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Chris Shaw — Selected Images from Life as a Night Porter
Chris Shaw

Selected Images from Life as a Night Porter

Captured through the lens of Chris Shaw, *Selected Images from Life as a Night Porter* is a series of four gelatin silver prints documenting the quiet, shadowy world of nocturnal labor. Shot with a raw and intimate authenticity, the images offer a candid glimpse into the solitary experiences of those who work through the night, unseen by the waking world. Printed between 2000 and 2004, the rich tonal contrasts of the gelatin silver process deepen the atmospheric tension between light and darkness that defines both the medium and the subject.

Medium
Four gelatin silver prints, printed 2000-2004.

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May 8, 2014

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Chris Shaw, Selected Images from Life as a Night Porter

Captured through the lens of Chris Shaw, *Selected Images from Life as a Night Porter* is a series of four gelatin silver prints documenting the quiet, shadowy world of nocturnal labor. Shot with a raw and intimate authenticity, the images offer a candid glimpse into the solitary experiences of those who work through the night, unseen by the waking world. Printed between 2000 and 2004, the rich tonal contrasts of the gelatin silver process deepen the atmospheric tension between light and darkness that defines both the medium and the subject.

Medium
Four gelatin silver prints, printed 2000-2004.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Documentary Photography, Black and White Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, Contemporary Artist, Nocturnal Imagery, Late 20th Century, Working Class Subject Matter, Series Format, British Photographer, Intimate Portraiture, Social Realism