TITLE: Abused Film series

I use my Yashica 124G TLR 6x6 camera as a starting point to get the photos I want. After developing the film, I work directly on it, scratching, burning, and chemically staining. The final analog silver gelatine prints are a new way of seeing the world around me. Echoing my former years as a painter, they move back and forward along the line from traditional B&W photography to expressive painting, drawing and etching, creating something new and thought provoking.

AUTHOR: Dror Maayan (Israel)

Dror Maayan

A professional artist-photographer from Israel.

For over two decades, I was working as a professional photographer using most advanced digital cameras.

Several years ago, I discovered the alternative photography, moved back to the 19th century photographic techniques and was totally captivated by the wet collodion process, glass negatives and tintype positives.

I work with a variety of 19th-century techniques (wet collodion, albumen on glass/metal, dry gelatin, cyanotype, albumen on paper, salt print, Niepceotype/Hyalotype) and verity of 20th- century analog techniques. I use original equipment including antique and vintage cameras. As an artist I always add a personal touch to the photographic work, converting an old technique into contemporary artistic expression.