Jeff Wiedner

I explore introspection through the themes of urban solitude, the passage of time, and the relationship between a city and its people.

Each view of a city can sometimes feel disconnected from others' experiences – out of focus and ever-changing.

04/28/2026

What Falls Away

A bent back can hold two things at once — the weight of what's behind you and the lean toward what's next. Not everything that falls away is lost. A bent back isn't defeat. Sometimes it's the last moment before you stand up.

FerroBlend on Hahnemühle Platinum Rag. Available as a unique print, 9×11½" image on 11×14" paper.

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04/27/2026

Wabi-sabi is less about decay and more about seeing clearly. Nothing we build is finished. Nothing we seal stays sealed.

I keep coming back to the places where something rigid meets something that won't stop growing. Or maybe it's a "slow resistance" kind of thing. Given enough time, which one wins? There's a beauty in the slow undoing of things that thought they were permanent.

11x14 cupra-cyanotype [ferroblend] on Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag.

Available — message me if you're interested.

04/21/2026

New work available — a cupra-cyanotype (ferroblend) that didn't go where I expected, and I'm glad it didn't.

The ferroblend process combines ferric and copper chemistry. In theory, the copper pulls the image toward brown — a warm, earthy tone called Hatchett's brown. In practice, this print held its blue, landing somewhere between a deep cyanotype Prussian blue and a rich navy blue. The color felt right for an abandoned building, two trees growing up against the facade, a window that frames darkness more than it reveals anything behind it.

The chemistry interacts differently with every sheet of paper and every exposure, so each is inherently unique. 9×11½" image on 11×14" paper. Message me if you're interested.

04/07/2026

There's a point in learning a new process where you stop fighting the chemistry and start listening to it. This is that print.

Something about a bent back holds the weight of what's behind you and the lean toward what's next. Not everything that falls away is lost.

02/17/2026

Structures for light, 8x10 kallitype on 11x14

I was testing a new developer for this kallitype and at first it looked pale, flat, and completely blown out. I was already mentally writing it off as a failed experiment.

But since everything was already set up, I decided to let it move through the full process.

It wasn’t until it hit the selenium toner that everything shifted. The tone cooled into this deep red-black I’ve never pulled from this process before. Smoky, slightly metallic, and far more dimensional than it looked at the start.

One of those good studio reminders: sometimes you have to let the process finish before you decide what you’re looking at.

02/07/2026

Take two on the two-process.

Taking the kallitype experiments from earlier. A selenium-toned kallitype, then cyanotype comes in with the cooler light.

It’s not a perfect print, but still feel like there's something here to explore more. There’s always a lot happening when combining. This feels like the beginning of a new line of experiments.

02/02/2026

Same image. Two paths.

The first print is a straight kallitype. The second took a detour through selenium toner. Most folks seem to reach for gold or platinum with kallitype, but I had leftover selenium from a darkroom class, so thought I’d see what happened.

The selenium version came out paler than expected, but there’s something in that shift that has me curious. Less weight, more air. It feels unfinished in a way that might be useful. I think it could be a good base for adding other layers over it.

This is why I love this process. You follow the rules… and then you don’t, just to see what the chemistry has to say. Always a surprise.

If you’ve worked with kallitype (or any alt process), have you tried a “wrong” or unconventional choice that ended up opening a door for you?

More experiments coming.

10/15/2024

I could get used to this.
It’s been a while since I’ve posted. Hope everyone is doing great. Spent the last couple of weeks in Maine and it’s the perfect season for getting out for hikes.

Hopefully share some images from my visit. These are from the top of Mt Penobscot. Really challenging hike but the views make it worth it.

06/02/2024

Hello everyone. Decided to take a bit of a break that lasted longer than I'd expected. Hope you're doing well. I'm looking forward to catching up on what everyone's been up to lately!

04/23/2024

Some snaps from a beautiful walk in The Nature Conservancy's Roy E Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary preserve. The preserve helps protect the longleaf pine, which was threatened by all of the lumber trade through the area. It was foggy in the morning when I started but the light was stunning once it broke through.

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