Peter Elliston became interested in photography in the 1970s after initially training as a physicist. He has a passion for the landscape and archaeology, and is interested in capturing human interactions with the natural world. Elliston has photographed remote locations around Australia, and is particularly interested in sites of ancient historical significance. This photograph shows a coastal details from Seal Rocks in New South Wales. With a focus on form, pattern and scale, this work foregrounds Elliston's ongoing interest in stone and rock formations, geological evolution, as well as the play of natural forces within the landscape, for instance the constant movement of water over rocks.
(2023)
Gelatin silver prints are black-and-white photographic prints that have been created using papers coated with an emulsion of gelatin and light-sensitive silver salts. After the papers are briefly exposed to light (usually through a negative), a chemical developer renders the latent image as reduced silver, which is then fixed and washed. This technique was first introduced in the 1870s and is still used today. Most twentieth-century black-and-white photographs are gelatin silver prints. They are known for being highly detailed and sharply defined prints with a distinguishable smooth, even image surface.
