The writing of this book was undertaken almost by accident over 30 years ago, when we were a small community who were hand-making photographic prints. While I was freelancing as an illustrator, I showed my portfolio of altered photo images to Lista Duren, an editor at Curtin and London Publishing Company. Ms. Duren brought the portfolio to Dennis Curtin, who, on the spot, asked me to write a book about the techniques represented. Curtin and London subsequently ceased publishing photography books, and so Focal Press picked up the manuscript.
I wish to acknowledge the work of the staffs at Curtin and London and Focal Press, as well as the essential contribution of Virginia Holmes, who helped research and write the first draft decades ...
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