
Cody S. Brothers
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Photographer Cody Brothers was born in Farmington, New Mexico. After attending West Point Academy and, later, exhibiting works at his first gallery showing in New York City, Brothers decided to devote his time to photography. Inspired by Dalí, Picasso, El Greco and Paul Strand, his work concentrates on abandoned farms, crumbling homes, neglected churches, aging cemeteries, forgotten cars and other objects, set within the vastness of the southwestern landscape, which he expresses as a narrative of “the western abandon.” He works almost entirely with infrared film, using a range of different cameras, including a 4 x 5, a hand-made pinhole, and a 6 x 17 panoramic. Shooting pictures in the early-morning or late-afternoon with a black-and-white infrared film is what he enjoys best because of the dreamy effect and the length of the exposure times required to get a great shot.
Cody captures his analog frames, then scans and renders each frame as a black-and-white digital chromogenic print. Each print is then typically finished in a more contemporary style: he mounts the large format digital print on an aluminum composite substrate that is sealed with a UV over-lamination, eliminating the constrictive feel of traditional framing, and accentuating the wide-open landscapes he captures.
There are few contemporary photographers who have the ability to transport a viewer to a particular location, and make that viewer feel as if they have known that exact place intimately. But Cody’s eye for location makes a two-dimensional black-and-white frame do exactly that.
Yellowstone National Park, WY- Nez Perce Creek, Buffalo, Edition 2/5
Analog Capture Chromogenic Print 20″x60″, $4,000
Joshua Tree National Park, CA- Square, Edition 1/3
Analog Capture Chromogenic Print ,16″ x 16″, $1,250
Desert Center Gas Pumps
Analog Capture Chromogenic Print 20″ x 20″, $2,000 (Framed) or $1,500 (Unframed)
Yellowstone National Park, WY- Buffalo, Square, Sepia Series
Analog Capture Chromogenic Print, 32″ x 32″, $3,000
Monument Valley, AZ – John Ford Point, Sepia Series, Edition 1/3
Analog Capture Chromogenic Print 18″ x 48″, $2,500 (unframed)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area – Rufus Cove Reflection
Analog Capture Chromogenic Print, 18″ x 60″ $4,000.00
Chaco Culture National Historical Park – Pueblo Del Arroyo
Analog Capture Chromogenic Print 40″ x 50″ $5,000
Yellowstone National Park, WY- Upper Falls, Edition 1/3
Analog Capture Chromogenic Print, 32″ x 74″, $5,000
Death Valley National Park – Cottonball Marsh Springs Salt Flats
Analog Capture Chromogenic Print, 20″ x 60″ $4,000
Chaco Culture National Historical Park – Pueblo Bonito Front
Analog Capture Chromogenic Print 20″ x 60″ $4,000
Chaco Culture National Historical Park – Pueblo Bonitio Square Doorway
Analog Capture Chromogenic Print 40″ x 32″ $4,000
Pecos National Historical Park – Mission And Convento Kiva
Analog Capture Chromogenic Print 20″ x 60″ $4,000
Pecos National Historical Park – Mission Southeast Side Cloud Halo
Analog Capture Chromogenic Print 24″ x 30″ $3,000
Lake Mead National Recreation Area – Mushroom Rock
Analog Capture Chromogenic Print 20″ x 60″ $4,000