Wonderful photographers have shared their creative practice and process for working with chrysotype in ‘Chrysotype: A Contemporary Guide to Photographic Printing in Gold. Over the next couple of months, you’ll get an insight into their work and how to find out more about them. To kick us off, please read on about the fabulous Bianca Conwell.

Bianca uses her fascination with the blue, lilac, and purple hues of chrysotype to gracefully convey the mood of her imagery. Personal nostalgia is a large part of her work, which often portrays the childhood memories of the landscape she grew up in.

With a focus on nature and sunlight to capture scenes, it seems an intuitive extension that Bianca’s chrysotype prints are exposed using the ultra-violet rays of the sun.

A natural curiosity has led her to experiment with different types of negatives, with film and wet plate glass negatives her current focus. The beautiful Autumn Fig Leaves above was produced with a wet plate negative.

To learn more about Bianca’s portfolio of work visit her at biancaconwell.com

To find out about Bianca’s journey with the chrysotype process, purchase a copy of Chrysotype: A Contemporary Guide to Photographic Printing in Gold.