Jes Lee

Current work: 'Digital Dreams of Life'

- 57 Pictures
<a href="/gallery/life/bridge-somewhere/">Bridge to Somewhere</a><p><p> Bridge to Somewhere</p> <p> Completed February 2009&nbsp;</p> <p> Text added with an antique Chandler &amp; Price desktop letterpress using oil based inks.</p> <p> <a href="http://jesleephotos.bigcartel.com/product/bridge-to-somewhere-with-letterpress-text"><br /> Buy</a></p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/japan-Re-Mix/">Japan Re-Mix</a><p><p> Japan Re-Mix</p> <p> Compilation image. Includes 3 negatives: 2 from color slide film, 1 from black and white negative film. All shot with a Mamiya C330 medium format camera while we were in Japan.</p> <p> Completed July 2009.</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/city-music/">City Music</a><p><p> City Music</p> <p> Contains one polaroid (shot with a Hasselblad 501c with a Polaroid back using Silk 125 film) and two black and white film images (shot with the same camera, minus the polaroid back).</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/osaka-night-lights/">Osaka Night Lights</a><p><p> Osaka Night Lights</p> <p> Compilation of two pictures I took in Japan. Both taken with a medium format Mamiya C330 camera, one using color film, one using black and white film.</p> <p> Created April, 2009</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/1s-and-0s-letterpress/">1s and 0s letterpress</a><p></p> <a href="/gallery/life/where-you-walk-part-2/">Where You Walk</a><p><p> Where You Walk</p> <p> November 2009.</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/population-density/">Population density</a><p><p> Silver gelatin print on fiber paper with letterpress printing.</p> <p> Image taken in Dotombori, Japan using a Mamiya C330.</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/we-will-always-be-here/">We will always be here</a><p></p> <a href="/gallery/life/gold-medal-flour-compilation-part-2/">Gold Medal Flour </a><p><p> Gold Medal Flour <br /> <br /> Compilation consisting of 2 polaroids and one black and white image. <br /> <br /> December 2009.</p> </p>
<a href="/gallery/life/hawaii-skyline-possible-dream/">Hawai'i Skyline as possible in a Dream</a><p><p> Hawai&#39;i Skyline as Possible in a Dream</p> <p> Compilation of two photos - one black and white medium format film image and one polaroid.&nbsp;</p> <p> February 2010</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/where-one-begins/">Where one begins</a><p><p> Silver gelatin print on fiber paper.</p> <p> Image taken in Japan at Himeji castle using a Mamiya C330.</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/st-anthony-main-potential-part-3/">St Anthony Main</a><p><p> St. Anthony Main</p> <p> Compilation image - one image taken with a Polaroid Sx-70 camera using 779 film, one image taken with a Hasselblad 501c/m using a polaroid back and Silk 125i peel apart film, one image taken with a Holga using black and white film. <br /> <br /> December 2009.</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/analog/">Analog</a><p><p> Silver gelatin print on fiber paper.</p> <p> Image taken in Japan at Todaiji castle using a Mamiya C330.</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/between-worlds/">Between worlds</a><p><p> Silver gelatin print on fiber paper.</p> <p> Image taken in Japan at Himeji castle using a Mamiya C330.</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/digital-dreams/">Digital Dreams</a><p><p> Silver gelatin print on fiber paper with letterpress printing.</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/transport-letterpress/">Transport with letterpress</a><p></p> <a href="/gallery/life/new-and-old-japan/">New and Old in Japan</a><p>This was taken in downtown Osaka. It amazes me to see the mix of new and old there. It was not uncommon at all to walk down the street and see and old building (usually a temple) right amidst sky scrapers and very modern architecture. It is one of the things I see showing through this project. That new and old, analog and digital can work together and exist together and can in their own way be beautiful. Taken with a Mamiya C330, most likely on Ilford Pan F 50 film. April, 2009</p> <a href="/gallery/life/culture-clash/">Culture Clash</a><p><p> Completed (finally!) August 2010</p> <p> Consists of 4 images: one black and white and one color medium format film images taken with a Mamiya C330, and two Polaroids taken with an Sx-70 camera, one with Fade to Black film and one with ATZ film.</p> </p>
<a href="/gallery/life/Japans-story-book/">Japan's Story Book</a><p><p> Japan&#39;s Story Book</p> <p> Compilation of 3 images.</p> <p> All 3 images taken with my Canon 40D digital SLR during our trip to Japan.</p> <p> March 2010.</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/where-we-grow/">Where We Grow</a><p><p> Where We Grow</p> <p> It is a compilation of 3 polaroid images., two images taken in Wynona, Minnesota, and one image taken in Fridley, Minnesota.</p> <p> All images were taken with a Hasselblad 501c/m using a Polaroid back.</p> <p> September 2009.</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/to-dance-in-the-light-in-japan/">To Dance in the Light in Japan</a><p><p> To Dance in the Light in Japan</p> <p> I started this compilation awhile ago. I tweaked some of the layers a bit, and I am happier with this version. All images were taken in Japan with a Mamiya C330 camera - two color images, one black and white.</p> <p> Completed September 2009</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/dont-you-see-it/">Don't you see it?</a><p></p> <a href="/gallery/life/trees/">Trees (Untitled)</a><p><p> Untitled Trees</p> <p> Compilation of 3 images from our trip to Hawaii.</p> <p> One black and white image (Ilford film), one color image (Fuji slide film), and one Polaroid (779 film)</p> <p> February 2010.</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/tiki-and-diamondhead/">Tiki and Diamondhead</a><p><p> Tiki and Diamondhead</p> <p> Compilation of 3 images. One black and white and one color image taken with a Hasselblad 501c/m, and one Polaroid taken with an Sx-70 camera using expired 600 film.</p> <p> March 2010.</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/mountains-background/">Hawai'i Trees in the Tune of Blue</a><p><p> Hawai&#39;i Trees in the Tune of Blue</p> <p> In Hawaii, there are always mountains along the horizon.</p> <p> Compilation of 3 images: 2 color images taken with a Hasselblad 501c/m and one polaroid taken with an Sx-70 using expired ATZ film.</p> <p> March 2010.</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/beaches-and-walks-and-night/">Beaches and Walks and Night</a><p><p> Beaches and Walks and Night</p> <p> Compilation of 3 images - 2 color film images taken with a Hasselblad 501c/m and 1 Polaroid image taken with a Sx-70.</p> <p> March 2010</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/okinawa-and-dotombori-version-2/">Okinawa and Dotombori version 2</a><p><p> Okinawa and Dotombori</p> <p> Compilation of 3 images. 2 black and white images taken with medium format film using a Mamiya C330, 1 color image taken with a Canon D40 digital SLR in Japan.</p> <p> March 2010.</p> </p>
<a href="/gallery/life/chicago-musings-1-1/">chicago musings 1-1</a><p><p> Chicago Musings #1 <br /> <br /> Completed August 2007</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/chicago-musings-2-1/">chicago musings 2-1</a><p><p> Chicago Musings #2 <br /> <br /> Completed August 2007</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/no-swimming/">no swimming</a><p><p> No Swimming <br /> <br /> Completed January 2008</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/questionable-mood/">questionable mood</a><p><p> Questionable Mood</p> <p> One of the first compilations I made for this series.</p> <p> Completed 2006.</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/beware-sharks/">Beware of Sharks</a><p><p> Beware of Sharks </p> <p> Completed January 2009&nbsp;</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/industrialized/">Industrialized</a><p><p> Industrialized &nbsp;</p> <p> Pigmented ink jet print on heavy matt paper with text. </p> <p> Text was printed with a C&amp;P Platten press with oil based ink. <br /> Text reads: <br /> j:I finally found her... <br /> it took me awhile. we <br /> don&#39;t realize how big <br /> this world is compared <br /> to real world. she only <br /> lives here now. she says <br /> there is so much freedom <br /> and she doesn&#39;t miss <br /> anything from real world. <br /> could i stay here too? <br /> forever? i think i would <br /> miss the grass and clouds <br /> the most but even they <br /> are disappearing from <br /> real world. maybe if i <br /> look hard enough here <br /> i&#39;ll find where they went.</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/histories/">histories</a><p><p> Histories&nbsp;</p> <p> Completed December 2007</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/st-paul-sights/">st paul sights</a><p><p> St Paul Sights<br /> &nbsp;<br /> completed January 2008</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/alternative/">Alternative</a><p><p> Alternative</p> <p> Version 2 of this compilation.</p> <p> Composed of 3 black and white medium format film images, one color polaroid image, and one color layer.</p> <p> March 2010.</p> </p>
<a href="/gallery/life/sign-says-no-tresspassing-compilation/">The Sign Says No Tresspassing</a><p><p> The Sign Says No Tresspassing</p></p> <a href="/gallery/life/Atlantis-8/">Atlantis 8</a><p><p> Atlantis #8<br /> <br /> Completed January 2008</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/Atlantis--7/">Atlantis 7</a><p><p> Atlantis #7 <br /> <br /> Completed January 2008</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/looking-through-windows/">looking through windows</a><p><p> Looking Through Windows <br /> <br /> Completed January 2008</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/Focus/">Focus</a><p><p> Focus<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Completed January 2008</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/on-the-way-to-the-city/">on the way to the city</a><p><p> On the Way to the City <br /> <br /> Completed January 2008</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/storms/">storms</a><p><p> Storms <br /> <br /> Completed January 2008</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/where-we-walk-letterpress/">Where we walk letterpress</a><p></p> <a href="/gallery/life/so-far-untitled/">so far untitled</a><p><p> This one has been in the works for awhile. I&#39;m liking it better now.</p> <p> Contains 3 images taken with a Mamiya C330 and medium format film (two black and white film images and one using Rollei Retro film), and one 35mm image taken with a Kitsake camera using Rollei Nightbird film.</p> <p> Completed August 2011</p> </p>
<a href="/gallery/life/spring/">Spring</a><p><p> This is the second version of this image. I made it to go in a book as a project for a class at MCBA. I like where it is going.</p> <p> This is one of the few compilation images that is really all digital. It is made from 5 images taken in Japan with my Canon 40D.</p> <p> Completed August 2011</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/who-she/">Who is she?</a><p><p> This image was originally created for a poetry video I made in collaboration with Kathryn Kysar.&nbsp;</p> <p> It includes 4 images, 3 taken with a Canon Digital Rebel T2i, and 1 taken with a Polaroid Sx-70 camera using new Impossible Project Color Shad Px70 FF film.</p> <p> Completed January 2011</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/where-are-you-going/">Where are you going?</a><p><p> Work in progress</p> <p> Compilation of 4 images. One ATZ film image using an Sx-70, two black and white medium format film images and one color medium format film image taken with a Hasselblad 501c/m.</p> <p> In progress August 2011</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/storm/">The Storm</a><p><p> This image was originally created to be used in a poetry video in a collaboration with Kathryn Kysar.</p> <p> It contains 3 images - one medium format black and white film image taken with a Mamiya C330, one peel apart polaroid image taken with a Hasselblad 501cm, and one digital image taken with a Canon Rebel T2i.</p> <p> Completed February 2011</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/land-was-flat/">The land was flat</a><p><p> work-in-progress</p> <p> October 2011</p></p> <a href="/gallery/life/walled-city/">The walled city</a><p><p> work-in-progress</p> <p> October 2011</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/memory-trees-1/">Memory of trees #1</a><p><p> Work-in-progress</p> <p> November 2011</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/mirrors/">Mirrors</a><p><p> Contains 4 images. One medium format color film image and one black and white film image taken with a Hasseblad 501c/m, one medium format color image taken with a Mamiya C330, and one 35mm color image taken with a Kitsake camera using Rollei Nightbird film.</p> <p> Completed August 2011</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/memory-trees-2/">Memory of trees #2</a><p><p> Work-in-progress</p> <p> November 2011</p> </p>
<a href="/gallery/life/nature-takes-back-over/">Nature takes back over</a><p><p> Still a bit uncertain about this one.&nbsp;</p> <p> Contains four images. Two black and white and one color medium format film images taken with a Hasselblad 501c/m, and one black and white film image taken with a Mamiya C330 using Rollei Retro film.</p> <p> In progress August 2011</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/nebraska-blue/">Nebraska blue</a><p><p> Compilation of five images. One single and one double image on medium format color film taken with a Holga, one black and white medium format image using Ilford SFX film and one medium format color image taken with a Hasselblad 501 c/m, and one Px600 Black Frame image taken with an Sx-70.&nbsp;</p> <p> Completed August 2011</p> </p> <a href="/gallery/life/sunset-dock/">Sunset at the dock</a><p><p> Work in progress.</p> <p> Compilation of four images. One black and white medium format film image taken with a Mamiya C330, two Px70 Color Shade film images taken with an Sx-70, and one image taken with peel apart Silk 125i film with a Hasselblad 501c/m camera using an instant back.</p> <p> In progress August 2011</p> </p>