Looking at one photograph at a time
Entanglement, number 1766-4, copyright 2024 Douglas Stockdale - Towards the end of last year, I was trading emails with another alt-photo artist about my Photolucida Critical Mass 2023 and 2024 Finalist recognition. She had mentioned that she had four Critical Mass Finalist awards, while nothing higher (e.g. Top 50) seemed to occur for her, thus... Continue Reading →
2025 Copyright Douglas Stockdale - I have always been fascinated by the form and shape of trees in the winter after they shed their leaves, leaving bear the underlying structure. For many years I have also thought that this might make a nice portfolio series, while my photographs might not be all that unique, as... Continue Reading →
Urban Ashes (number 0175), Airport Fire, September 2024 copyright 2025 Douglas Stockdale - When I started to print my multi-media monotypes, I soon realized that one visual aspect was missing for me; whites and highlights, especially somewhere in the midst of a field of color. So I had a couple of options; use some white... Continue Reading →
Urban Ashes, multi-media monotypes, copyright 2024 Douglas Stockdale - Wow, for the second consecutive issue of The Hand magazine, I have a full page feature of my artwork submissions. Last issue #46 featured my cyanotypes I made from photographs from my assignment in China in 2008, while for issue #47 (above), a bit different subject... Continue Reading →
I am very honored to have the opportunity to co-exhibit with Paul Anderson at the OC Camera Gallery this coming March. Artist statement: Fragmented Realities is an exhibition of two complementary bodies of art by Paul Anderson and myself that investigates the contemporary urban landscape. Both are very divergent in their respective methodologies, pairing the... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Entanglement series) 2024 copyright Douglas Stockdale – Over the holidays, I did some experimentation with polymer photogravure plate making and printing as a potential alternative process for my Urban Ashes project. Nevertheless, the first image I printed as a photogravure was from my Entanglement series, above, as my intaglio print coach recommended using an image that was... Continue Reading →
China cyanotype series, copyright 2008/2024 Douglas Stockdale I am really honored that Issue #46 of The Hand magazine (Fall 2024) provided me with a full page feature of my China cyanotype series. My cyanotypes had been featured twice before in The Hand, while either singular images or as a pair. So a full page feature... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Entanglement series) 2024 copyright Douglas Stockdale – As I have for many years, a look back on my accomplishments in 2024. I mentioned that this was a healthy task for creatives in my last end of year update for 2023. Likewise, I will probably post my 2025 goals next week, as I did here for 2024. I... Continue Reading →
Overdue for an update. Back in April I wrote an article about how I might combine coffee toning with my cyanotype prints for my Urban Ashes project. The thinking was that the Prussian blue cyanotype print color did not entirely resonate with this particular project's narrative for me and I wanted to make this subject... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Entanglement series) 2024 copyright Douglas Stockdale – I am really excited that I was selected as a 2024 Critical Mass Finalist, as one of the 200 individuals chosen to move to the next step of judging process. This is also the second consecutive time that I have been selected as a Critical Mass Finalist, and both have... Continue Reading →
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