learning from Las Vegas
Back in the 1990s I studied Historic Preservation Planning. There I studied Architectural History and City Planning, and techniques for saving / preserving the un/built environment from urban renewal. I
Author: jnanian
I am a Freelance Photographer in Rhode Island. I make photographs using a variety of methods with and without a camera. I make photo emulsions from scratch, I coat my own photo paper and make cyanotypes too.
I am a huge fan of Caffenol, and instead of instant coffee, I roast my own beans and sell them. I also sell silver recovery products.
little books of cyanotypes
a little over a year ago I made a little book of cyanotypes. it has images on every page and the book is tiny. It’s a book whose images change
coffee visions
you’ve probably realized I like coffee. I photographed my cup of coffee for months and decided to publish a few in a little blurb book https://www.blurb.com/b/11159537-visions-from-a-cup-of-coffee
The overpasses
We pass this stretch of road every day. The road brings people on and off and down, and up and over. Concrete and metal and sometimes there is dead grass
nothing’s the same
I’ve been going through this period these days that can pretty much be summed up as nothing is the same… I spent from2003 to December 2021 at a website as
lame paper for cyanotypes
if you’ve made cyanotypes and applied the chemicals on the paper yourself you know what I am talking about. some papers work great, some papers are kind of pathetic. I
It is not what I remembered
You could see the sand bar encircling the island. It was a white curved line and if you weren’t paying attention you’d run aground.
the trees
I stood on the edge of the path and looked out towards the bay. The birds were singing, and the sun was shining. it was warm and when I closed
the trees
I was there today, but I didn’t leave where I was. Photography has a way of doing that, transporting us to a different time and place like listing to a
Providence
The other day I parked my car and tried to pay for parking with one of those multi Parking Kiosks. The one near me was stuffed with chewing gum and
The blue horizon
It was early in the day, I was walking the path. The sun was in the sky, the water and wind were welcoming me. The path was soggy, it must
I was there but it was different
I visited the island and was there. I had memories on my mind of past experiences and used a box camera to record the time spent as I walked on
Re-imagined Landscape
For a few months I have been posting images to my instagram feed that I put (reimagined landscape) in part of the description. I began putting these words next to
Things you might do
It’s easy to get bored isn’t it? I know I’ll pick up a camera or my phone or recording device I have at hand and I just stare at it,
Trickle Tanks and “After” Kits
As I mentioned in an earlier post USI, the company I was distributing for isn’t around anymore, but another company grew up in it’s place. I have the price list