Al Clayton Black and White Photography

Marie Navarre remembering the way, 2021 archival digital print on Surface Gampi, Rives BFK 25.5" x 25" unframed 28.75" x 27.75" framed Edition of 5 Marie Navarre’s deep interest in poetry, especially the Japanese form of Haiku, has had a profound influence on her work. She conjures dreamlike images that appear to be from just outside the realm of human observation, like the fragments of a distant memory. She prints her mysterious and timeless images of flocks of birds, grey sky and shimmering endless horizons unmoored from specific times and places, then hand stitches over a background of Gampi paper—a soft, silky Japanese paper that has a satin-like sheen. These enigmatic photographic constructions document the implications of a moment rather than its actuality. The artist understands that her relationship to photography is complex: “I have this trouble of being a photographer but wanting to make the photographs into something else. I still think like a photographer even though in some ways I’m sabotaging the way that photography works. I still begin my artmaking process by making pictures. I don’t know how to begin without the photograph.” At play is the tension of a fixed medium documenting a world in movement. Navarre has a BA, MA and MFA from Arizona State University. Her work is collected nationally and she has received a number of awards including a Capp Street Project Residency Grant in San Francisco for her collaboration with Jim Campbell...

Shot by Barry Kramer (1921- 1984), one of the most prolific photographers of his time, captures the essence of 1950's Hollywood movie star, Jane Mansfield...

Shot by Barry Kramer (1921- 1984), one of the most prolific photographers of his time, captures the essence of 1950's Hollywood movie star, Jane Mansfield...

New York City based wildlife and street photographer Viet Chu, captured this breathtaking monochrome shot of a profile of a Zebra on a Black background. This image was taken in 2016,...

New York City based wildlife and street photographer Viet Chu, shot this black and white image of people walking on century old cobblestone in New York City. With monochrome color he...

Greg Lotus Safari, 2019 Fashion Photography Greg Lotus is an American fashion photographer based between Miami and New York. His work can be found regularly in the pages of Italian ...

Portrait photograph of the “King of Beasts.” New York City based wildlife and street photographer Viet Chu captured this striking shot of a lion on a dark background. His focus is...

Cristiano Mascaro Corcovado, Christ the Redeemer (detail), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1990 40 x 40 inches Edition of 2 Archival Pigment Print Signed,...

Greg Lotus Summer Day, 2019 Fashion Photography Greg Lotus is an American fashion photographer based between Miami and New York. His work can be found regularly in the pages of Ital...

New York City based wildlife and street photographer Viet Chu, shot this black and white image of people walking on century old cobblestone in New York City. With monochrome color he...

Greg Lotus Through the window, 2019 Fashion Photography Greg Lotus is an American fashion photographer based between Miami and New York. His work can be found regularly in the pages...

Greg Lotus Wagon Wheel, 2005 Fashion Photography Greg Lotus is an American fashion photographer based between Miami and New York. His work can be found re...