I am a visual wanderer. My impressionistic imagery explores the intersection of the everyday and the sublime. The landscapes I capture reveal the quiet magnificence of our natural world, showcasing scenes often unnoticed and uncelebrated.
Dora Somosi, a Hungarian American photographer based in New York, creates nature-based cyanotypes, characterized by their striking blue hues. In her abstracted images of trees in “By Her Side,” Somosi captures an ethereality that conveys a sense of history. She explains, "This is a chosen history. The 25 women in 'By Her Side' each have deep relationships to the environment, the landscape, and the natural world. Their stories are intertwined with the fabric of the earth, shaping narratives that transcend time and space," highlighting the profound connection these women have with nature.
The Mending series is inspired by Hungarian folk art’s stories of connection and identity through embroidery, as well as the Japanese art of kintsugi, which celebrates the beauty of imperfection and resilience through repair. Repurposing once discarded cyanotypes, Somosi integrates hand-died, hand-sewn embroidery that honors a lineage of women’s creativity and resilience, weaving together cultural tradition with broader themes of nature, womanhood, and the enduring threads of inspiration passed down through generations.