Profile
Shaped by a career of continuous reinvention, Nicholas Mangels now embraces B&W photography with craft at the core of his work. Committed to the alchemy of darkroom chemistry and hand-printing techniques, he explores marine environments where subsurface light and currents become images with a tangible presence, leaving a lasting emotional imprint.

Base of Activity: Nomadic
Media Used: Underwater photography; platinum/palladium prints with cyanotype overprinting

Selected CV:
1. Alternative Photographic Processes, Penland School of Craft, Penland, USA, 2025
2. Digital Negatives & Platinum/Palladium Printing, International Center of Photography (ICP), New York, USA, 2025
3. Documentary Producer, VOID Filmes, São Paulo, Brazil, 2023-2024

Residence Plan
Marine wildlife photographs become cyanotype-over-platinum/palladium contact prints, bridging digital capture and hand-applied chemistry. The cyanotype veil cools the monochrome image, echoing depth, drift, and suspended light, while the platinum/palladium holds quiet tonal weight. In an era of AI-synthesized imagery, the work foregrounds patience and truth. Each print carries the marks of exposure and variation. Rooted in wabi-sabi, it honors imperfection, tactility, and time.