Thomas Consani - New-York 1994

New York, 1994 — a street scene in the best Street Photography style, photographed and silver gelatin printed by Thomas Consani, in excellent condition, signed and dated on the back.
Superb print on baryta paper, 30x40 format
Thomas Consani is a photographer and photographic printer specialized in analog black-and-white photography. Born in 1970, he grew up in an environment deeply tied to photography: his father, Patrick Consani, was a well-known analog shooter and printer. From a young age Thomas developed an interest in the darkroom and traditional photographic printing techniques.

At just 17 he began working in a photographic lab after a period of hands-on training in the darkroom. Over the years he refined his style by collaborating with prominent French and international photographers, including Dominique Tarlé, Tony Frank and especially Marc Riboud, for whom he became the go-to printer from 1993 until the death of the celebrated author.

Consani regards the work of the printer as an artistic interpretation of the original image: he believes that “the photographer is the composer and the printer is the interpreter.” This vision has made him a respected figure in the world of contemporary analog photography, particularly for the quality of his silver gelatin black-and-white prints.

Parallel to his lab work, Thomas Consani has developed a personal photographic research, creating urban reportage and travel photographs, including a series devoted to New York in the years 1994, 1999 and 2010. His works are characterized by a strong attention to light, contrast and the aesthetics of traditional analog printing.