savannah

Being from Savannah, the coastal area is forever imprinted on my interior landscape. Small city parks, some unchanged for decades, are everywhere. Cemeteries, famous and forgotten, also dot the region. Nearby salt marshes and barrier islands seem to exist outside of time. Standing by the ocean, you see a distant horizon, feel a thick breeze, and hear the sound of shore birds. It's easy to lose yourself in Savannah.

A pinhole camera was used for the images below and color effects were created digitally. 

Bonaventure Cemetery

Tybee Island

Skidaway Island

Exploring the humble, overlooked and forgotten structures of Savannah is best done on a bicycle. Meandering the neighborhood streets and lanes allow one's eye to wander about. Little treasures are everywhere. You find houses that appear to be unchanged for decades. Buildings remembered as a child still stand. So much continues to exist that it forms a reassuring familiarity.

​Images were taken with a digital camera. All but one were printed using the 19th century non-silver photo process known as gum dichromate. Layers of red, yellow and blue were overprinted to achieve a full color image. They are often referred to as tricolor prints.

Casein over gum tricolor

More information about historic and alternative photographic techniques used can be found at alternativephotography.com