FIFTY YEARS: A Journey in Black and White Film Photography
Toby Vandenack’s photographs of Paris and New York are recognized around the world through art prints and posters published and sold in over 70 countries. Photographs sold through this site are original gelatin silver prints handcrafted to museum-quality standards.
The Abstract Visions Series explores abstraction beyond traditional boundaries of analog photography. The series also serves as a coda, celebrating Vandenack’s 50-year journey in black and white film photography—a journey that started during his high school days in the 1970s.
From Paris to Route 66 to Abstract Visions, you’ll find examples of recent and past works while exploring the galleries on this site.
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What is a Gelatin Silver Print?
The gelatin silver photographic process dates back to the 1880’s. Most modern (non digital) black and white photographs are gelatin silver prints, which refers to light-sensitive silver halide particles suspended in a gelatin layer on high-quality paper. The light-sensitive paper is exposed to light passing through a negative. The latent image is then “developed out” by a chemical process consisting of developer, stop bath, and fixer. A fourth chemical step, selenium toning, is completed for enhanced appearance and archival permanence of the final photograph.
Works purchased through this website are original silver gelatin prints handcrafted to museum-quality standards, signed certificate of authenticity included.
