Portraits of people I know while we have a conversation about the memories that we share. These are some of the images from those conversations.
04/19/18, Mercantile, PHX
04/19/18, Mercantile, PHX
04/19/18, Mercantile, PHX
04/14/18 Noble Beast Natural Food for Pets, PHX
04/14/18 Noble Beast Natural Food for Pets, PHX
04/14/18 Noble Beast Natural Food for Pets, PHX
04/01/18 Washington, DC
04/01/18 Washington, DC
04/01/18 Washington, DC
04/02/18 University Park, MD
04/02/18 University Park, MD
04/02/18 University Park, MD
03/31/18 Washington, DC
03/31/18 Washington, DC
03/31/18 Washington, DC
04/01/18 Washington, DC
04/01/18 Washington, DC
04/01/18 Washington, DC
03/11/18 Mercantile, Phoenix
03/11/18 Mercantile, Phoenix
03/11/18 Mercantile, Phoenix
03/11/18 Mercantile, Phoenix
02/19/18 Phoenix, AZ
02/19/18 Phoenix, AZ
02/19/18 Phoenix, AZ
02/19/18 Phoenix, AZ
02/10/18 Phoenix Bike Lab, Phoenix
02/10/18 Phoenix Bike Lab, Phoenix
02/10/18 Phoenix Bike Lab, Phoenix
02/10/18 Phoenix Bike Lab, Phoenix
New for 2018; Lunar Landscapes - long exposure, night photography by moonlight. I'm interested in photographing the landscape by moonlight, not the moon itself. 12 full moon outings planned for in and around the Phoenix metro area.
Please read my project statement here. Contact me if you have questions.
Lunar Landscapes is my featured project in the How I Got the Shot: Women’s Edition. This guide features 30 incredible female photographers and yours truly with a behind-the-scenes look at how I got the shot. Download now for FREE at www.TetherTools.com/Guide
03.02.18 South Mountain Park, PHX
Carefree Ranch 01/31/18
Carefree Ranch 01/31/18
Carefree Ranch 01/31/18
Carefree Ranch 01/31/18
Papago Park 01/01/18
Papago Park 01/01/18
Papago Park 01/01/18
Papago Park 01/01/18
Dreamy Draw, 12/02/17
Dreamy Draw, 12/02/17
New for 2018, BIKE PHX: Paths, People & Politics
01.13.18 : Phx to Tucson : I followed (in my car) 30 riders from Phoenix to Tucson, 114 miles! We gathered pre-dawn at Bike Saviours in Tempe, AZ and finished at BICAS in Tucson, AZ.
Organized by Maricopa County and the City of Phx, https://www.maricopa.gov/1194/Bike-to-Work
Grid Bikes, City of Phx
Event organized by Maricopa County and the City of Phx, https://www.maricopa.gov/1194/Bike-to-Work
Honored to be one of the featured photographers in F-Stop Magazine's Portfolio issue, August 2017, featuring my series Night Water.
Thank you F-Stop!
Some people have noted that the series is redolent of John Atkinson Grimshaw’s paintings of the Thames at night. Some have characterized his work as gloomy but others feel that capturing the special light at dusk is anything but gloomy because in many ways, it allows us to see more clearly what was there all along. Paradoxically, it illuminates - while the searing sun rays earlier in the day obscure.
Digital C prints are available for purchase, sized 40" x 34", ready to hang with museum mount backs. Please contact to inquire.
Just west of 24th Street PHX
PHX, btwn Central Ave and 7th Street.
PHX, btwn Osborn and Thomas
PHX, the 202.
56th St & Indian School, PHX
at 48 St. PHX
56th St. & Indian School Rd, PHX
56th St. & Indian School Rd, PHX
56th St. & Indian School Rd. PHX
At 48th St. PHX
at 48th St. PHX
7th Ave, south of Baseline, PHX
Btwn 19th and 15th Avenues, PHX
Btwn 7th Street and Central Ave. PHX
Btwn 40th and 48th Streets, PHX
PHX, btwn 7th Street and Central Ave.
Just west of 24th Street. PHX
PHX, South of Glendale & the 51.
Just west of 24th Street. PHX
PHX, btwn Central Ave and 7th Ave.
PHX, btwn Central Ave and 7th Ave.
PHX, btwn Central Ave and 7th Ave.
PHX, btwn 15th and 19th Avenues.
PHX, btwn 12th and 16th Streets
PHX, btwn Central Ave and 7th Street.
PHX, btwn Central Ave and 7th Street.
PHX, btwn Central Ave and 7th Street.
PHX, the 202 and 34th Street
PHX, McDowell & 31st Street
PHX, at 7th Street
PHX, btwn Van Buren / 44th Street & the 202
PHX, at 7th Street
PHX, btwn McDowell and 32nd Street
PHX, 48th Street Light Rail / Sky Train
PHX, at 24th Street
PHX
PHX, btwn Indian School Road and I17
Nightlight is my self-portrait series: 40 photo shoots at 40 sleep-overs in 40 different rooms. I reached out to my immediate community then outward to friends of friends and beyond. I slept in 40 different places and captured well over 1200 images.
My series of images are made upon first waking in the murky blue darkness an hour before dawn, utilizing my phone as the "nightlight". All images are long exposures up to 30 seconds, I shot the entire series with a Sony a7 and Zeiss 18mm Batis lens.
The resulting self-portrait images contain ghostly double-exposures, transparent shadows, and slept-in beds. I am seen “as-is” - revealing an acceptance of time, place and self. The room is not staged; I am not coiffed nor dressed for the camera. These images are personal, yet the project is public. This paradox, a yin-yang or introvert/extrovert undercurrent entices me.
I made a 1:12 scale diorama of one of the images. Images of the completed diorama are at the end of this gallery. Behind-the-scenes images of the making of the diorama can be seen here on Flickr.
I am currently submitting this project to select galleries for showing in 2018/19. Please inquire if you have questions.
Phoenix, AZ
Scottsdale, AZ
Tempe, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Tempe, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Prescott, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Gilbert, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Tucson, AZ
1:12 scale model of the first Nightlight image, 02.12.17. This is looking through the viewing window. Entirely handmade by myself.
1:12 scale model of the first Nightlight image, 02.12.17. The exterior is high gloss black acrylic on 4 sides and high gloss white on the back.
As night descends, the city is bathed in rich, saturated, vibrant color. Blues and purples wash the urban environment, juxtaposing the naturally occurring with the human made. What better time to photograph Phoenix in the Summer, than at night.
A collaborative photographic project. Jared’s images were created with a large-format camera whose design is rooted in the mid-19th century. His series is shot entirely on transparency film with a low rating of ISO 10. Each image required between 8 and 45 minutes of exposure. Catherine’s images are purely digital, blending the immediacy that using digital offers with the ability to photograph manually. Marshall provided the accompanying historical context. All three; Jared, Catherine and Marshall are Arizona transplants who love to call Phoenix their home.
HOT SUMMER NIGHTS debuted at Chartreuse Gallery, 1301 Grand Avenue, Phoenix, September 4 - 30, 2015. Check out the following press: Chartreuse gallery adds a splash of color to Grand Avenue's expanding arts scene , Downtown Devil. 15 FAVORITE FIRST FRIDAY ART WORKS SEEN IN SEPTEMBER IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX, New Times. Chartreuse Gallery Opens with ‘Hot Summer Nights’, Downtown Phoenix Journal.
Digital C Prints 17" x 13", printed on metallic glossy, with lustre laminate coating, mounted on masonite with museum mount backs for secure hanging, ready to hang. Please inquire.
Urban exploration photographs of Phoenix, Arizona, 2016 - 2017.
Exhibited in the Online Annex Exhibition of Framed: Land and Architecture at the Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR, June 1 - 20, 2016.
01.04.17
01.04.17
A continuation of Night Water - v.2 is of 3 of the 9 canals, not seen in v.1
Night Water is my third series exploring Phoenix at night - focused solely on the nine canal systems. Scenes here are from portions of two of the nine.
Tempe Canal, Southern & Evergreen
East of Gilbert Road, North of Southern - Mesa, AZ - Consolidated Canal
East of Gilbert Road, North of Southern - Mesa, AZ - Consolidated Canal
East of Gilbert Road, North of Southern - Mesa, AZ - Consolidated Canal
At 24th Street, south of Baseline, PHX - South Branch Highland Canal / North Highland Lateral Canal
Arizona Cross Cut Canal - PHX - Papago Park
Arizona Cross Cut Canal, south of McDowell Road
Arizona Cross Cut Canal, north of McDowell Road
64th Street & Thomas, Scottsdale
64th Street + Thomas, Scottsdale
64th Street & Thomas, Scottsdale
64th Street + Thomas, Scottsdale
64th Street & Thomas, Scottsdale
64th Street & Thomas, Scottsdale
Tempe Canal, Southern & Evergreen
Arizona Cross Cut Canal, south of McDowell Road
At 24th Street, south of Baseline, PHX - South Branch Highland Canal / North Highland Lateral Canal
documenting urban hiking adventures
Parking garage on Van Buren and 1st Ave, Phoenix. October 2014.
November, 2014. The Desert Sun Motel on Grand Avenue, Phoenix. This photograph was part of the What's Grand About Grand Avenue show, December 5, 2014 - January 2, 2015.
Top level view, facing South Mountain. February, 2015.
Luhrs Tower, Jefferson and 1st Ave, January, 2015
Grand Ave, 2015
A favorite. Shot from the top of the parking garage. February, 2015.
On Madison, it stands alone surrounded by a parking lot. I think it would make an amazing bar/restaurant, but that's because I take pictures and not develop properties for restaurants. January, 2015
Looking north from Van Buren Street parking garage, between 1st Ave and Central, Phoenix 2015
Affectionately called The Punchcard Building, the Phoenix Financial Center at Central and Osborn, Phoenix, October, 2014.
In January, 2015 I started “What Food Looks Like”. I set out to photograph food, food access, food insecurity and food deserts in the form of urban community gardens, farmers and farms, neighborhoods, people and organizations here in the Phoenix metro area.
Within the first four months I had visited 25 places, including; Mesa Urban Garden, The Urban Garden, The Micro Farm Project, Growhouse, Gilbert Farmer’s Market, Recycled City Compost, Arizona Microgreens, The Orchard Community Learning Center, PHX Renews, Garfield Community Garden, Hayden Flour Mills, Hope House Farms, St. Mary’s Foodbank, The Simple Farm, St. Vincent de Paul, Neighborhood Ministries Foodbank. I walked and photographed the eight neighborhoods of Central City South identified in a 2011 study completed by the ASU School of Sustainability in conjunction with the Phoenix Revitalization Corporation’s study on food access.
View What Food Looks Like website.
Selected image included in the JEG Photography Exhibition Feb 15 - Marech 9, 2016, Texas Woman's University.
Contact me if you would like to discuss my project or you want to use my images for your organization, business or personal use. All images are Copyright 2016, Catherine Slye.
Arizona Microgreens, Phoenix 2015
Private plot at PHX Renews, Phoenix 2015
The Orchard Learning Center, Phoenix 2015
Food sorting at St. Mary's Food Bank, Phoenix 2015
Private garden, Phoenix 2015
Food access in City Central South neighborhood Phoenix 2015
Private garden at Garfield Community Garden, Phoenix 2015
Neighborhood Ministries Food Bank, Phoenix 2015
Grant Park Community Garden, Phoenix 2015
Somo Tomatoes, Phoenix 2015
Emma Zimmerman of Hayden Flour
September 2012, I set out to photo-document one dated sidewalk stamp per year of Arizona's centennial, my goal was to capture one per every year from 1912 to 2012.
I walked so many miles, many of them with my dog who you can see in several images, I ultimately photographed over 150 stamps. All of the photographs were in an exhibit and party for New Year's Eve, 2012.
Published, Arizona Contractor & Community, December 2014
Editorial, Architecture, Art, Activism
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
October, 2017
Art installation by Ronna Nemitz at FoundRE, Central and Portland, PHX
S. Central & Madison
Glendale, AZ 02.12.17
Glendale, AZ 02.12.17
Glendale, AZ 02.12.17
Glendale, AZ 02.12.17