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Kerik Kouklis Art

American, b. 1960
Kerik Kouklis is a fine art photographer, filmmaker, and educator who specializes in creating handmade photographs and documentary films. Born and raised in California with a background in music and a 30-year career as an environmental geologist under his belt, Kerik combines a contemporary eye with 19th-century processes to produce work that is uniquely his own. Influenced by the pictorialists of the early 20th century, he makes images that can be at once calm and unsettling. Working in a variety of formats from small digital cameras up to large view cameras, Kerik uses both film and digital negatives to create his prints. He is known as a skilled practitioner and teacher of the platinum/palladium process and the combined gum-platinum process. He has used these processes to create his work since 1990 and has been teaching workshops in these processes since 1997, both in his home studio and at various locations around the US, Canada, and the UK. In 2004 Kerik began working with the wet plate collodion process which brought a new series of portraits and still-life images into his portfolio. These images are one-of-a-kind, made in-camera on aluminum or glass. Kerik has also dabbled making daguerreotypes and plans to continue pursuing this earliest and perhaps most difficult of the photographic processes. Kerik’s work is currently represented in California by Oficino Uno in Carmel, CA, and the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite where he has been teaching hand-made photographic techniques since 2000. His prints are held in private and corporate collections in North America and Europe as well as the Museum of Fine Art, Houston and the Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, Newcastle, Pennsylvania. Kerik is also a fledgling glass-blower, another medium he plans to pursue.
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Trees Near Gualala California - Trees In Fog
Trees Near Gualala California - Trees In Fog

Trees Near Gualala California - Trees In Fog

By Kerik Kouklis

Located in Carmel, CA

Platinum/Palladium (there was no pull down for this) Print Date 2014 Hand printed by artist Edition 1/15 Corner Mounted Outer Dimensions 28x32"

Category

2010s Kerik Kouklis Art

Materials

Platinum

Gathering Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park
Gathering Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park

Gathering Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park

By Kerik Kouklis

Located in Carmel, CA

Hand printed by the artist. Kerik is known for his fine art platinum printing process. This is an edition of 15 only. Comes with over mat.

Category

2010s Kerik Kouklis Art

Materials

Platinum

Trees, Fog & Sun Cross Village Michigan

Trees, Fog & Sun Cross Village Michigan

By Kerik Kouklis

Located in Carmel, CA

A stunning photograph of light. Hand printed by the artist. Edition 3/15 Gum Bichromate over Platinum / Palladium

Category

Early 2000s Kerik Kouklis Art

Materials

Platinum

Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park California
Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park California

Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park California

By Kerik Kouklis

Located in Carmel, CA

Platinum/Palladium (there was no pull down for this) Print Date 2025 Hand printed by artist Edition 1/15 Outer dimensions 16x20" Corner Mounted

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2010s Realist Kerik Kouklis Art

Materials

Platinum

Tunnel View 2, Yosemite National Park California
Tunnel View 2, Yosemite National Park California

Tunnel View 2, Yosemite National Park California

By Kerik Kouklis

Located in Carmel, CA

Hand printed Palladium photograph (no pull down for that) Edition 1/15 Corner Mounted Over matted

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Kerik Kouklis Art

Materials

Platinum

Blue Bottle & Two Tulips (Tintype)

Blue Bottle & Two Tulips (Tintype)

By Kerik Kouklis

Located in Carmel, CA

A one of a kind photograph. 1/1 Hand printed with the early alternative process of Tintype. Has a fantastic presence. Dry mounted on board 16x20".

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21st Century and Contemporary Kerik Kouklis Art

Materials

Metal

Backlit Pass, Hokkaido Japan
Backlit Pass, Hokkaido Japan

Backlit Pass, Hokkaido Japan

By Kerik Kouklis

Located in Carmel, CA

Hand printed by artist who is known for his craft. Stunning in person. Printed 2025

Category

2010s Kerik Kouklis Art

Materials

Platinum

Gates Of The Valley 2002, Yosemite National Park
Gates Of The Valley 2002, Yosemite National Park

Gates Of The Valley 2002, Yosemite National Park

By Kerik Kouklis

Located in Carmel, CA

Hand printed by the artist. Considered one of the best platinum printers of the 21st C. Printed 2006 Gum over Platinum

Category

Early 2000s Kerik Kouklis Art

Materials

Platinum

Redwood Trees In Fog, California

Redwood Trees In Fog, California

By Kerik Kouklis

Located in Carmel, CA

Hand printed by artist In edition of 15 Platinum/Palladium (no pull down for it) Mint Condition Framing available

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Kerik Kouklis Art

Materials

Platinum

Bridalveil Falls, Pacific House California Waterfall
Bridalveil Falls, Pacific House California Waterfall

Bridalveil Falls, Pacific House California Waterfall

By Kerik Kouklis

Located in Carmel, CA

Actually Palladium photograph - no pull down for it! Hand printed by artist Corner mounted Out dimensions 15x25" Edition 14/25 Larger Size 20x36" Edition 2/15 Printed 2014

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2010s Kerik Kouklis Art

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Platinum

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park California
El Capitan, Yosemite National Park California

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park California

By Kerik Kouklis

Located in Carmel, CA

This is a Palladium photograph not a Platinum but there is no drop down for the palladium... Mint Condition From Artist Hand Printed Edition 2/15 Outer dimensions 26.5 x34 Corner Mou...

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2010s Kerik Kouklis Art

Materials

Platinum

Gates of the Valley, Yosemite National Park 2019
Gates of the Valley, Yosemite National Park 2019

Gates of the Valley, Yosemite National Park 2019

By Kerik Kouklis

Located in Carmel, CA

Hand printed by the artist, considered one of the greatest platinum printers working today. Gum over palladium. Printed 2021

Category

2010s Kerik Kouklis Art

Materials

Platinum

Tower Bridge In Fog, Sacramento California
Tower Bridge In Fog, Sacramento California

Tower Bridge In Fog, Sacramento California

By Kerik Kouklis

Located in Carmel, CA

Platinum/Palladium (there was no pull down for this) Print Date 1996 Hand printed by artist Edition 5/25 Outer dimensions 15x25" Corner Mounted

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Kerik Kouklis Art

Materials

Platinum

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Previously Available Items
Tunnel View 2, Yosemite
Tunnel View 2, Yosemite

Tunnel View 2, Yosemite

By Kerik Kouklis

Located in Carmel, CA

Hand printed by artist Print Date 2016 Edition 1/15 Gum Platinum/Pallidum Print (no pull down for that!)

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21st Century and Contemporary Kerik Kouklis Art

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Platinum

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Located in Carmel, CA

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