“Your portfolio is eerily familiar, with the textures and tonalities of the very first light markings on light sensitive substrates… I imagined, while contemplating your images, a future observation of 1000-year old photographs of what the moon used to look like before it disappeared from our solar system. Your work inspired fantasy and pathos in… Read More
The Denis Roussel Award was started in 2018 to honor the legacy of photographer and educator Denis Roussel and to highlight work done by photographers whose work is based on the historical/alternative photographic processes, including silver gelatin. No inkjet prints. Every year we are pleased and humbled to see the portfolios of work that come in… Read More
Cristina Saez’s portfolio was chosen as a Work of Merit by Christopher James in the 2024 Denis Roussel Awards. “This portfolio represents, I believe, the essence of what motivated and inspired Denis Roussel… a blending of magic, creative human response with the barest of materials and collaboration with the natural world and what… Read More
François Pitot received special recognition for his work in the 2024 Denis Roussel Award.
Maija Bondar’s work was a 2024 Rfotofolio Merit Selection chosen by CR and JR. Would you please tell us about yourself? Hi! My name is Maija, and I live in Jyväskylä, Finland. I was born in Ukraine, but at the age of seven, I moved to Russia with my parents. Every summer, my sister and… Read More
Jerry Takigawa’s work Balancing Cultures was chosen as a 2024 Rfotofolio Work of Merit by juror Diana Bloomfield. “I found this intergenerational narrative incredibly powerful. An intensely personal body of work, the core message remains universal and still resonates over 80 years later, serving as both a reminder and a warning. The grace, dignity, and… Read More
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To all the photographers and supporters who make Rfotofolio possible thank you and here is to a creative 2025.
Today we share the work of Claudia Hollister. Claudia’s portfolio was chosen as a Work of Merit in the 2024 Rfotofolio Call. “Among the 19th century photographic printing processes, I have always found the cyanotype to be one of the more difficult and challenging to get right- despite its reputation for being simple and straightforward. But… Read More
Karen Olsen’s portfolio was the 2024 Rfotofolio Selection chosen by our juror Diana Bloomfield. “This exquisite hand-crafted work was thoughtfully conceived and perfectly executed, from the paper-making to the shaping, sculpting, and thoughtful meshing of materials. The result is a meaningful connection to and personal interpretation of the natural world. The dimensionality and tactility of… Read More
We are proud to announce the Rfotofolio Selections for 2024. This year we were honored to have Diana Bloomfield as our guest juror. Diana, we appreciate your time and thoughtful choices. Thank you! We asked the juror to select her top portfolio and Works of Merit. This was no easy task. Be it color or black and… Read More
