PLATINUM PRINTS

"Platinum Prints - The Prince of Media"

Alfred Stieglitz

        Platinum prints combine the custom quality of a painting with photographic imagery to produce stunningly beautiful results.

Video: The Platinum Print: Photographic Processes / George Eastman House.  3:38 min.

I print in platinum/palladium for many reasons. The first reason is my passion for the process and the personal satisfaction that I derive from making handmade painterly prints in a time-honored way.  I am painting with light, analog or digital negatives, and archival emulsions on pure cotton or rag papers.  Creating images in this manner sustains my pleasure in the work. I present my photographs as objects of fine art.

The exceptional beauty of a platinum print, with its luminosity and fine detail, is unmatched by any other process. Platinum demonstrates a superb tonal range which often yields a softer and lesser contrast result, a trademark "glow" compared to silver gelatin or a digital print.  Throughout the history of photography,  master photographers have been attracted to the process. Some of those who had editions of their most prized work printed in platinum include Edward Steichen, Paul Strand, Imogen Cunningham, Sally Mann, and Robert Mapplethorpe, among many others.

The platinum printing process adds lasting importance and permanence to images for years to come. Platinum prints are not only beautiful, but they are also among the most permanent art objects made by hand.   Platinum metals (and sister metal salt palladium) are considered “noble” metals and are as chemically stable as gold, they will not tarnish or fade. Platinum images, when printed on archival-quality papers, can easily last hundreds of years. Sought after by many collectors of fine photography, platinum photographs can be admired for a lifetime and more.