John Labovitz

When asked about his work Labovitz states. “What attracts me to the scenes I photograph is a sense of place, peace, timelessness, and mystery. This can manifest itself in many ways: the sensuality of architecture; the layers of history visible in a very old place; a meadow anchored by a cloudy sky; a half-wild community garden; the spaces that join human and natural environments.” Labovitz photographs with a variety of older and vintage cameras. The medium-format film (primarily monochrome) is digitally scanned and toned, but content is not manipulated. Prints are produced using a “quadtone” inkjet process with true black-and-white, long-lasting carbon-pigment inks on archival paper.

He is an extensive traveler, having explored much of the continental United States, Britain (Ireland, Wales, England), western Europe (The Netherlands, France, Germany, Portugal, Italy), central/eastern Europe (Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania), and Turkey, Japan, and Morocco.

His primary employment in technology (as a programmer, network analyst, systems architect, consultant, and advisor) allows him to travel abroad and photograph while he works. He also has had a career in graphic design and typography. He continues to produce books and other printed material as an artistic outlet.