Introduction
ALAN DEHMER
From: Durham, NC
Medium: Gum bichromate printed film photography
Alan Dehmer makes photographs the really old fashioned way. And that allows him to make them more personal; each step of the gum bichromate process is an intuitive, creative decision performed in partnership with the elements. By veiling each image with brushed on pigments, Dehmer manages to strip away artifice and reveal a clearer, more beautiful truth. Equally important is the technical skill demanded by the gum bichromate process. A thoughtful and committed artist who has taken a circuitous route to the life of a professional fine art photographer, Dehmer is capturing and indeed creating images of exquisite truth and beauty.
