Solitude
terrene impressions wrought from film
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Amsterdam Bikes on Bridge (B+W)
$35.00 – $790.00 -
Carrick-a-Rede Bridge (B+W)
$35.00 – $790.00 -
Cliffs of Moher (Color)
$35.00 – $790.00 -
Connemara Crosses 2 (B+W)
$35.00 – $790.00 -
Dingle Coast (Color)
$35.00 – $790.00 -
Donegal Horses (B+W)
$35.00 – $790.00 -
Edinburgh Phone Booth (Color)
$35.00 – $790.00 -
Fountains Abbey (Color)
$35.00 – $790.00 -
Giant’s Causeway (Color)
$35.00 – $790.00 -
Highland Cows
$35.00 – $790.00 -
Irish Pub 4 (Color)
$35.00 – $1,100.00 -
Provence Door 1 (Color)
$35.00 – $790.00
Artist’s Statement
The great cities and countrysides are bathed in rain, fog, mist and twilight. Solitary figures walk through empty streets absorbed in thoughts. The intimacy of these photographs takes familiar scenes and transforms them into an emotional landscape. A place to linger and enjoy the peace of a rainy day.
Photography is defined as a record made with light. It is a window through time to a moment that has passed. The great photographers, like Robert Frank, Robert Doisneau, and Henri Cartier-Bresson, mastered capturing a moment. Bresson called it “the decisive moment.” Whether exposing the image or printing the image, they worked with and manipulated light. Light was the narrow boundary through which they expressed themselves.
The new medium of digital photography has no such boundary. It has moved far from its darkroom roots. Once an image is taken into Photoshop, an artist is no longer restricted by boundaries of light or time. The digital artist is able to create color and composition that never passed through the lens of a camera.
Film and the darkroom are where my heart is. Using a Pentax 6×7 camera, along with Ilford high-speed roll film, I am able to capture subdued low light scenes and still produce wonderfully detailed and textured prints. Solitude when photographing is essential to my process and the message of my images. Camera work is done without the distraction of helpers or assistants. Each photograph is hand printed. The black and white photographs are printed on Ilford photographic paper. The color photographs are printed on Fuji photographic paper. Appropriate materials and display techniques are adapted to the print types, environments and requirements of the client or intended exhibition.
Upcoming Events
Dan Powers will be appearing at a number of upcoming art shows and festivals. For event details and a full list of appearances, check the Events page.
Frame Styles
Photo frames paired with complementary matting and fillets, selected, fitted and assembled personally by Dan Powers.
All frames are sourced by an American supplier and sturdily constructed from high quality stained woods.
Burnt Java (Pub Only)
Dan’s collection of pub photos are available exclusively in this special frame style. The tasteful Burnt Java wood with gold trim matches splendidly with the look and feel of the pubs of Ireland.
Frame Sizes
16″ x 20″ with Matting
19″ x 23″ with Frame
20″ x 26″ with Matting
23.5″ x 28.5″ with Frame
26″ x 30″ with Matting
31″ x 35″ with Frame
Vertical Series
35″ x 12″ with Matting
38″ x 15″ with Frame
Horizontal Series
36″ x 10″ with Matting
39″ x 13″ with Frame