Loren Nelson

Original iPhone 8+ image of frosty leaves in my neighborhood, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original iPhone 8+ image of dramatic Mammatus Clouds, seen on a walk in my neighborhood park, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original iPhone 8+ image of a leaf on a coating of ice on top of my car, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original Nikon D700 image of a plastic-covered landscape, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks. Taking the discovery of plastic fibers at the summit of Mt Everest to the extreme, the photographs in this series envision a time in the future, intensified by climate change, when the snowpack and glaciers have all melted and left behind a layer of plastic.

Original iPhone 8+ image of a found still-life from a photography weekend on the Oregon Coast with friends, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original iPhone 8+ image of an awesome subject discovered on a construction site, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original iPhone 8+ image of an entrance to Palm House against a threatening sky, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original iPhone 8+ view of an amazing section of Highgate Cemetery, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original iPhone 8+ image of the door to the Hydraulic Marine Equipment Co. now closed, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original iPhone 8+ view of three chairs frolicking in the leaves, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original iPhone 8+ image of some peonies in front of a shop, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original Nikon D700 image made of an interesting abstract reflection of the building's interior, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original iPhone 8+ image of an accidental arrangement of c-clamps , processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original iPhone 8+ image of a found arrangement of discarded tulips in my brother's sink, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original iPhone 8+ image of a disintegrating plastic tarp, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Scanned Deardorff 4X5 image of an abstract composition at the Vigor Shipyard in Portland, Oregon, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original Nikon D700 image of a plastic-covered landscape form my series entitled "Wasteland", processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original Nikon D700 image of wrapped hay bales against a stormy sky, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original iPhone 8+ view of eroded rocks at low tide, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Original iPhone 8+ image of eroded and sculpted rocks, processed in Photoshop, and printed on Moab Juniper Fine-Art paper using archival pigment inks.

Loren Nelson

For over 45 years Loren Nelson has photographed with a Deardorff 4X5 view camera and film, and used a traditional darkroom to produce selenium-toned silver gelatin prints. Recently, he has also incorporated a digital workflow, using 35mm digital cameras and an iPhone to respond more spontaneously to his surroundings. Along with his darkroom work, he prints his digital images on fine-art papers, using archival pigment inks. Ongoing bodies of work include Pacific Northwest landscapes, seascapes, driftwood studies, botanicals, and Under Wraps, a series on plastic-wrapped buildings and landscapes.

 

Loren Nelson’s photographs are in numerous public and private collections, including the Portland Art Museum; the Hallie Ford Museum of Art; Salem, Oregon; and the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts; Tampa, FL. He is represented by the Portland Art Museum/Rental Sales Gallery in Portland, OR, and LightBox Photographic Gallery in Astoria, OR. His work has been published in View Camera, LensWork, B&W, Shots, and Analog Forever Magazines.

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