Cyanotype printing, similar to contact printing, relies on sunlight to create a blue image.  This form of photography, considered the first photographic method, was discovered in the 1840’s. Though it did not last long historically, it remained a method used by many photographers who seek an alternative creative outlet for their photography. Each piece is unique and handmade on watercolor paper.

The cyanotype or blue print was invented by Sir John Herschel in 1842 as the first successful non-silver photographic printing process. It is an iron-salt mixture that when combined with organic substances become sensitive to light, forming a blue hue. It was first used for the publication of botanical studies by Anna Atkins, and later became popular within the commercial market for tourist resorts, well into the 1920s. It is more permanent than almost any other antique process. Each print is individually hand-coated with the compound and allowed to dry. A negative is then placed over the paper and then developed in sunlight, so that each print is unique.