Artist Statement
My work is about simple truths. I view the world from a place of hope, faith, and love.
Leaving Babylon is about saying “Yes” to darkness; “Yes” to the unknown; “Yes” to love; “Yes” to sorrow; and, “Yes” to that ultimate reality which is God’s kingdom.
Process Statement
I used a Deardorff 8x10 inch view camera with a variety of lenses and filters. All focus manipulations were made in camera.
These images are printed by me, using a mixture of platinum and palladium metals on Revere 300 Platinum Paper. Each print is signed and numbered on the reverse.
This portfolio is an ongoing project.
Ron Cowie is a photographer who lives in Charlestown, Rhode Island. He is a master platinum printer and specializes in large format landscapes and portraits. He is a member of APA, and teaches 19th century photo processes at the New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts.
He has also taught platinum printing at the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY. He has been a guest lecturer on alternative processes at several colleges and universities.
He attended The University of Cincinnati where he received B.S. in Anthropology and was the photo editor the the University Newspaper. While in Cincinnati, he was a custom color and black and white printer for commercial labs.
Ron attended the full time program at The New England School Of Photography where he majored in Advertising and Editorial Photography. After graduation, he apprenticed with editorial and advertising photographers. He also learned the platinum printing process and worked as a private darkroom technician for a select group of photographers.
Ron's interest in the beauty of life in all stages is the focus of his camera and print work. His work celebrates the temporality of life and examines the permanence of change.
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