Christopher James “The first edition was a stunning achievement, and one I felt that was not likely to be superceded. Five short years later Christopher James has created a very new work and a new standard. The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes: 2nd Edition is, by far, the best alternative photographic process book ever!” Richard Sullivan, Founder and Co-Owner, Bostick & Sullivan “As bit strings take over our photographic being – if not our lives – we need, more than ever, this playful and inspiring manual. James cheerfully and effectively instructs us, whether we are novice or adept, in the alchemical arts of transmuting our expressive photographic images, both digital and analogue, into hand-crafted prints which will forever bear our individual marks.” Dr. Mike Ware, Author of over 50 books and publications on alternative process, history, process and preservation. “Expert alternative printers I know call Christopher James' first edition "the Bible." Now it's an even more lushly illustrated Bible, with clear and complete directions for every process in history. Christopher James has been leading, inspiring, and teaching delighted students for years, in every medium in the field. We are so lucky… he knows everything in the world about all of it.”
Judy Seigel, Publisher/Editor of World Journal of Post-Factory Photography "Among the things people grab first when fleeing a burning building are children, pets and family photographs. Photographers should probably add Christopher James' book, definitive now in its second edition. It is the one indispensable text for mastering a full repertoire of alternative techniques in photography. At a time when photography is threatened by digital blandness and terminal consistency, this book contains the creative antidote."
Lyle Rexer, author of Photography's Antiquarian Avant-garde: The New Wave in Old Processes _____________________________________________________________________ “Christopher James has taken the most thorough book on the hand-made photograph and made it even more complete. It's full of every technical detail, historical anecdote and experimental idea he’s found over many years of research, practice and teaching, without sacrificing an ounce of his familiar enthusiasm and good humor. Even if you weren't interested in alternative photographic processes, you could read this book for pleasure alone.” Dan Estabrook, Artist, NYC
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