Photography Beyond Technique: Essays from F295 on the Informed Use of Alternative and Historical Photographic Processes

THE EVOLUTION OF A COLLABORATION

Carol Panaro-Smith and James Hajicek

1: SUSPENSION OF DISTRACTION, 2001

We were both photographers, each with our own history in late 19th century printing processes and a shared love of artists’ books as well as our love for each other. We had been in a serious and committed relationship for the previous three years and wanted to spend as much time together as possible, yet we each wanted to be in our respective studios. We started discussing the idea of working together making art, which was as frightening as it was exciting. We could be embarking on a journey filled with dangers to our survival as a couple, but we also knew it was well worth the risk, and our shared belief in taking risks for potential creative ...