Dana Dunham Photography: Recently Added Galleries and Collections

Liquid Emulsion

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:53:40 GMT

]]>Artist Statement

These images were photographed with the use of a 4x5 studio camera. This camera has given me a deeper love for my photography and through the use of the tilts and swings of the camera has allowed me greater access into my own vision as a contemporary photographer. My desire to hold onto the traditional aspects of black and white film and then crossing it with the alternative process has taken my work and vision to heights that are uniquely my own. The negative, through controlled exposure and development yields the contrast and density that I desire. The liquid emulsion allows my work to flow, to become something of itself and something that for me has become a world of its own

The double exposure is made in camera using one negative. The liquid emulsion is brushed onto watercolor paper under the red lights of the darkroom, and then exposed with the photographic negative. The darkroom chemistry is brushed on after the exposure has been made and is applied in a fashion that has become very natural to my intuition as a craftsman. The variations of the brush strokes of the emulsion and the painterly qualities of the chemistry dripping down the photograph presents to the viewer an image that is not only photographic, but also inherently related to printmaking and painting.

The Sleepers came to me in the early process of working with the liquid emulsion when I captured a remembrance of Andrew Sullivan that reminded him of the portraits taken by Julia Margaret Cameron. The images in this portfolio come to me as a blessing and allow my expression to be truly natural to my instincts as a fine art photographer. They have made me aware of the longevity of the photographic image in contemporary thinking as shown by the exquisite expression that filters through my own creative mind.

DD - 2011

Mates Leather Project

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:26:15 GMT

]]>Mates Leather Project is an artistic documentary of the private lives of the gay leather culture called, "Mates".
Photographed over the coarse of several months, Dana photographed the magic and mystery surrounding these 'behind doors' sex acts of the gay community's deepest regions. Photographed using 35mm black and white high speed film, allowed Dana to capture intimate moments with high contrast and painterly film grain. Using slow shutter speeds and soft focus, he has been able to capture a provocative society in a very artist light. It has only been with the total trust of those he photographs, gaining access into the lives of these private moments, which has made this possible. These sex acts are 'real' and are presented to you, to judge for yourself, the beauty of human nature.

Dialog with the Homeless - San Fran

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:46:19 GMT

]]>This Social Documentary Project was photographed over the course of 5 months during the Winter in 2011 in San Francisco, CA as part of my graduate work for MassArt in Boston. I photographed these images using tradition 4x5 black and white film and printed 16"x20" silver gelatin prints during my internship at RayKo in San Francisco.

Jack in the Tenderloin

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:29:41 GMT

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Thomas & Elbert in the Haight

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:21:06 GMT

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Male Nudes in the Dunes 2009

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:02:55 GMT

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The Dunes 2008

Thu, 07 May 2009 18:59:41 GMT

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