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Alt Process - Platinum/Palladium

71 images Created 11 Feb 2019

Platinum prints, also called platinotypes, are photographic prints made by a monochrome printing process involving platinum. Because the platinum lies on the paper surface, the final image is absolutely matte with a deposit of platinum (and/or palladium, its sister element absorbed slightly into the paper.

Two aspects that make the platinum print so special are beauty and permanence. The unique beauty of a fine platinum print involves a broad scale of tones from black to white. The delicate, rich platinum tones range from warm black, to reddish brown, to expanded mid-tone grays. In the deepest shadows, the platinum print still presents information; the platinum whites are delicate and the depth of the image is alive and three-dimensional.

Platinum prints are also among the most permanent objects invented by human beings! The platinum metals (platinum and palladium) are more stable than gold and protect against against chemical reactions that might degrade the print. It is said that a platinum image, properly made, can last thousands of years. It is as enduring as steel or stone and will outlive the fine paper it is printed upon.
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  • A nature abstract showing the leaves of an aloe plant with the spiky contours of each leaf.
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  • The Howard one room schoolhouse is now located outside Prineville, Oregon in the Ochoco National Forest.
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  • Viewed over a huge plaza made of granite stone on a dark and cloudy day, the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco is one of the largest mosques in the world.
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  • The traditional Jewish cemetery of Marrakesh, Morocco is filled with tombs painted with white paint.
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  • A bundle of candles at a Buddhist temple in Taiwan is so hot that rivultes of molten red wax are dripping off the sides.
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  • An old man is praying with a bundle of incense sticks at the Mengjia Longshan Buddhist Temple in Taipei, Taiwan.
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  • Two brass purification ladles rest on a bamboo log at a Shinto shrine in Japan. The ladles are used as part of the ritual temizu cleansing by worshippers prior to going into the temple.
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  • The old cemetery, surrounding the original church of San Geronimo, is filled with old graves. The graveyard is in sunlight while the dark sky looming in the background is a precursor to a thunderstorm.
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  • A man outside the a hotel in South Beach takes a break from carrying a large wooden cabinet to say hello.
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  • The Suor Prat Towers in the Angkor Thom temple complex near Siem Reap, Cambodia are structures with an unknown purpose. There are ten towers altogether.
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  • In the Man Mo Temple on Hollywood Road in Hong Kong, coils of incense burning overhead in the rafters over the worshippers infuse the air with fragrant smoke.
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  • BERLIN, GERMANY - February 5, 2013: Menashe Kadisman created Shalekhet (Fallen Leaves) out of 10,000 faces punched out of steel and distributed on the ground of the “Memory Void” in the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Germany on February 5, 2013. The artwork is dedicated to all victims of violence and war. (Scanned from black and white film.)
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  • BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 1, 2013: "The Empty Library" by Israeli artist Mischa Ullman is an underground room with empty white bookcases as viewed on February 1, 2013 in Berlin. Located on the Bebelplatz outside Humboldt University, it is a memorial to the site of the Burning of Books on May 10, 1933. (Scanned from high-grain black and white film.)
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  • A guardtower stands at the end of an extension of the Great Wall of China at Mutiany in the Beijing province. In the background, the steep mountains provide an indication of the rugged terrain.
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  • Chateau de Virieu is an old stone chateau with strong reflections from a small pond in the town of Pelussin in France.
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  • GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN, FRANCE - APRIL 22, 2018: A small farm building sits in the middle of the Burgundy grand cru vineyard of Clos de Beze near the town of Gevrey-Chambertin in the Cote de Nuits region.
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  • An old stone church is located amidst a vineyard in the countryside near the Chablis region of France.
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  • Two men having a conversation while sitting on the ground in Humayan's Tomb in Delhi, India are framed by an arch built in the classic architectural lines of the Mughal style.
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  • The marquee sign for a Marionette Theatre in Prague features several phantasmagorical creatures including Death and a Jester. Marionettes (puppets) are traditional Czech crafts.
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  • A man kneeling with cap in hand is begging for change on the path to the lower portion of the Prague Castle.
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  • A small wall fixture in Sintra casts a faint shadow with lighting from a distant window.
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  • A small detail of ceramic tiles on the roof of Antoni Gaudi's Casa Mila building in Barcelona.
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  • The front grill of an old Ford fire engine.
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  • Cobwebs and rust cover the inside of an auto at Old Car ity in Georgia. Soft sunlight through the windshield illukinates the scene.
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  • An old blue sedan is almost totally covered in pine needles and other forest debris after being abandoned at the Old Car City junkyard in Georgia.
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  • A car at the Old Car City junkyard in Georgia is painted with a No Smoking sign.
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  • A path of square stones winds through the water of a small pond in a formal garden.
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  • The ancient ruins of the Temple Of Zeus in Athens are still standing with the Acropolix in the background.
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  • An old  knocker in the form of a hand graces a weathered door with peeling paint in Orvieto, Italy.
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  • A portrait of a man praying who is standing near the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
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  • A still life image of objects including some lavender, a spice box, and a basket on a shop table in Tzfat.
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  • A portrait of a man standing against a stone wall in the city of Tzfat in Israel.
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  • An old mirror in one of the bathrooms of the Theresienstadt concentration camp is pitted with age.
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