at its heart, a photograph is light and shadow, and the spaces between.  it is mercurial and moody, and it illuminates the world in ways that words cannot.  it is a disclosure, a deception, captured time.  photographer duane michals calls it “the idea of alchemy, of making something from nothing.”  photography injects the past into the present, and explains us to ourselves.

about leeanne mallonee 

the development of digital cameras offered me an explosion of possibilities for the kind of spontaneous, abstract art-making i love. experiments with pinhole and various digital cameras taught me to focus on form, color, and movement. for many years, my camera of choice was an iphone, loved especially for its capability to take low-light shots when i roamed the house/streets at night. later a full-frame dslr allowed for studies in focus, depth of field, and close-up work.

the slowing of travel in the pandemic and a new consolidated studio provided time and the opportunity to dive into other media, including encaustic monotypes and collage with a variety of materials. i’m currently working with my photographic catalog, made over many years, in both analog and digital collage. my focus is on the internal landscape and the infinite ways that can be explicated.

many years as a calligrapher and graphic designer have honed my compositional eye, and a lifetime of choral singing informs every image.  my captured time, my alchemy is what i share with you.