Jack Montgomery, Boarding House, Lewiston, 1/5, 2022, Photogravure print mounted on heavy paper, 12.5 × 9.8 inches

“I began photographing in earnest in 1992. While I have largely focused on portraiture, I am also drawn to landscape and other photographic genres. I am inspired as much by the work of painters as I am by other photographers. I have used a variety of cameras, photographing both with film and digitally. I have had the good fortune to take photographs in many places but my greatest joy has been in making images within two of three miles of my home in Freeport, Maine. The variety of subjects and locales in my town is a constant source of inspiration. For the last decade, I have primarily produced prints using 19th Century processes — photogravure, palladium and kallitype. These methods are slow, often challenging and full of surprises. I get pleasure making things by hand. Each one of these prints is unique. Just like the photographers from long ago whom I admire, working in this fashion allows me to introduce my own memories, dreams and reflections into the image. They each tell a story — at least they do for me.” - J.M