Press Release
Using the time-honored platinum/palladium process, Carolyn Rogers creates photographs that appear painterly and encapsulate a wonderfully contemplative serenity. Capturing the beauty of Paradise Island, Rogers’ images portray isolated palm trees and windswept tropical beaches. It is increasingly rare in modern life to come across moments of true solitude and tranquility—Rogers is not just developing landscape photographs but is providing a commentary on modernity. The rich tonal scale and poetic feel of her platinum/palladium prints evoke late 19th century idyllic landscapes. Both the view and the viewer are displaced from their contemporary setting and may feel timeless yet transitory in another world.
Carolyn Rogers lives and works in Washington, D.C. and has exhibited widely. In addition to this new body of work, the artist has several portfolios of platinum/palladium images that were taken mainly along routes near her home that she frequently walks and runs. These scenes lie at the cusp of nature and artifice, portraying deserted streets in the same manner as majestic trees and waterfronts, bringing them to us afresh.
Artist Statement
I strive to express what is beautiful and significant to me in my photographic images. My aim is to capture the simple beauty in everyday life, the commonplace or ordinary scenes in the natural environment that we usually pass by. Some of my favorite places to photograph are close to home, on city streets and along nature trails where I run. Such places hold special appeal to me, as they are wonderful places for quiet reflection. I believe that many of us rush through life, failing to notice the simple beauty surrounding us. A photograph captures a portion of this beauty and tranquility forever - this is what I seek to do in my images.
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