Dan Burkholder Dan Burkholder
Over the past decade, my images have become increasingly stylized and
pictorial in nature. When I first moved my image making into the digital
arena three years ago, it was the logical embracing of a very practical and
proper tool for the task at hand rather than a wild, contrived venture into
techno-culture.
I am still very concerned with visual intrigue and beauty. By printing in
platinum, I've sought to maintain an historic link with the more traditional
emotional responses surrounding the fine printed photographic image.
Hybridizing digital control with the platinum printing process has freed me
from the constraints of the wet darkroom (believe me, working with
hand-coated platinum has kept me very much immersed in the conventional
aspects of photography) and has let me discover a new visual playground. I
sometimes describe digital imaging as just another realm where photographers
can make unplanned mistakes that lead to discovery and artistic growth.
I am fascinated by photography's ability to 'fossilize light' as in no other
medium, and look forward to the image-making adventures that lie ahead.
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