Harold Ross’s love for photography was sparked whilst standing next to his father in a darkroom. “I felt a sense of wonder as I watched his images magically appear in the developing tray,” he recollects. The Night series, in which trees and clearings are bathed in a bright white glow, evokes a similar feeling of enchantment. These pictures address Ross’s childhood fear of the dark, which emerged during camping trips in the mountains of southern New Mexico. “The process I use is commonly known as ‘painting with light,’ but I think of it more as ‘sculpting,’” Ross explains. It’s a technique honed over 30 years of practice, which involves lengthy time exposures. “The camera is stationary and I’m in motion – applying the light, choosing what to show and what to obscure. I shape the scene in a way that takes it beyond the limits of our everyday vision. What you see in my photographs cannot exist in nature, nor in one moment in time.” haroldrossfineart.com | susanspiritusgallery.com
Image Credits:
1 Harold Ross, Night #4. Image courtesy of the artist.
2. Harold Ross, Night #11. Image courtesy of the artist.
3. Harold Ross, Night #3. Image courtesy of the artist.
4. Harold Ross, Night #22. Image courtesy of the artist.
5. Harold Ross, Night #10. Image courtesy of the artist.
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