03
White Teeth
Gelatin silver print
Pl. 04
Vertical Slit
Gelatin silver print
“Grey is where the shape lives.”
— Darkroom notes
Pl. 05
Sisters
Gelatin silver print
Plates 01 — 05 of
14
Next Series —
07
/ 08
The Second
Frame