Printing with the Sun

Overalls on – and let’s get started with some creative “bluemaking”! Or perhaps yellow, green, or pink?

In this workshop, we experiment with historical photographic techniques: cyanotype (also known as “blueprint”) and the plant-based anthotype process. Using simple materials and the power of the sun, participants create vibrant deep-blue as well as yellow, green, and pink images on paper, wood, and fabric.

Step by step, participants are introduced to the basics of these unique sun-printing techniques—from preparing and coating the surfaces, to exposing and developing the images. Along the way, there is plenty of room for personal ideas and creative experimentation, allowing everyone to explore the wide range of possibilities these processes offer.

Laura Braun is a freelance photographer and art educator. She studied art and design at Central Saint Martins College and photography and sociology at Goldsmiths College in London. She works in both editorial and commercial photography, and her work has been featured in international exhibitions. Through her workshops and participatory projects, she fosters critical thinking and a joy in the tactile experience of photography and related techniques. laurabraun.net

Catherine Rose Evans is an Australian photographer and artist who has lived in Berlin since 2014. She works with photography, sculpture, installation, and text, experimenting with everyday and found materials. In doing so, she demonstrates how even small changes to objects—be it a stone, a word, or a photograph—can give rise to new ideas and meanings.