Framing a Print
People ask what they get when they order a print. A file goes to a lab, a tube shows up, done? Not here. I filmed a few minutes at the studio table so you can see what finishing a print actually looks like.
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Journal
Essays on photography, light, and seeing. By Kofi Amoa
What to Look for When You Buy Your First Fine Art Photograph
You already know you want one. You've scrolled past it more than once. Maybe you've saved it to a folder on your phone. But you haven't bought it yet, and I think I know why.
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What "Limited Edition" Actually Means in Fine Art Photography
When someone asks me about limited editions, what they're usually asking is simpler: is this worth keeping? Will it still mean something in ten years? Is there a reason to own this one, now, rather than wait? Here's what the term actually means, and what to look for before you buy.
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AI Replicated My Style. What now?
If AI can generate images that look like my work, that carry my tonal signature and my emotional sensibility, what exactly is the value of me making the photograph? I have the images. They exist.
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What the Paper Does to a Photograph
Most conversations about fine art prints start with the image. The composition, the light, the subject. That makes sense. But I’ve watched enough collectors stand in front of a print and run their…
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AI and Fine Art Photography
What makes a photograph, a photograph “You didn’t create that. That’s AI!” “Do I even need to purchase art anymore?” Most of the conversation around AI and fine art photography is sloppy. Everything…
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Why Infrared Photography Looks the Way It Does
The question I get most from people who encounter this work for the first time isn’t about the subject or the composition. It’s about the sky. Why is it so dark? Why does the grass look like it’s lit…
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Why I Only Shoot in Black and White
The question I get most often is simple. Why not color? People ask it kindly, sometimes with curiosity, sometimes with confusion. Color is how we move through the world. Sunsets, city lights, red…
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