THE MAGIC OF INHERITANCE
Hi there, Camelia Elias here, carrying the torch. When I inherited a Leica camera from 1963 from legendary historian and collector of esoteric art, K. Frank Jensen, I returned to the darkroom, an experience I never forgot after just one week in school when I was 10. In my 50s now, I think of the magic of silver and what I can do with it as a matter of stumbling into grace.
MY WORK PROCESS
I'm not interested in perfect pictures, forced and contrived through the manipulation of color and composition. I'm interested in chance and how it forms my darkroom processing. My mantra is this: 'If it happens, it happens, and if it doesn't, it doesn't.' I want to see where a negative takes me, in whatever form it presents itself from the outset: as overexposed, underexposed, suffering from bromide drag, or scratches. I embrace it all, and value the place it takes me to.
WHAT THEY SAY
Truly unique and intriguing. Beautifully haunting, magical photographs. A step onto the road less traveled in today's digital world. – CINDY GREGO, photographer
Camelia, I love them. The prints are beautiful. Thank you – AITZIE OLAECHEA, art collector
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