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Lindsey Ross (born 1981) is an American fine-art photographer based in Santa Barbara, California, known for creating artwork using the time-intensive wet-plate collodion photographic process. Ross is known for creating ultra large format 32-by-24-inch images on metal (tintypes) and glass (ambrotypes) using one of three Chamonix view cameras that size in existence, keeping alive the collodion method invented in the 1850s.

Life

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Ross was interested in photography from an early age, dressing up as a camera for Halloween at age eight and receiving her own Nikon FM as a gift from her father when she was ten. Ross attended Denison University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Religion in 2003. After Denison, Ross worked on a cattle ranch in the Chilcotin of British Columbia before moving to Wyoming where she produced photos for a local news outlet. After five years, Ross attended the Brooks Institute where she completed a Master of Fine Arts in Photography.

Work

After completing her MFA, Ross spent a year assisting for historical process expert Luther Gerlach before opening a photography studio and since then has been traveling the country with her large-format equipment, creating works using older processes. The collodion process Ross employs necessitates the use of a field darkroom when shooting on location and the gear that leaves her studio sometimes includes a 250 lb. camera, 25 lbs. of glass, a 50 lb. film holder, and a 90 lb. cart to move everything. Among the cameras she uses is a Levy process camera from the 1920s originally intended for high-fidelity graphic enlargement and reproduction work.

Ross' subject matter has included yucca plants in Joshua Tree, root vegetables, and snow-covered abandoned mines. Her work has been described as "emotive" and "ethereal"; her landscapes featuring multiple models have been described as "extravagant" and reminiscent of neoclassical paintings.

Ross has sometimes been commissioned to produce work and hold workshops for corporate clients, including Levi's, Red Bull, Universal, and Red Wing. A 2013 short film about her premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and a follow-up film was selected for the 2017 Banff Mountain Film Festival. In 2019 Ross presented her lecture on The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Walter Benjamin at the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center in Robert Capa's native Budapest.

Exhibitions

Filmography

• Schoneberger, Andrew (2017). Lindsey Ross: A Less Convenient Path. Lindsey Ross at Mountainfilm.
• Schoneberger, Andrew (2013). The Alchemistress.

References

1. ^ Dahlby, Erika (20 Jan 2016). "Photographer to take portraits the old-fashioned way". Jackson Hole News&Guide. Jackson Hole.
2. ^ "Museum Collaborates with Visiting Artist Lindsey Ross". telluridemuseum.org. Telluride Historical Museum. 24 Sep 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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6. "Picture-perfect paid internships" (Press release). Granville, Ohio: Denison University. 7 Jul 2021. Archived from the original on 26 Oct 2021. Retrieved 21 Mar 2022.
7. "Lindsey Ross". Thousand Oaks, California: Four Friends Gallery. Retrieved 21 Mar 2022.
8. ^ Ross, Lindsey (6 Sep 2020). "The Alchemistress". Önzine (Interview). Interviewed by Lívia Takács. Hungary. Retrieved 21 Mar 2022.
9. "Ojai Photography Community Welcomes Fine Art Photographer Lindsey Ross". The Fillmore Gazette. Fillmore, California. 9 Oct 2019.
10. Vaughn, Tommie (24 Oct 2015). "Soulful Selfies: Photographer Lindsey Ross, using 160-year-old tinplate technology, captures the souls of her subjects". Santa Barbara Sentinel. Santa Barbara, California. p. 12. Retrieved 7 Jul 2022.
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14. ^ Groves, Groves (18 Jan 2018). "The Struggle Defines the Aesthetic: Lindsey Ross' Antiquated Masterpieces". The Ski Journal. Bellingham, Washington: FFLLC. Retrieved 22 Mar 2022.
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19. "'Mission Blue' To Open Santa Barbara International Film Fest; Full Lineup Unveiled". Deadline.com. Penske Media. 7 Jan 2014. Retrieved 22 Mar 2022.
20. "CAPA VISA: Presentations by John Chiara and Lindsey Ross". Budapest: Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 22 Mar 2022.
21. Vreeland, Leslie (3 Aug 2022). "'Poignant and direct' works at a gallery pop-up". Telluride Daily Planet. Telluride, Colorado. Retrieved 24 Jan 2024.
22. "Mushroom People: Lindsey Ross". Telluride, Colorado: Telluride Council for the Arts and Humanities. 1 Aug 2022. Retrieved 24 Jan 2024.
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26. "Funk Zone Art Walk / funkzone.net". Santa Barbara, California: Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative. 16 March 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 6 Jul 2022.
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28. Donelan, Charles (8 Sep 2016). "Lindsey Ross and R. Nelson Parrish". Santa Barbara Independent. Santa Barbara, California. Retrieved 6 Jul 2022.
29. Vreeland, Leslie (23 Jun 2016). "Babes in Boyland". Telluride Daily Planet. Telluride, Colorado. Retrieved 6 Jul 2022.
30. "Faces of Summit County". Park City, Utah: Kimball Art Center. 9 Oct 2016. Retrieved 6 Jul 2022.
31. "1st Thursday: Santa Barbara's Cultural Night Downtown". Santa Barbara Independent. Santa Barbara, California. 6 Mar 2014. p. 42. Retrieved 6 Jul 2022.
32. Donelan, Charles (9 Oct 2013). "Review: Tonalism Then and Now at Sullivan Goss". Santa Barbara Independent. Santa Barbara, California. Retrieved 6 Jul 2022.
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34. Donelan, Charles (28 Nov 2012). "Arts Fund 2-D and Kirkegaard Shows". Santa Barbara Independent. Santa Barbara, California. Retrieved 6 Jul 2022.
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36. Rodríguez, Ricardo (July 2011). "Current - Tool Room Gallery". Tool Room Gallery. Ventura, California. Archived from the original on 12 Jul 2011. Retrieved 9 Jul 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Lindsey Ross at MutualArt

• Biography
• United States

• American portrait photographers
• American photojournalists
• 20th-century American photographers
• 21st-century American photographers
• American women photographers
• Artists from Columbus, Ohio
• Artists from Santa Barbara, California
• Denison University alumni
• Brooks Institute alumni
• 1981 births
• Living people
• American women photojournalists