Featuring photographic artist Ian McIntosh

The photographer steals an instant from the past, creating a secret reality to be shared only with the viewer.

I'm a photographic artist based in Kungsbacka, near Gothenburg in Sweden. My work spans a variety of genres, ranging from classic black and white fine art and street photography to avant-garde digital techniques. Key themes for my recent expressions include street and documentary scenes from the Swedish west coast, Sardinia (Italy) and Dublin (Ireland) together with infra-red film photography and abstract "slit-scanning" digital studio works.

NEWS!
I'm pleased to announce that two of my images were selected for display in the gallery of the Halland Museum of Cultural History located in the famous coastal fortress in Varberg. The four month exhibition came to a close in January.

OPPORTUNITY!
Currently interviewing for a secretarial assistant to deal with growing demand.(Jag kan ju prata svenska). Must be 110% trustworthy dealing with high-profile clients and post.

OPPORTUNITY!
Would you or your family be interested to sit portrait model/s? I'm currently seeking volunteers to pose for artistic black and white portraits either in natural outdoor settings or indoors with creative lighting. Shooting is planned between April and August on a PFT (prints for time) basis so it costs you nothing other than your time, but places are very limited so contact me with basic details and a selfie or two if you would like to participate! (Jag kan ju prata svenska).

New for 2024 my small home studio and gallery will be open for private visits by arrangement and on published open days. View a curated selection of my framed works and discuss their origin and interpretation over a cup of coffee!

I'm also running a series of introductory workshops on film photography and development, low-key portraiture, slit-scanning portraits and cyanotype printing. See the events board below for specific dates.

Many of my real silver-gelatin photo prints are available to purchase; please see the gallery section for selected examples of my work. Each print is carefully developed on selected photo paper and individually signed and numbered on the reverse, at a negotiable price per print to include packing and postage for exclusive or non-exclusive use.

A strictly limited number of my personally curated images are currently available to purchase in digital form as authenticated NFT assets, on rarible.com and opensea.io.

To achieve an authentic vintage look in my work I use a small selection of antique cameras, each carefully cleaned and adjusted. They range from soviet-era 35mm rangefinder cameras to Pentax and Nikon equipment from the 1970's. For medium-format images I choose from German and Japanese twin-lens (TLR) cameras that date from the late 1930's to 1950's.

Each of my films is developed in my home workshop using environmentally-friendly methods. My developer of choice for almost all films is known as Caffenol, created from coffee, vitamin C and other easily-obtained ingredients. All products of the development and printing processes are carefully recycled and pose no threat to the environment. As a creative artist I have invented a number of new and innovative techniques for black and white film development, drawing from natural sources and materials to lend a unique perspective to my artwork.

In recent years I formulated the 'Lingonol'™ development solution - a sharp yet forgiving film and paper developer that draws its active ingredients from the familiar red berry that is held close to the McIntosh clan heritage.

Contact

To order prints, sponsor or for further information:

Kungsbacka, Sweden

Phone: +46 739 126000

Email: ian@workof.art