A very kind flickerite posted this:
www.thiaps.com/featured_artists/2011/12/diane-kaye.html

"Art is not an intellectual process. It has to be a love affair."

"Art is about what goes unsaid."

To paraphrase Minor White, who said photograph "for what it is and for what else it is." I'm always looking to create photographs that communicate "something-elseness."

"The challenge is to find something to do that deeply resonates with who you are in a way that points to the mystery of being alive."

“What use is having a great depth of field,
if there is not an adequate depth of feeling?”
– W. Eugene Smith

And Brett Weston:
"Photography is a visual medium and the less said, the better."

Please visit my New! WEBSITE: www.dianekaye.com

I want to thank ANDREAS KAHLER for making a beautiful compilation of some old Flickr images:

apps.gagalabs.com/flickr/interestingby?id=12606283@N06&am...

I fell madly in love with photography the first night I went to a black and white darkroom class, and I like to push the edges of tonality and composition, and explore how photography is unique, unlike any other art medium, most recently the element of MOTION, frozen or prolonged in time. Complex equivalences in composition, emotional content, and drama are top concerns for me. I admire many of the giants in the history of photography.

I still don't do layers or any Photoshop beyond the simple darkroom-style tools. However, because of orthopedic concerns, I'm carrying a micro 4/3 camera a lot lately. At least I can make digital negs for contact printing when needed.

These days I often put flowers outdoors for lumen printing. I long to get back to darkroom lith printing. I'm experimenting with camera motion, and still using the scanner as camera sometimes. I want to learn chromoskedasic printing and return to more exploration of darkroom Sabatier effect. My work has been shown a lot lately. In addition to my own work,I am now representing some other artists to get their work into galleries internationally.

Flickr staff says: (PLEASE BE ADVISED: My set called "The Human Form" is for over 18 only.)

(Feel free to leave comments in English or German.)

Email: berlinsubway -> yahoo.com

NOTE: all images © DIANE KAYE 1980-2011
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WORLDWIDE

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    Falling Thru The Lens says:

    "Diane has a special relationship to the magic of light and a unique ability to reveal the unseen. Her photographs seem to radiate imagination! She also has a remarkable range of technical knowledge. I'm inspired by Diane's work both in the sense of being moved by it and in the sense of expanding the possibilities of my own work (for example, it's because of seeing her lumen prints that lumen printing is on my "must try" list). And Diane's comments are not only wonderfully supportive, but also reflect thoughtful engagement with the individual photograph. I appreciate Diane's presence on Flickr, and I always look forward to seeing her new work."

    17th December, 2011

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    Stepale says:

    "I love b + w photos and I love the b + w photos of B&WPhotog (the color pics as well!). Not only are they beautiful, but this wonderful photographer and I see things in a similar way--and that's a good thing-because hers are better than mine! (He says immodestly!)"

    22nd November, 2009

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    antoniobassiphotography says:

    "Diane's photography shows how loved this woman is by her friends and people that are part of her life. Most of her portraits show how her viewfinder look doesn't stop to the skin of the subject, it goes beyond, deep inside what we could call the human soul. Her fine art works are examples of grace, understanding of aesthetic values and masterpieces of darkroom technique. Diane doesn't just photograph the world around her, it's the world that reveals to her. She is for me a model and gives me the strength to keep pursuing photography as a "way of life". Thank you Diane."

    2nd June, 2009

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Diane Kaye Photography