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Alternative photographic processes since 1999
Learn, get inspired and connect.
Anthotypes, chlorophyll prints, cyanotypes, gum bichromates, platinum palladium and much more.
Learn, get inspired and connect.
Anthotypes, chlorophyll prints, cyanotypes, gum bichromates, platinum palladium and much more.
I’m VERY HAPPY to finally announce that Edition 2 of ANTHOTYPES is now available for preorder!
This new edition brings together those years of learning into a complete guide. Check it out:
www.alternativephotography.com/anthotypes-c...
#alternativeprocesses
#anthotype #anthotypes
This new edition brings together those years of learning into a complete guide. Check it out:
www.alternativephotography.com/anthotypes-c...
#alternativeprocesses
#anthotype #anthotypes
December 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I’m VERY HAPPY to finally announce that Edition 2 of ANTHOTYPES is now available for preorder!
This new edition brings together those years of learning into a complete guide. Check it out:
www.alternativephotography.com/anthotypes-c...
#alternativeprocesses
#anthotype #anthotypes
This new edition brings together those years of learning into a complete guide. Check it out:
www.alternativephotography.com/anthotypes-c...
#alternativeprocesses
#anthotype #anthotypes
Join the alternative photography community in 2026. Explore, experiment, and get inspired:
• Calendar Event (Theme: Colour): Jan 1–Mar 31
• World Cyanotype Day: Sept 26–Oct 2
• World Anthotype Day: Aug 1–Oct 31 (mission: unusual plants)
Join in:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/our-events/
• Calendar Event (Theme: Colour): Jan 1–Mar 31
• World Cyanotype Day: Sept 26–Oct 2
• World Anthotype Day: Aug 1–Oct 31 (mission: unusual plants)
Join in:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/our-events/
December 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Join the alternative photography community in 2026. Explore, experiment, and get inspired:
• Calendar Event (Theme: Colour): Jan 1–Mar 31
• World Cyanotype Day: Sept 26–Oct 2
• World Anthotype Day: Aug 1–Oct 31 (mission: unusual plants)
Join in:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/our-events/
• Calendar Event (Theme: Colour): Jan 1–Mar 31
• World Cyanotype Day: Sept 26–Oct 2
• World Anthotype Day: Aug 1–Oct 31 (mission: unusual plants)
Join in:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/our-events/
Combining Cyanotypes, Chemigraphs and Transparencies. Part 4.
In part 4, Caroline Roberts continues her exploration of chemigraphs – abstract cyanotypes created through chemical reactions – by combining them with transparencies:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-4-cyano...
In part 4, Caroline Roberts continues her exploration of chemigraphs – abstract cyanotypes created through chemical reactions – by combining them with transparencies:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-4-cyano...
December 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Combining Cyanotypes, Chemigraphs and Transparencies. Part 4.
In part 4, Caroline Roberts continues her exploration of chemigraphs – abstract cyanotypes created through chemical reactions – by combining them with transparencies:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-4-cyano...
In part 4, Caroline Roberts continues her exploration of chemigraphs – abstract cyanotypes created through chemical reactions – by combining them with transparencies:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-4-cyano...
"Natural Philosopher” by Ruchita Madhok invites us into Herschel’s worldview, where the cosmos and a single flower were part of the same continuum and reflects this unifying wonder.
Features in our Sir John Herschel tribute calendar:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
Features in our Sir John Herschel tribute calendar:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
December 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
"Natural Philosopher” by Ruchita Madhok invites us into Herschel’s worldview, where the cosmos and a single flower were part of the same continuum and reflects this unifying wonder.
Features in our Sir John Herschel tribute calendar:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
Features in our Sir John Herschel tribute calendar:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/calendars/
Got your calendar for 2026 yet? Our latest calendar is a tribute to Sir John Herschel and is full of beautiful alternative-process photographs. Check it out!
www.alternativephotography.com/sir-john-her...
AlternativePhotography.com/calendars/
#alternativephotographicprocesses #sirjohnherschel
www.alternativephotography.com/sir-john-her...
AlternativePhotography.com/calendars/
#alternativephotographicprocesses #sirjohnherschel
December 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Got your calendar for 2026 yet? Our latest calendar is a tribute to Sir John Herschel and is full of beautiful alternative-process photographs. Check it out!
www.alternativephotography.com/sir-john-her...
AlternativePhotography.com/calendars/
#alternativephotographicprocesses #sirjohnherschel
www.alternativephotography.com/sir-john-her...
AlternativePhotography.com/calendars/
#alternativephotographicprocesses #sirjohnherschel
Michael R. Stimola, a self-taught artist in West Tisbury, MA, USA, turned his practice toward cyanotypes, engaging deeply with the medium’s history and the possibilities of Prussian blue.
See his cyanotype work at the gallery:
www.alternativephotography.com/michael-r-st...
See his cyanotype work at the gallery:
www.alternativephotography.com/michael-r-st...
December 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Michael R. Stimola, a self-taught artist in West Tisbury, MA, USA, turned his practice toward cyanotypes, engaging deeply with the medium’s history and the possibilities of Prussian blue.
See his cyanotype work at the gallery:
www.alternativephotography.com/michael-r-st...
See his cyanotype work at the gallery:
www.alternativephotography.com/michael-r-st...
The Hand magazine featured World Anthotype Day!
"The initiative has grown into a vibrant, annual collaboration".
Books:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/anthotype-bo...
A great source for anthotye inspiration!
Magazine:
👉 thehandmagazine.net
This is a good one!
Proud to be featured!
"The initiative has grown into a vibrant, annual collaboration".
Books:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/anthotype-bo...
A great source for anthotye inspiration!
Magazine:
👉 thehandmagazine.net
This is a good one!
Proud to be featured!
December 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The Hand magazine featured World Anthotype Day!
"The initiative has grown into a vibrant, annual collaboration".
Books:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/anthotype-bo...
A great source for anthotye inspiration!
Magazine:
👉 thehandmagazine.net
This is a good one!
Proud to be featured!
"The initiative has grown into a vibrant, annual collaboration".
Books:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/anthotype-bo...
A great source for anthotye inspiration!
Magazine:
👉 thehandmagazine.net
This is a good one!
Proud to be featured!
Cyanotype Series: Part 3!
After exploring dilution, exposure, and moisture, Caroline Roberts now tests kitchen-cupboard chemistry — salt, alcohol, washing soda — and the surprising effects they create. Learn:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-3-chemi...
#cyanotypes #wetcyanotypes #chemigraphs
After exploring dilution, exposure, and moisture, Caroline Roberts now tests kitchen-cupboard chemistry — salt, alcohol, washing soda — and the surprising effects they create. Learn:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-3-chemi...
#cyanotypes #wetcyanotypes #chemigraphs
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Cyanotype Series: Part 3!
After exploring dilution, exposure, and moisture, Caroline Roberts now tests kitchen-cupboard chemistry — salt, alcohol, washing soda — and the surprising effects they create. Learn:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-3-chemi...
#cyanotypes #wetcyanotypes #chemigraphs
After exploring dilution, exposure, and moisture, Caroline Roberts now tests kitchen-cupboard chemistry — salt, alcohol, washing soda — and the surprising effects they create. Learn:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-3-chemi...
#cyanotypes #wetcyanotypes #chemigraphs
“Correspondances” by Émilie Léger weaves botanical forms with Herschel’s scientific letters. This #cyanotype evokes his search for invisible truths and celebrates Sir John Herschel.
It features in our tribute calendar:
👉 www.lulu.com/search?page=...
It features in our tribute calendar:
👉 www.lulu.com/search?page=...
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
“Correspondances” by Émilie Léger weaves botanical forms with Herschel’s scientific letters. This #cyanotype evokes his search for invisible truths and celebrates Sir John Herschel.
It features in our tribute calendar:
👉 www.lulu.com/search?page=...
It features in our tribute calendar:
👉 www.lulu.com/search?page=...
🌱 Skip the sales and join Buy Nothing Day!
Choose slowing down, creativity, and conscious living over shopping sprees.
To celebrate, our favourite magazines are giving away FREE back issues to read:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/buy-nothing-...
Choose slowing down, creativity, and conscious living over shopping sprees.
To celebrate, our favourite magazines are giving away FREE back issues to read:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/buy-nothing-...
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🌱 Skip the sales and join Buy Nothing Day!
Choose slowing down, creativity, and conscious living over shopping sprees.
To celebrate, our favourite magazines are giving away FREE back issues to read:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/buy-nothing-...
Choose slowing down, creativity, and conscious living over shopping sprees.
To celebrate, our favourite magazines are giving away FREE back issues to read:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/buy-nothing-...
In the press!
The Brazilian Turboélice – Fotografia Alternativa features new research and our Art & Artists, edition 2. Read it:
👉 turboelicefotoexperimental.com.br/revista10/
Our featured book Art & Artists, edition 2:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/art-and-arti...
Proud to be featured!
The Brazilian Turboélice – Fotografia Alternativa features new research and our Art & Artists, edition 2. Read it:
👉 turboelicefotoexperimental.com.br/revista10/
Our featured book Art & Artists, edition 2:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/art-and-arti...
Proud to be featured!
November 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
In the press!
The Brazilian Turboélice – Fotografia Alternativa features new research and our Art & Artists, edition 2. Read it:
👉 turboelicefotoexperimental.com.br/revista10/
Our featured book Art & Artists, edition 2:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/art-and-arti...
Proud to be featured!
The Brazilian Turboélice – Fotografia Alternativa features new research and our Art & Artists, edition 2. Read it:
👉 turboelicefotoexperimental.com.br/revista10/
Our featured book Art & Artists, edition 2:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/art-and-arti...
Proud to be featured!
Heard about SUPER wet cyanotypes? Part 2 of our cyanotype series: Caroline Roberts explores the super-wet technique—soaking paper before coating to reveal unexpected tones and dramatic shifts. Learn more:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-2-super...
#cyanotypes #wetcyanotypes
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-2-super...
#cyanotypes #wetcyanotypes
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Heard about SUPER wet cyanotypes? Part 2 of our cyanotype series: Caroline Roberts explores the super-wet technique—soaking paper before coating to reveal unexpected tones and dramatic shifts. Learn more:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-2-super...
#cyanotypes #wetcyanotypes
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-2-super...
#cyanotypes #wetcyanotypes
Want to go deep into experimental cyanotypes? In the first part of a 5-part series, Caroline Roberts shares her cyanotype research and how changes in chemical dilution and mixing ratios affect the tone and colour. Learn more:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-1-cyano...
#cyanotypes
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-1-cyano...
#cyanotypes
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Want to go deep into experimental cyanotypes? In the first part of a 5-part series, Caroline Roberts shares her cyanotype research and how changes in chemical dilution and mixing ratios affect the tone and colour. Learn more:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-1-cyano...
#cyanotypes
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/part-1-cyano...
#cyanotypes
Looking for inspiration? Look no further. Our Art & Artists, edition 2 is full of beautiful work from talented artists. Check it out!
www.alternativephotography.com/art-and-arti...
www.alternativephotography.com/art-and-arti...
November 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Looking for inspiration? Look no further. Our Art & Artists, edition 2 is full of beautiful work from talented artists. Check it out!
www.alternativephotography.com/art-and-arti...
www.alternativephotography.com/art-and-arti...
Do you need to find time for your art? Journaling is a great way to work on the RIGHT things, such as your art. If you have not found your journal for 2026 yet, this inspirational Journal can be yours:
www.alternativephotography.com/journals/
www.alternativephotography.com/journals/
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Do you need to find time for your art? Journaling is a great way to work on the RIGHT things, such as your art. If you have not found your journal for 2026 yet, this inspirational Journal can be yours:
www.alternativephotography.com/journals/
www.alternativephotography.com/journals/
Mohammed Shamma, a self-taught artist from the San Francisco Bay Area, merges his love of photography and ancient materials through cyanotype on papyrus. He teaches alternative processes at Petaluma Art Center. See gallery:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/mohammed-sha...
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/mohammed-sha...
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Mohammed Shamma, a self-taught artist from the San Francisco Bay Area, merges his love of photography and ancient materials through cyanotype on papyrus. He teaches alternative processes at Petaluma Art Center. See gallery:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/mohammed-sha...
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/mohammed-sha...
The Sabattier Effect: learning the roots of solarization
A hands-on dive into the chemistry where students explore tone reversal and glowing highlights the old-fashioned way — in the darkroom with Christina Z. Anderson
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/sabattier-so...
#analogphotography
A hands-on dive into the chemistry where students explore tone reversal and glowing highlights the old-fashioned way — in the darkroom with Christina Z. Anderson
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/sabattier-so...
#analogphotography
November 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The Sabattier Effect: learning the roots of solarization
A hands-on dive into the chemistry where students explore tone reversal and glowing highlights the old-fashioned way — in the darkroom with Christina Z. Anderson
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/sabattier-so...
#analogphotography
A hands-on dive into the chemistry where students explore tone reversal and glowing highlights the old-fashioned way — in the darkroom with Christina Z. Anderson
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/sabattier-so...
#analogphotography
🌿 World Anthotype Day 2025 is over, it brought together 120+ artists from 30 countries! Half were first-timers, others long-time creators — all making prints from plants & sunlight. See the gallery:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
#WorldAnthotypeDay #Anthotypes
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
#WorldAnthotypeDay #Anthotypes
November 5, 2025 at 7:14 AM
🌿 World Anthotype Day 2025 is over, it brought together 120+ artists from 30 countries! Half were first-timers, others long-time creators — all making prints from plants & sunlight. See the gallery:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
#WorldAnthotypeDay #Anthotypes
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
#WorldAnthotypeDay #Anthotypes
🌿 Time for a movie!
Grab a coffee, sit back, and enjoy the World Anthotype Day 2025 video — featuring over 120 stunning anthotypes from artists around the world!
👉 Watch the movie on YouTube at a slower pace:
youtu.be/NvEDNRsS5aw
Grab a coffee, sit back, and enjoy the World Anthotype Day 2025 video — featuring over 120 stunning anthotypes from artists around the world!
👉 Watch the movie on YouTube at a slower pace:
youtu.be/NvEDNRsS5aw
November 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🌿 Time for a movie!
Grab a coffee, sit back, and enjoy the World Anthotype Day 2025 video — featuring over 120 stunning anthotypes from artists around the world!
👉 Watch the movie on YouTube at a slower pace:
youtu.be/NvEDNRsS5aw
Grab a coffee, sit back, and enjoy the World Anthotype Day 2025 video — featuring over 120 stunning anthotypes from artists around the world!
👉 Watch the movie on YouTube at a slower pace:
youtu.be/NvEDNRsS5aw
“Under the Firmament,”, a gum bichromate over cyanotype is a tribute to Sir John Herschel. It is part of our 2026 calendar and reflects Herschel’s awe of the heavens as divine creation. Tuula Pystynen’s layers suggest the spiritual in science.
It can be yours:
👉 www.lulu.com/shop/malin-f...
It can be yours:
👉 www.lulu.com/shop/malin-f...
November 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
“Under the Firmament,”, a gum bichromate over cyanotype is a tribute to Sir John Herschel. It is part of our 2026 calendar and reflects Herschel’s awe of the heavens as divine creation. Tuula Pystynen’s layers suggest the spiritual in science.
It can be yours:
👉 www.lulu.com/shop/malin-f...
It can be yours:
👉 www.lulu.com/shop/malin-f...
Ending #WorldAnthotypeDay 2025 with one of the world’s largest anthotypes: 110x75 cm Cornflowers by Dagmar van Weeghel (BLOOM series), from a Carte de Visite by Jacobus Johannes Quist.
See all entries
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
See all entries
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
November 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Ending #WorldAnthotypeDay 2025 with one of the world’s largest anthotypes: 110x75 cm Cornflowers by Dagmar van Weeghel (BLOOM series), from a Carte de Visite by Jacobus Johannes Quist.
See all entries
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
See all entries
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
🌿 Great ideas for making anthotypes from flowers and plants:
Mix of plants by :
➥ Elaine Lauzon
➥ Elizabeth A. Shores
➥ Reily Yaekle
➥ Rice: Amy Luke
➥ Silverleaf nightshade: @nanwollman.bsky.social
World Anthotype Day is closed - see them here:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
Mix of plants by :
➥ Elaine Lauzon
➥ Elizabeth A. Shores
➥ Reily Yaekle
➥ Rice: Amy Luke
➥ Silverleaf nightshade: @nanwollman.bsky.social
World Anthotype Day is closed - see them here:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
October 31, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🌿 Great ideas for making anthotypes from flowers and plants:
Mix of plants by :
➥ Elaine Lauzon
➥ Elizabeth A. Shores
➥ Reily Yaekle
➥ Rice: Amy Luke
➥ Silverleaf nightshade: @nanwollman.bsky.social
World Anthotype Day is closed - see them here:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
Mix of plants by :
➥ Elaine Lauzon
➥ Elizabeth A. Shores
➥ Reily Yaekle
➥ Rice: Amy Luke
➥ Silverleaf nightshade: @nanwollman.bsky.social
World Anthotype Day is closed - see them here:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
🌿 Great ideas for making anthotypes from flowers and plants:
➥ Cherry: Yulia Kapustynska
➥ Hollyhock: Dagmar van Weeghel
➥ Hollyhock: Marijke Schutte
➥ Late Purple aster: Noah Plumbley
World Anthotype Day is closed - see them here:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
➥ Cherry: Yulia Kapustynska
➥ Hollyhock: Dagmar van Weeghel
➥ Hollyhock: Marijke Schutte
➥ Late Purple aster: Noah Plumbley
World Anthotype Day is closed - see them here:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
October 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🌿 Great ideas for making anthotypes from flowers and plants:
➥ Cherry: Yulia Kapustynska
➥ Hollyhock: Dagmar van Weeghel
➥ Hollyhock: Marijke Schutte
➥ Late Purple aster: Noah Plumbley
World Anthotype Day is closed - see them here:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
➥ Cherry: Yulia Kapustynska
➥ Hollyhock: Dagmar van Weeghel
➥ Hollyhock: Marijke Schutte
➥ Late Purple aster: Noah Plumbley
World Anthotype Day is closed - see them here:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
Yulia Kapustynska makes a messy Cherry anthotype for World Anthotype Day 2025... the final print is a beautiful lavender print.
See all the entries:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
See all the entries:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
October 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Yulia Kapustynska makes a messy Cherry anthotype for World Anthotype Day 2025... the final print is a beautiful lavender print.
See all the entries:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
See all the entries:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
🌿 Great ideas for making anthotypes from flowers and plants:
➥ Peach: Izabella Paiva
➥ Rose: Kris Curtis Morse
➥ Sloe berry: Ania Krypska
➥ Watercress: Romolo Mazzoccante
World Anthotype Day is closed - see them here:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
➥ Peach: Izabella Paiva
➥ Rose: Kris Curtis Morse
➥ Sloe berry: Ania Krypska
➥ Watercress: Romolo Mazzoccante
World Anthotype Day is closed - see them here:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
October 30, 2025 at 6:44 AM
🌿 Great ideas for making anthotypes from flowers and plants:
➥ Peach: Izabella Paiva
➥ Rose: Kris Curtis Morse
➥ Sloe berry: Ania Krypska
➥ Watercress: Romolo Mazzoccante
World Anthotype Day is closed - see them here:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...
➥ Peach: Izabella Paiva
➥ Rose: Kris Curtis Morse
➥ Sloe berry: Ania Krypska
➥ Watercress: Romolo Mazzoccante
World Anthotype Day is closed - see them here:
👉 www.alternativephotography.com/world-anthot...