Anne Alt photographer

Anne has lived in Rogers Park since 1997, after moving back from New Hampshire. She studied photography at the New Hampshire Institute of Art (formerly known as the Manchester Institute of Arts & Sciences) and was a member of a few cooperative art galleries in New Hampshire. She previously studied Russian and German at Northwestern and Penn State.

Most of her work has focused on the urban landscape. Starting the year with a new digital camera has offered much more flexibility in adjusting to changing light conditions and experimenting with different ways of rendering an image. The work shown here is from a new experimental series using Photoshop to create a high contrast sketch-like version of familiar city scenes. Another new series melds new and old photographic techniques, using transparencies generated from digital images to make contact prints using the 19th century cyanotype process.

Working at a Loop law firm brings her downtown, where infinite subject material for new work is just outside the door. She volunteers for several local organizations, including Chicagoland Bicycle Federation (www.biketraffic.org) and the Site of Big Shoulders (www.sobs.org). Photography, web design, and bike activism offer an interesting mix of volunteer opportunities and part-time work.

please visit Anne's website at: www.urbanimage5.net