Joyce Tenneson Color Photography

Shot on a 20x24 Polaroid camera, "Woman with Architectural Shell" is a one-of-a-kind print made only rarer by the limited availability of the device’s large-format film. Includes sil...

Shot on a 20x24 Polaroid camera, "Warrior and Mirror" is a one-of-a-kind print made only rarer by the limited availability of the device’s large-format film. Includes silver frame wi...

Shot on a 20x24 Polaroid camera, "Suzanne Bent with Curl" is a one-of-a-kind print made only rarer by the limited availability of the device’s large-format film. Includes silver fram...

Shot on a 20x24 Polaroid camera, "Woman with Lit Branch" is a one-of-a-kind print made only rarer by the limited availability of the device’s large-format film. Includes silver frame...

Ed. 1/5, archival pigment print on handmade Japanese Awagami paper. Includes white frame. "Sunflowers in Motion" is from Joyce Tenneson's Radiant Beings series from 2021 which emph...

Ed. 4/5, archival pigment print on handmade Japanese Awagami paper. Includes white frame. "Fern & Wildflowers" is from Joyce Tenneson's Radiant Beings series from 2021 which emphas...

Ed. 4/5, includes white frame. "Suzanne in Contortion" is among Joyce Tenneson's most famous works from her "Transformations" series. Tenneson's style has been described as haunting...

Ed. 3/5, archival pigment print on handmade Japanese Awagami paper. Includes white frame. "Chinese Lanterns" is from Joyce Tenneson's Radiant Beings series from 2021 which emphasiz...

Shot on a 20x24 Polaroid camera, "Sonia and Suzanne" is a one-of-a-kind print made only rarer by the limited availability of the device’s large-format film. Includes silver frame wit...

Shot on a 20x24 Polaroid camera, "Suzanne and Shark Jaw" from her 1986-91 “Transformations” series is a one-of-a-kind print made only rarer by the limited availability of the device’...

b. 1945 Haunting, ethereal, mystical, – all of these words describe the photographic style of Joyce Tenneson. Her photos command a complex and intense emotional response from the viewer. Tenneson’s images are a mysterious alchemy of sensuality and spirituality lit in an almost otherworldly glow. Vicki Goldberg, critic and author, writes: “Tenneson possesses a unique vision which makes her photographs immediately recognizable.” Internationally lauded as one of the leading photographers of her generation, Joyce Tenneson’s work has been published in books and major magazines, and exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. Her portraits have appeared on covers for magazines such as: Time, Life, Newsweek, Premiere, Esquire and The New York Times Magazine. Tenneson is the author of seventeen books including the best seller, “Wise Women", which was featured in a Today Show series. She is also the recipient of many awards and, in a poll...