Donald Frame

It all started when I was 11 years old with a Polaroid Swinger, graduating to the ColorPak II and doing handheld time exposures. At 15, it was B&W film in the kitchen sink. By 16 I was push-processing Ektachrome and had a darkroom. I still do some analog and now have gallery sales on the east coast of my digital limited edition prints as well as resin art and the occasional mixed-media work.

Photography can be an art, and it can be a science. I use it editorially, artfully, and analytically. From my nudes to the work I have done engineering cameras for industry and government applications, I have had a wide range of experiences. I have worked with a model in Iceland, wrangled a python in the Everglades, and captured rockets headed for space at night. My goal has been the extraordinary photograph. From the first time I made a time exposure with my Polaroid at age 15, I knew I wanted to be different. It was hard. We were impoverished, but I saved every penny I could scrape together to improve my equipment, my chemistry, and my experience. Still, I struggled and several times had to painfully sell camera systems or darkroom equipment. At this point in my life I strive to create photographs that don't necessarily have a meaning or story, but are technically great and that generate excitement. That effort is the meaning and the story. My canvas is wherever the lens is pointed and my set of brushes consists of f/stops and timing. The journey is the destination.

FL