Marian Verkerk

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Pure Inspiration, volume 2: Colour – Got yours yet?

Discover how 140+ artists bring colour to traditionally monochrome processes. This book explores pigments, chemistry, layering, and experimentation through real working examples. From anthotypes and cyanotypes to hand-coloured, gum bichromates, and hybrids, each print includes insights into methods and creative choices. A rich source of both inspiration and practical learning. Pure Inspiration #2: Colour “Both the Pure Inspiration books are must-haves at the very least in digital form, not … Read more

The idea was born during the experiments later published in the volume PURE INSPIRATION #1 of Alternative Photography.

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Pure Inspiration emerged unexpectedly from our Calendar & Journal event. The idea stemmed from a desire to preserve the beauty of entries beyond the year’s end. The theme, Composites, encouraged experimentation, resulting in stunning artworks that blended multiple techniques that seemed to spark creativity. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a newcomer, this book will inspire you to explore alternative photography and unleash your own creativity. Pure Inspiration #2: … Read more

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