Robin Ovans
Email: tenthwavecreative@shaw.ca
Tenth Wave Graphics and Photography
My personal focus is nature photography. I shoot black and white, colour and infrared
photographs. I print my images on cotton rag paper.
My interest in photography began at an early age with a fascination that a moment in time
could be captured and printed on paper. I have been capturing and printing images for
over 30 years, all the while continuing an exploration of the photographic medium
through the use of pinhole cameras, negative and slide film, Polaroid emulsion
modification, darkroom techniques and alternative photographic development processes.
I am inspired by the rugged coastline of Vancouver Island, and search out images by foot
and by kayak. I prefer to shoot scenes when the light is changing rapidly; when each click
of the shutter captures a dramatically different image.
During the time I have been taking photographs, I developed an interest in the surreal
world of infrared photography. The peculiarity of infrared photography lies in the ability
of the film or sensor to record what the eye cannot see. I want my infrared photographs to
evoke a sense of wonder and mystery; to allow you to look at a hidden world just beyond
the visible light band.
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