From Field to Fine Art: Art Wolfe’s Partnership with Epson


We have Epson in the studio today for a behind-the-scenes shoot, which is always fun. We have a great relationship with their team. People sometimes assume the hard part is getting the shot. That’s only half of it. If the print doesn’t hold the depth, subtle color shifts, and fine detail I saw in the field, then the photograph isn’t finished. That’s why I’ve worked so closely with Epson for years. Their printers and archival inks let us reproduce the full tonal range with rich blacks, delicate highlights, and those nuanced colors that can easily get lost.

In the studio, every print is proofed, adjusted, and inspected. I want someone standing in front of a finished piece to feel like they’ve stepped into the landscape with me. Epson’s large-format printers and fine art papers give us that level of control and consistency, print after print.

I’ve always believed the print is the final expression of a photograph. It’s not just ink on paper but the culmination of the entire journey, from fieldwork to darkroom to wall. Working with partners who care about craftsmanship as much as I do makes that possible.

While you’re here, check out my video with Richard Young where we printed photographs from New Zealand. Gavriel and I will be joining Richard to lead a tour through New Zealand’s falls season which takes place in just a couple months, when many of us will be ushering in the spring. Space still remains on this trip, and participants will receive a 16×20 fine art print to celebrate this collaboration with Epson!

 

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New Images From Tanzania!


In January we had a terrific safari in the Serengeti. We were lucky to be in a less-visited area of wide-open plains scattered with granite hills–classic scenes of East Africa. It is on these exact rocky outcrops where the action lies, for leopards and lions lie up here, awaiting you to discover them in the early mornings. And when you do find them, it is the quintessential African scene, large cats poised on the precipice of rocky outcrops overlooking open plains. It is Africa defined and it is photographic heaven.

Then we moved on to the short-grass plains of the southern Serengeti to witness the wildebeest calving season. More than half a million wildebeests converge here to give birth, flooding the landscape with life and attracting a full cast of predators in their wake. Mixed in with the activity of the big cats are elephants, giraffe, zebras, and hyenas. We were able to travel where there was more wildlife and fewer vehicles, a rare luxury for any wildlife experience in East Africa today.

If you’re interested in joining me on my next great adventure, I’ve got a couple fantastic trips coming up, including a return to New Zealand for what is their fall color season at the end of April. My last trip there was fantastic and with fall weather and autumn hues, this one is sure to check a lot of boxes for myself and our participants!

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