Tim Rudman - Silver Gelatin Print Making Posted On 3rd April 2017 To Expert Series

Tim Rudman

Tim Rudman began his involvement with Photography in the 1960u2019s whilst studying medicine in London. He taught himself to print in the darkroom and, with his distinctive style of Black and White printing, quickly gained some early recognition and publication. His work has been exhibited in over 50 countries around the world, gaining many top international awards.

For many years he pursued his two loves of medicine and photography together but now devotes his time to photography. Today he is respected internationally as a photographer, printer, author and authority on darkroom printing and toning techniques. His name is particularly linked with his pioneering work in the beautiful process of Lith Printing, a process in which he is widely regarded as the leading authority and practitioner. His work and publications in this field are held to be primarily responsible for its current popularity as a photographic art form around the world.

Tim is a regular writer and lecturer and has conducted darkroom workshops in Britain, Ireland, Spain, Australia, Canada and America. His four books on photographic printing and toning techniques are critically acclaimed and are widely used in teaching establishments. His work has been published extensively in many countries.

Tim is a member and past Chairman of The London Salon of Photography, A Fellow of The Royal Photographic Societyu00a0of Great Britainu00a0and of The Royal Society of Arts.u00a0He was a founder member and subsequent Chairman of the Royal Photographic Societyu2019s Distinctions Panel for Photographic Printingu00a0and 20 year member of its Distinctions Panel for Visual Arts. Heu00a0currently sits on theu00a0RPS Fellowship Boardu00a0and is a past and current selector for the Tyng permanent collection. He was awarded the Society’s Fenton medal and Hon life membership in 2013.
nHe is a member of the Arena group of photographers in the UK and the Freestyle Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals in Hollywood, California. His work represented in a number of permanent and private collections around the world.

His photographic prints are individually hand crafted in the darkroom using silver gelatin materials processed to the highest archival standards and toned mainly with selenium, gold and sulphides, both for aesthetic reasons and to ensure archival permanence