In December 2022, Lehigh Valley Press featured my photography exhibition Nature and Machine, shown at the Rotunda Gallery in Bethlehem.
The exhibition explored the tension and balance between organic forms and human-made objects through traditional photographic processes. The work included palladium, cyanotype, albumen, ambrotype, gumoil, and silver gelatin prints—each photograph hand-printed in the darkroom using historically rooted techniques.
As noted in the article, my approach treats the camera as a tool chosen specifically for the subject, with every image individually printed rather than digitally reproduced. Several works on view were made using unconventional equipment, including pinhole cameras fabricated on a 3D printer.
One highlighted piece, Pinhole Trees (2021), was photographed at Lake Muhlenberg in Cedar Beach Park using a custom pinhole camera and a long exposure. The “Nature” side of the gallery featured trees, wildlife, shells, and blossoms, while the “Machine” side included images of vintage vehicles, musical instruments, industrial forms, and the Bethlehem Steel plant.
The exhibition was sponsored by the Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission and ran through December 21, 2022.
Read the original article by Ed Courrier at Lehigh Valley Press: https://www.lvpnews.com/20221223/gallery-view-rotunda-nature-and-machine