Works for Sale
Encaustistic Photography
This is a series of encaustic photography works. They are unique because the images are printed on fine art paper and then treated with beeswax and natural resin, heat, and pigments to create texture, depth, and a distinctive surface. Due to the handcrafted process, every piece is one of a kind and impossible to reproduce exactly.
Encaustic photography is a technique in which I finish a photograph with melted beeswax. The wax is applied in multiple layers and shaped using heat, such as a gas torch, which transforms the image — making it softer, deeper, and richer in texture. The result exists somewhere between photography and painting.
One important advantage is that no glass is needed. The wax layer protects the artwork, allowing it to remain directly visible and tangible. This creates a stronger connection with the subject — you are not looking at an image behind a reflective surface, but at the artwork itself.
It is not a new technique. Encaustic art was already used by the ancient Greeks around 2,000 years ago, among other things for paintings and preserving objects. That preserving quality still exists today: the wax seals the image and helps protect it over time. It is a unique combination of this ancient technique with modern digital photography.
For me, encaustic photography is also a way to make photography feel more physical, without losing the essence of the original image. It adds something, while staying close to the core. These works — and especially their details — are best experienced and appreciated in person to see the effect and details.
This is a series of photographs printed on high-quality fine art paper and professionally framed. Other sizes are available upon request and by consultation. Each photograph is sold in a limited edition.
