Lumen print photographers – AlternativePhotography.com

Julie Mixon

Julie Mixon is a Professor of Photography at Francis Marion University whose practice explores alternative photographic processes, combining historical techniques with digital and analogue experimentation. Her work often focuses on family and nature, reflecting her interest in the intersection of science, art, and photography. From: Florence, South Carolina, USA Shows: Cyanotypes, Lumens, Transfers and VanDykes Julie Mixon is a Professor of Photography at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina. … Read more

Peter Kinchington

Peter Kinchington is a biologist and photographer whose work bridges science and visual art. His images – ranging from underwater to photomicrography – have supported major institutions and publications. Through advanced imaging techniques, he reveals the complexity of the natural world, combining scientific precision with an enduring fascination for nature’s detail. From: Melbourne, Australia Shows: Argyrotypes, Cyanotype, Lumens, Photogravures, Pinholes, Salt prints and Vandyke Browns. About Peter Kinchington (AAIPP, AIPPLM, BSc, Dip Ed, … Read more

Johannes Schmidt

Johannes Schmidt creates cameraless photograms & lumenprints with plants & historic papers, blending chemistry, chance & surreal beauty. Stunning colours, textures & subconscious connections. From: Born in Germany, lives in Nantes, France Shows: Chemigrams, lumenprints, toned cyanotypes Johannes Schmidt is a self-taught amateur. A pinhole workshop brought him in a darkroom, where he later discovered his passion for cameraless photography. He became fascinated by light, supports, photosensitive matter and photochemistry, … Read more

Marian Verkerk

Marian Verkerk is a visual artist whose work explores memory, time, and impermanence through experimental photographic processes, combining cyanotype, lumen prints, chemograms, and hybrid analogue–digital techniques. From: Friesland, the Netherlands Shows: Cyanotypes, duotones and tri colour, and Lumen prints Marian Verkerk is a visual artist working with experimental photographic processes that challenge the stability of the image. Combining cyanotype, lumen printing, chemograms, Van Dyke brown, and hybrid analogue–digital approaches, my … Read more

Daniel Rothenberg

Daniel Rothenberg is an experimental artist whose practice bridges printmaking and alternative photography. Grounded in process and material, his layered kallitypes and analog techniques explore transformation, imperfection, and the tactile possibilities of image-making. From: Rochester, New York, USA Shows: Chemigrams, Cyanotypes, Kallitypes, Lumens. Daniel Rothenberg is an experimental artist whose evolving body of work reflects a deep curiosity for process and material. He graduated from Nazareth University in 2021 with … Read more

Marie Lund

Marie Lund, an artist from Prague, specializes in photography, printing, and painting. Based in Australia, she has held thirteen solo exhibitions and is fascinated by old photographic processes like Photograms and Sun Prints. From: Maloneys Beach, NSW, Australia Shows: Lumen prints / Silver gelatin photograms Marie Lund, an artist who practices within the mediums of photography, printing and painting, was born in Prague. She has a long and involved relationship … Read more

Caroline Roberts

Caroline Roberts explores the relationship between people and nature through camera-less processes. Her work, marked by chaos and control, reflects climate grief and wonder. With a background in Chemical Engineering and an MFA in Painting, she exhibits internationally and manages a riparian forest in Texas. From: Houston, Texas, United States Shows: Chemigrams, Cyanolumens Caroline Roberts explores the uneasy relationship between people and the wildness of the rat world. She thinks … Read more

Stig Marlon Weston

Stig Marlon Weston, a photographer from Oslo, Norway, has over 25 years of experience in analog photography, emphasizing alternative processes to explore the connection between subject and image. His work, showcased internationally, focuses on landscape photography and experimental techniques. Weston also manages CYAN studio and initiated the Nordic Analog Network. From: Oslo, Norway Shows: Chemigrams, Lumen prints and Silver gelatin Photograms Stig Marlon Weston studied professional photography right before digital … Read more

Brian Nieman

Photographer Brian Nieman explores alternative processes and conducts workshops. His focus is on uncovering messages within layers of existence, preferring education and unrestricted projects over corporate work. From: Los Angeles California, USA Shows: Cyanotypes, Lumen and Polaroids Brian Nieman, a photographer and educator, explores alternative processes and conversations. As a resident artist, he conducts in-depth workshops and classes, supported by sponsorships and grants from various California Arts Council, Ahmanson Foundation, … Read more

Suanne Peterson

Suanne Peterson focuses on non-toxic, darkroom-free photographic processes and draws and photographs things she observes. From: Medford, Massachusetts, USA Shows: Anthotypes, Chlorophyll prints, Cyanolumen, Cyanotype and Lumen Suanne is a teacher and avid gardener living in a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. She lives with her husband, their daughter and two cats. When she is not at work or weeding she likes to hike, ski, and experiment with non-toxic (or less … Read more

Bernd Hutschenreuther

Bernd Hutschenreuther, born in East Germany have been using pinhole cameras, cyanotypes, developing with caffenol and most recently lumen prints. From: Saxony, Dresden, Germany. Shows: Lumen prints. I was born in 1954 in Steinach, Thuringian Forest, East Germany. I took my first photos in 1960 with a Pouva Start camera. Photography has always fascinated me, although I also made more amateur films for a while. In school, I joined a … Read more

Hanne Lange Houlberg

Hanne Lange Houlberg is from Denmark and works in a variety of processes such as cyanotype, lumen, chemigrams and polaroids. From: Holbaek, Denmark. Shows: Photograms, Chemigrams, Lumen print, Silver gelatin, Liquid emulsion, Cyanotype, Polaroid image transfers. Hanne Lange Houlberg is a Danish-based photographer. She was born in 1959 in Denmark and studied at Art Academy in Denmark from 1980-1984 and in Poland from 1988-19 89. She has been teaching art … Read more

Christina Z. Anderson

From: Bozeman, Montana, USA.
Shows: Mordancage, & Gum over cyan.
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Kate Jordahl

North American photographers – West & West Coast
From: Hayward, California, USA.
Shows: Platinum and palladiums.
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Danielle Edwards

Danielle Edwards, from Melbourne, Australia, has extensive experience in medical photography. Inspired by nature she combines digital and analogue photography in her Platinotypes and other processes. From: Melbourne, Australia. Shows: Chrysotype, Lumen, Platinotype and Vandykes. For 29 years Danielle Edwards worked as a biomedical photographer in Melbourne, Australia. It required an approach of discipline and precision to produce medical photographs for documentation and standardisation. She recently retired from this industry … Read more

Cynthia A. Hurayt

Cynthia A. Hurayt, a pharmacist from Alpine, Texas, USA, uses the lumen print process to explore the capabilites of the right side of the brain. From: Alpine, Texas, USA. Shows: Lumen prints and Wet plate collodions Cynthia A. Hurayt’s profession is Pharmacist. She lives and work in Alpine, Texas, USA. While using her left brain, she felt she needed something to utilize the right side of the brain. She began … Read more

Nóra Fanni Zentay

Nóra Fanni Zentay is a visual artist and researcher from Hungary working in Cyanotypes, Vandykes, Chemigrams, Lumens, Chemilumens. From: Érd, Hungary. Shows: Cyanotypes, Vandykes, Chemigrams, Lumens, Chemilumens. Nóra Fanni Zentay is a Hungarian visual artist and researcher. She earned an MA in Graphic Design from the University of Hertfordshire (IDI), UK and completed the Doctoral Programme in Film, Media and Contemporary Culture at Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary. Currently she is … Read more

Bea Estevez

Bea Estevez from Spain has been working in photography for over 20 years and is currently working in cyanotypes and lumen prints which she feels is a good base for experimenting. From: Bilbao, Spain. Shows: Cyanotypes and Lumen prints. Bea Estevez is a social and artistic photographer from the Basque Country. She began in 2001 with analog photography, developing negatives, and taking the occasional photogram. Currently, she combines digital photography … Read more

Maureen Mulhern-White

Maureen Mulhern-White is passionate about cyanotypes, lumens and photographs which reflects in her work, she starts her gallery here with a few examples. Take a look. Lives: Roxbury, Connecticut, USA. Born: UK Shows: Cyanotypes and lumen prints. Maureen Mulhern-White’s particular passions include cyanotype, lumengrams and photograms. Self-taught, her work often bridges the playful and the macabre. Born in England, Maureen spent her early years in the UK before moving to … Read more

Melody Locke

Melody Locke, from Houston, Texas, started experimenting with lumen prints in 2015 and devotes most of her time in the darkroom to this process. See her work here. From: Houston, Texas, USA. Shows: Lumen prints. In 2007, Melody Locke began attending Glassell School of Art, where she photographed rural and urban landscapes with black & white and infrared film. She processed her film and developed silver gelatin prints in a … Read more

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