Kimberly Schneider Discusses Her Cameraless Alt-Process Photography in Lenscratch Interview
In a conversation with Lenscratch, photographer Kimberly Schneider shared her transition from conventional infrared landscape photography to innovative cameraless techniques. With more than 15 years dedicated to crafting handmade prints, she earned her BFA in photography from Colorado State University. Her artwork has been showcased in numerous galleries and is part of the collections of Susan Herzig and Paul Hertzmann. Schneider's influences include Eastern philosophy and Minor White, and her work is deeply personal, particularly her 2009 series Emergence, inspired by her mother's passing in late 2005. Utilizing true infrared film, which has been unavailable since 2009, she began producing photograms during the pandemic. Her recent series are titled Impermanence, Winds of Change, Awakenings, and Metamorphosis.
Key facts
- Kimberly Schneider has been dedicated to handmade printmaking for over 15 years.
- She holds a BFA in photography with a minor in philosophy from Colorado State University.
- Her work has been exhibited at the Center for Photographic Art, Scott Nichols Gallery, AIPAD, Photo Forward Los Angeles, and Soho Photo.
- Her mother died in late 2005 due to neglect, inspiring the series Emergence, completed in 2009.
- In 2010, she debuted 15 prints from Emergence at Viewpoint Gallery in Sacramento, California.
- She stayed at Edward Weston's former home, Bodie House on Wildcat Hill, and photographed at Point Lobos.
- True infrared film has been off the market since 2009; she processes it in D-19 developer.
- She began making photograms during the pandemic when her darkroom was unfinished, using materials like snow, ice, sand, seaweed, flowers, and glitter.
Entities
Artists
- Kimberly Schneider
- Minor White
- Edward Weston
- Hal Gould
- Loretta Young-Gautier
- Susan Herzig
- Paul Hertzmann
- Scott Nichols
Institutions
- Lenscratch
- Colorado State University
- Center for Photographic Art
- Scott Nichols Gallery
- AIPAD
- Photo Forward Los Angeles
- Soho Photo
- Viewpoint Gallery
- Purdue University
- The Camera Obscura gallery
- Amazon
Locations
- San Diego
- United States
- Arlington Heights
- Chicago
- San Francisco
- New York City
- Sacramento
- California
- Point Lobos
- Carmel
- Brooklyn
- Washington, D.C.
- Virginia
- Florida
- Windansea Beach
- La Jolla
- Colorado