Ernesto Esquer. Tucson, AZ, USA.

Traditional Darkroom and Alternative Process Photography. Follow my work on Instagram @esquerphoto or http://www.ernestoesquer.com

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Carnations in Bottle, diptych, 2020. Valentine’s Day color variants. Toned and hand colored gelatin silver prints.

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Christmas Holly in Vase, 2022. Unique red variant. Hand painted and tea toned gelatin silver print.

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Snow, Mt. Lemmon, Tucson, Arizona 2018. Hand painted and tea toned gelatin silver print, 3 1/4” x 2 1/2”.

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Heirloom Pumpkins, diptych, 2024. Toned and hand colored gelatin silver prints.

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Diptychs from ongoing series, Nothing Is Without Anything Else.

Tea toned gelatin silver prints, 35mm film negatives.

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Unique gelatin silver print collage, 4” x 3 1/8”, using elements from discarded darkroom prints and test strips.

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Downtown L.A., 2019. Toned gelatin silver print from 645 negative.

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Saguaro Cactus Flower Bloom, Tucson, Arizona 2025. Toned gelatin silver print from 645 negative.

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Flatiron Building, New York City, 2019. Diptych of tea toned gelatin silver prints, 3” x 2”.

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Candles, 2024. Tea toned gelatin silver print.

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‘Merica (Psalms 23:4 and Matthew 5:4-7)

Unique gelatin silver print collage, 5” x 5”, using elements from darkroom photographic test strips and discarded work prints.

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Brooklyn Flowers, NYC, 2018.

Toned and hand colored gelatin silver print, sumi-e and watercolor variant.

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Lumen print selection. Gold toned and fixed, 4” x 5” each.

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Segmented lumen prints, 2023. Gold toned and fixed.

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Cactus flowers (Echinopsis) using Reclaimed blue film by Polaroid.

Emulsion lifts on select printmaking papers, pre-painted with interference acrylic paints. Photos made with the Polaroid Lab Instant Printer.

I like how they look like natural gas flames.

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Unique gelatin silver print collage, 4 x 5”, using elements from darkroom photographic test strips and work prints.

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Three Lumen Prints, 2024. Gold toned and fixed.

Coral vine, dried spider plant, and monster adansonii.