Marking time, Chris McCaw

Chris McCaw works with a manually modified large format camera, loading vintage photo paper in place of film, and letting the sun come through the lens to physically burn the paper. This analog photographic method holds the unique documentary aspects of photography, as it captures the day and night of a distinct time and place. The passage of time is also recorded on the vintage paper, marked through varying levels of sunlight throughout the day. This book is a compilation of McCaw’s diverse work from the past 20 years, featuring the significant “Sunburn” series along with his “Heliograph,” “Poly-Optic,” “Cirkut,” and “Tidal” series, allowing us to experience the full scope of his variations flowing as one body centered around the sun.

Datz Press, 2023
Production by Munsung Printing
Hardcover
Pentatone UV printing / Printed jacket
22.5 × 28.8 cm
140 pages
ISBN 978-89-97605-61-3