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BACK WHERE IT BEGAN

January 29, 2016 By liamlynch

LL03. Seahorse 6pp RollFold v3 AW

From February 17 till April 3 2016 Dracones et Equorum “Dragons and Horses” will be showing in the gallery at Gold Street Studios.

Official opening Sunday 21st February 2pm to 5 pm

It was at Gold Street Studios back in 2011 where I first discovered the palladiotype photographic process under the expert guidance of world renowned photographer and scientist Dr Mike Ware along with gallery owner/director Ellie Young.

It’s both an honour and a pleasure to have the opportunity to be able to show my work in such a distinguished space amongst my piers.

About gold street studios

Ellie Young is the founder of Gold Street Studios. Since its establishment in 1999 gold street studios has become the centre for alternative photographic print processes in Australia and New Zealand.  The studios provides a resource Centre for photographic image makers and attracts both local and international participants seeking to advance their knowledge and skills in the art, craft and science of traditional handmade and early photographic print processes.

700 James Lane  Trentham East Victoria 3458

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DRACONES et EQUORUM

April 4, 2015 By liamlynch

Dragons & Horses – An exhibition of photographs by Liam Lynch
Dragons_Exhibition

An intrepid nature-lover and image-hunter, Australia’s Liam Lynch goes far from the beaten track to create his images. Lynch is also a devotee of the palladiotype photographic process, which requires another excursion far beyond the norm. This painstaking technique shows a dedication to the labour of printing that is rare today.

After weeks underwater communing with these unique animals, Lynch is soon elbow-deep in alchemy: paper stocks are hand-coated with emulsion, and chemicals mixed from scratch. As a result of the 19th century process used, the images look genuinely antique in many ways, reminiscent of Joseph Banks’ catalogues, or Darwin’s specimen collections. Each image is composed using underwater backdrops that are carefully manoeuvred behind the subject and lit to create a “studio like” feel.

Yet these works have a modern edge… Lynch combines the ancient palladiotype method with new technology and equipment to produce the final result. Using a contact printing method which requires a negative the same size as the final print, Lynch brings the raw files into a computer, then prints them out at the required size at high resolution on transparent sheets. The result is a high-quality negative ready for printing. The negative is then laid directly onto the paper and exposed to light, after which the paper can be developed into the finished print.

For Lynch crossing the line from machine-made to hand-made does necessitate a substantial commitment, and the work is certainly labour-intensive. But in the end, what unfolds before the eyes is no ordinary photograph. Each is a true work of art.

–Maree Coote, Author, The Art of Being Melbourne

 

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New Treatment

October 23, 2014 By liamlynch

Weedy Sea Dragon #03

Palladium Print Weedy Sea Dragon #03

After more than 2 years working with the Mike Ware formula for producing palladiotype prints i’ve decided to change to a more traditional process using chemistry to control the contrast as opposed to humidity which I found to be extremely difficult to control in the climate I live and work in. So armed with an iPad, several reference books and some help from a Platinum/palladium printer, photographer and fellow Castlemaine resident Stephen Tester I set out on another journey of discovery. Extensive research led me to the conclusion that I needed to first improve and then modify the negative and contrast range by changing the material I was printing onto for my digital negatives as well as adding a colour adjustment layer to the negative file which inhibits levels of UV light passing through to assist with the density control. Sounds technical right? ..It is.. [Read more…]

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The Leafy Sea-Dragons of Rapid Bay

May 7, 2014 By liamlynch

Back in January earlier this year I decided to head over state lines to the South Australian Fleurieu Peninsula with a mission to capture images of the “Leafy Sea Dragon” as part of my latest series of soon to be exhibited palladium prints entitled “Dracones et Equorum” (Dragons & Horses).

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