This past year, I was approached by Wally Mason, chief curator at the Haggerty Museum of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He loved the Astra Velum photogravures, and inquired about adding a few pieces to the Haggerty’s collection. I was impressed by Wally’s intimate knowledge of his own collection, and his desire to add pieces to it that fit…
My friends at PhotoEye Gallery informed me recently that the Astra Velum Limited Edition Artist Book has passed the halfway mark. In fact, as of this writing, there are only 5 of the 25 editioned copies left. PhotoEye will have the book at FotoFest, as well as at their gallery and online bookstore. You can also…
A few months ago, I received an email from Yan Li, curator at High Noon Culture and Art in Beijing, China. I had met her briefly at PhotoLucida in March—and by briefly I mean I ran over to her table at the very end of the very last review session, gave her my collateral, and…
This month I was awarded one of the coveted Best of ASMP awards for 2013. The American Society of Media Photographers is the gold standard for photographers working in commercial and editorial photography, so it’s a real honor to be named to one of the top spots. The award was featured in the ASMP magazine,…
HISTORIC PROCESS / CONTEMPORARY VISIONS Dina Mitrani Gallery, Miami JUNE 8 – AUGUST 31, 2013 Dina Mitrani Gallery is pleased to present Historic Process/Contemporary Visions, a group show of artists working with alternative processes to make photographic images. These methods include early 19th century techniques such as daguerrotype, wet plate collodion, cyanotypes,…
The Astra Velum Limited Edition Artist Book was recently purchased by several museum collections. I’m honored to have the book and photogravures added to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Griffin Museum of Photography, and the Scripps College Rare Book Collection, as well as a number of private collectors. There are still copies available;…
When I was in my teens, I remember picking up a Zane Gray novel from my grandparents’ bookshelf. I remember thinking to myself, “This book is solid; it is the perfect size and weight.” The heft of it in my hand, the embossed hardcover, the deckled edges of the paper, the lightly embossed text…it was…
I was pleased to discover that my image “Asia” was awarded the Grand Prize in Rangefinder Magazine’s B&W Alternative Photographic Processes competition. You can see the article in their digital edition online at Rangefinder.
The January-February 2013 issue of LensWork Magazine features the Astra Velum series. With an 22-page spread of images, and an interview with publisher Brooks Jensen, it’s a beautiful presentation of the series, my thinking behind the series, and much more. LensWork is well know as having the finest black and white reproductions in the publishing…
In 2011, when the hand-printed photogravures of the Astra Velum series were first introduced, collectors and curators were enthusiastic. As Melanie McWhorter of Photo-Eye Books wrote, “These lovely, luminescent, one-of-a-kind prints really must be seen to be appreciated.” Susan Burnstine wrote in Black and White Magazine, “Fritz Liedtke’s stunning photogravure portfolio Astra Velum is a…
The new issue of Diffusion magazine, Vol IV., includes a spread of images from the Astra Velum series, in their conversation about hand-crafted photography. The Artist Hand Invitational section includes work by a number of talented artists, that I’m honored to be listed among: HAND-CRAFTED INVITATIONAL Jody Ake S. Gayle Stevens Heidi Kirkpatrick Bryan David…
The new issue of Mental Shoes magazine, issue 22, includes a 20-page feature of Astra Velum. You can view the electronic version online for free at www.mentalshoes.com.