Joel-Peter Witkin and alt processes
CHPalmer@aol.com
Tue, 27 Feb 1996 21:52:50 -0500
Ian McCausland asked whether Joel-Peter Witkin uses alt processes. He does
not; his prints are gelatin silver, some of which are hand colored. I should
add that on purely technical grounds--subject matter aside--his prints are
extraordinary and I think would be difficult to equal using old processes
(this is a grudging admission from a platinum printer!!). He told me that he
is looking into the ambrotype technique for some of his work but had not (as
of three months ago) made any images with this method.
Charlie Palmer
Albuquerque NM