Photosynthesis Photography Workshop

This is an in person class held at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. Participants must register and provide an image to create a print from in advance. Please note the workshop is rain or shine but the process time is dependent on weather. Participants will complete their project at home.

Photosynthesis Photography otherwise known as Chlorophyll Process, is an alternative process photography method using the natural chemistry of leaves and other flora to create lasting images. In this exclusive workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of photosynthesis photography, the origin and will have the opportunity to choose your own leaf from the gardens to create a unique work of art. Samantha Bias, workshop instructor and the spotlight artist in the Guren Gallery 2nd floor of the Cleveland Botanical Gardens will be exhibiting an art show Photo Synthesis: Transformative Environmentalists from August 5th through September 20th . The works in the exhibition are created using photosynthesis photography, promoting education and sustainability through her work. This workshop is in one compact learn-all in one afternoon. Supplies will be provided.

About the Instructor: Bias is a Cleveland Ohio based experimental contemporary artist who emphasizes her work largely on nature and natural objects. Focusing on alternative process, Bias pushes the concept of what photography is and can be. Her work with ephemeral objects that can easily be overlooked or discarded becomes a source of inspiration to Bias. Her muses are depictions of figurative beings and digitally altered photo collage rendering black and white images on objects such as leaves to fuse the natural world with her own imaginative vision. Advocating for sustainable ways of creating Bias’s art is fully biodegradable and compostable. While the artwork she creates is made to last a lifetime, it does not have a lasting effect on our most precious resources. That being said her artwork is made to be enjoyed and cherished in the moment and thus not taken for granted. This way of portraying her artwork has granted her recognition on an international level. Bias is an award-winning artist and two-time recipient of the National Arts Program 1st place winner in the Professional Category. She has taken home Best of Show in several major galleries locally and nationally. Bias also has a permanent piece hanging in PhotoMuse, a photography museum in Kerala India.

*Any in-person events are required to follow state mandated social distancing and masks requirements.