"Her images range in subject matter from landscapes to portraits to elegantly seen fragments of the natural and built worlds . . . Bloomfield unites her compositional and printing skills to produce finely-wrought meditative images that invite our repeated contemplation . . . "  

-John Wall, The Southern Photographer

Diana Bloomfield, photographic artist and native North Carolinian, currently lives and works in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Specializing in 19th century photographic printing techniques, with a concentration on gum bichromate, platinum, and cyanotype processes, her images are exhibited internationally and are widely published.   Diana is also a book artist, incorporating her handmade prints into one-of-a-kind books. She is represented by The Cardinal Gallery, located in Toronto, Canada, and by photo-eye Gallery (Photographers Showcase), located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Check out my 'What's Up' and ‘Workshop’ pages for details on upcoming exhibits and all things newsy. And here are just some of the highlights:

• I am honored to be included in Re-Exposure: Prussian Blue Archives, which opened February 3 at the Hengli Image Center, located in Nanjing, China. A big thank you to Hengli Ge for conceiving of and curating this exhibit— and for the invitation. I’m honored to be among such outstanding talent!

• I’m excited and honored to have one of my tricolor gum prints (Memento: Whelk 2023) chosen for inclusion in the Members’ Show at the Center for Photographic Art, located in Carmel, California. Out of 2600 entries, only 45 images were chosen for the Gallery exhibition. This show was juried by Catherine Couturier, owner and director of Catherine Couturier Gallery, in Houston, Texas. The opening reception is April 20, from 4:00-6:00 pm.

• I am excited to announce that I am now represented by The Cardinal Gallery, located in Toronto, Canada. Co-founded and expertly run by Chelsea Hulme-Wilyman and Cory Wilyman, The Cardinal is such a beautiful gallery, and I’m honored to join their roster of stellar artists.

  WORKSHOPS!

• I’m teaching lots of exciting workshops in 2024! Please check them out here, and on my Workshop page, and I’ll hope to see you at one of them— starting with a tricolor gum bichromate workshop- my very favorite process- through the incredible NORDPhotography located in the Inderoy area, in Norway, May 21-26. Come join me in beautiful Norway!

• And in July (15-19), I’ll be teaching all things Cyanotype at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center, in Snomass Village, CO. This workshop includes cyanotype as a stand-alone process, the toning of cyanotypes, and experimenting with the cross-process of gum bichromate over cyanotype. I hope to see you there in Snowmass Village, Colorado!

• In early August (5-9), I’m happy to be returning and teaching, once again, a tri-color gum bichromate workshop at Maine Media Workshops, in coastal Rockport, Maine. I had such a great time last summer. Join me this year!

• Lastly, I’ll be back in the lovely Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, NC, teaching the tricolor gum workshop again, for 3 days, at Clay & Lynn Harmon’s Mountain Intaglio studio (August 23-25). *This workshop is now full, but you can contact Mountain Intaglio to be put on a wait list. I had a wonderful time last summer, so I look forward to being there again!

• ‘Re-exposure: Prussian Blue Archives' I'm honored to have my work in this wonderful group exhibit, celebrating the cyanotype, showing in Nanjing, China, at the Hengli Image Center Gallery. Much appreciation to Hengli Ge for the invitation, and for conceiving of and curating this exhibition. Amazing work by some serious creative talents— including work by Anna Atkins!

• I’m thrilled and honored to have some of my tricolor gum bichromate prints featured in All About Photo’s September 2023 issue, #33, dedicated to Nature.