Cyanotype is one of the oldest photographic processes. Paper is coated with a light-sensitive solution, an object is placed on top, and sunlight does the rest. After a rinse in water, what remains is a print in a deep, unmistakable Prussian blue.
In the 1840s, Anna Atkins used the process to document botanical specimens, creating what is often considered one of the first books illustrated with photographic images. Nearly two centuries later, cyanotype still sits right where art, science, and nature meet.
Some of the most beautiful images begin with simply paying attention to what's around us.
That intersection is exactly what draws me in. A fern, a leaf, or a single flower becomes something new when light passes around it. The process asks for patience and invites a little unpredictability, and the results always feel both handmade and natural.
It's also why I'm proud of the current cyanotype exhibit I curated in collaboration with the FAU Library and the RJH Arboretum. Bringing art, research, and the natural world into one space is the kind of connection I hope to keep exploring here.
