Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 1 – The collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2022.
“Dedicated artists from all over the world experiment and contribute their valuable discoveries page by page. The beauty is alluring, and the possibilities are endless.”
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In the press: In Silvergrain Classics Issue #17, Winter 2022:
Read the Review of Anthotypes Emulsions, Volume 1: “Consider this book as a springboard to immediately and easily propel you into the world of anthotypes with a minimum of equipment, time, and expense. Others will find the book a resource to build upon…”
Learn from the collective experience from World Anthotype Day.
- Publisher: AlternativePhotography.com (October 2022)
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- Press release
Paperback format on Amazon Kindle:
- Format: Paperback, 82 pages, full colour
- Size: 20.3 x 25.4 cm or 8×10 inches
- ISBN: 979-8358167308
Paperback format on Lulu
- Format: Paperback, 82 pages, full colour
- Size: 21.6 x 27.9 cm or 8,5×11 inches
E-book format here on AlternativePhotography.com:
- Format: PDF, 82 pages, full colour
- Size: 20.3 x 25.4 cm or 8×10 inches
- Format: 8×10 inches
- Publisher: AlternativePhotography.com (2022)
About the anthotype emulsions book
On Saturday the 20th of August 2022 the World’s FIRST EVER Anthotype Day took place, initiated and facilitated by a small team at AlternativePhotography.com.
Over 100 artists from all over the globe sent in their anthotypes and research notes of prints made from plants, powders or dyes. The collective research gathered on the day has been compiled in this book covering 60 plants: African Lily, Algae / Spirulina, Amaranth, Arjuna tree, Basil, Beach Rose, Beech, Beetroot, Black Grape, Black Raspberry, Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Blueberry, Bougainvillea, Butterfly Pea, Celadine Poppy, Chard, Cherry, Chocolate Cosmos, Christmas Cactus, Coffee, Cootamundra Wattle, Dahlia, Eastern Red Columbine, English Cucumber, Geranium, Hardy Hibiscus, Hierbamora / Black Nightshade, Kembang Telang, Marigold, Matcha, Moss-Rose Purslane, Northern White Cedar, Oak Apple, Onion, Ora-pro-nóbis, Paprika, Pau Brasil, Petunia, Phasey bean, Pokeberry, Poppy, Raspberry, Red cabbage, Red Pepper, Rose Madder or Dyer’s Madder, Rowanberry, Royal Grape, Skunk Cabbage, Spinach, Strawberry, Sunflower, Sweet Paprika, Turmeric, Violet, Walnut, Watercress, Winter Purslane, Woad and Yerba Mate.
Next time you want to know if a plant can be used to make an anthotype, just look it up – or use the book as inspiration to try something new.
About the editor
Malin Fabbri grew up in Sweden and moved to London in her early twenties to study. She earned an M.A. in Design at Central St. Martin’s School of Design, but publishing her thesis felt more like a beginning than an end. Malin decided to combine her academic and practical experience and started AlternativePhotography.com in 2000. The website still maintains its origins as a source of information and research on alternative photographic processes and now represents almost 400 artists. Malin actively manages the expansion of the site as editor. She researches alternative photographic processes, makes prints, and runs workshops.
Malin has also worked professionally with major media names such as Time magazine and CNBC Europe. She is the co-author of From Pinhole to Print and the editor of the alternative photography art book Alternative Photography: Art and Artists, Edition 1, which features 115 artists working in alternative photographic processes. Alternative Photography: Art and Artists, Edition 2 was launched for the 25th anniversary of AlternativePhotography.com in 2025. To show the creative width of alternative processes, the book Pure Inspiration was also written in two editions.
Apart from writing Anthotypes – Explore the Darkroom in Your Garden and Make Photographs Using Plants, which is the first book dedicated to the anthotype process, and the expanded version Anthotypes – The Complete Guide to Making Photographs with Plants and Sunlight. She has also authored Blueprint to Cyanotypes – Exploring a Historical Alternative Photographic Process. Malin launched World Anthotype Day, a global event where artists collectively research anthotype emulsions, in 2022 and from there compiled Anthotype Emulsions, Volumes 1-3 – the collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2022–2024, each featuring contributions from hundreds of artists.
Malin has a strong passion for alternative processes. She now lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden, with her two sons, Maximillian and Ruben.
Artists in the book
The list of artists represented in this book can be seen in the World Anthotype Day 2022 gallery.
Anthotype emulsions
The book contains research on 60 emulsions:
- African Lily
- Algae / Spirulina
- Amaranth
- Arjuna tree
- Basil
- Beach Rose
- Beech
- Beetroot
- Black Grape
- Black Raspberry
- Blackberry
- Blackcurrant
- Blueberry
- Bougainvillea
- Butterfly Pea
- Celadine Poppy
- Chard
- Cherry
- Chocolate Cosmos
- Christmas Cactus
- Coffee
- Cootamundra Wattle
- Dahlia
- Eastern Red Columbine
- English Cucumber
- Geranium
- Hardy Hibiscus
- Hierbamora / Black Nightshade
- Kembang Telang
- Marigold
- Matcha
- Moss-Rose Purslane
- Northern White Cedar
- Oak Apple
- Onion
- Ora-pro-nóbis
- Paprika
- Pau Brasil
- Petunia
- Phasey bean
- Pokeberry
- Poppy
- Raspberry
- Red cabbage
- Red Pepper
- Rose Madder or Dyer’s Madder
- Rowanberry
- Royal Grape
- Skunk Cabbage
- Spinach
- Strawberry
- Sunflower
- Sweet Paprika
- Turmeric
- Violet
- Walnut
- Watercress
- Winter Purslane
- Woad
- Yerba Mate
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Yes, there are no chemicals involved at all. Just pigment from plants i.e. what you get from crushing petals, or grinding herbs. Good luck!
Are Anthotypes chemical free? I would like to do more alternative processes but have high chemical sensitivities. Maybe this would be a good fit. Thanks for your reply.
Thank you Ralph! And looking forward to seeing what you come up with next year!
Well done Malin, the book is a great resource.
I’ll have to start planning for next years Anthotype Day.
Looking forward to my hard copy.
Hi Marion,
I’m glad to hear it!
A fantastic resource for this intriguing process. I will definitely use this for inspiration for my further experiments in Anthotypes.
I’m glad you found inspiration to try more emulsions! Thank you also for your contribution!
@Tommy I’m glad it inspired you!
Inspiration is flowing when I turn the pages in the book. Looking at the work from others and new ideas in my mind. Can’t wait for next summer to test some emulsions.
I really enjoyed reading the ebook and look forward to trying some of the emulsions included in the book in the summer. There was such a big variety in emulsions included and plenty of mixtures of various ingredients to make emulsions. I liked the ebook and decided to buy a hard copy for reference from Lulu which arrived promptly.
Thank you Bernd! Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for spreading the word about this wonderful process!
Hi, I like this idea and the results very much. I bought the book and it is really phantastic.
I added an entry in the German Wikipedia to the gallery of the World Anthotype Day 2022.
https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anthotypie&stable=0
Best regards
Bernd
Glad you enjoy it! Thank you for your wonderful praise. The deliveries of the paperbook varies I have noticed dependent on where you are. Some get it within days, some 2 weeks. Enjoy the experimentation with new emulsions!
I’ve started reading at eBook and I’m really enjoying it. I have already encouraged myself to do a test with an emulsion that I had never tried before. I love reading some of Malin anecdotes. Hoping my paper book arrives soon. Thanks for the effort.
Thank you. And thank you so much for your contribution!
Wonderful publication, Malin! A great resource for all anthotypers!