Image by Sarah Van Keuren
John Joyce (Collingswood, NJ, USA) is a photographer skilled in traditional, non-silver processes including gum bichromate, cyanotype, and his process of choice, platinum palladium. Recently, he has been working in sustainable plant-based processes such as anthotypes and chlorophyll printing.
He uses medium format film and usually makes contact prints for his platinum palladium prints. Consequently, many of his photographs are no larger than 2 ½” x 2 ½”. These small prints are delicate and full of detail, which draws the viewer in to the images.
Joyce has photographed around the world including Morocco, Mexico, Cuba, Turkey, Syria, Peru and Egypt, as well as for decades the Pine Barrens in his home state of New Jersey. His most recent long-term project, "Gimnasio Nuevo Jordan," is an ongoing portrait series of the community of boxers who train at the renowned barrio gym in Mexico City. His work has been exhibited throughout Philadelphia and the surrounding areas.
In addition to teaching alternative processes photography at a variety of local universities, Joyce has been an Associate Professor of English at the Community College of Philadelphia for twenty-nine years.
His work belongs in the permanent collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Print and Picture Collection of The Free Library of Philadelphia as well as the private collections of artist, Ann Hamilton, and renowned Mexican collector, Pedro Slim (Mexico City).
His long-term project, “Gimnasio Nuevo Jordan,” was a LensCulture Portrait Awards 2021 Finalist.
Joyce is represented by The Print Center. Contact The Gallery Store at gallerystore [at] printcenter.org for more information and/or to make print inquires.
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Email: johnjoycephotography [at] gmail.com