Ted Preuss (born 1962), is an American photographer who lives in Chicago, Illinois, best known for his
black-and-white
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Media
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photographs and
alternative processes which include
platinum printing and wet plate
collodion tintype
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s. Preuss photographic work range from
nude studies to
still life
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.
Life and career
Ted Preuss got his first camera in 1969 and became fascinated with the medium. After high school, he began working as a commercial photographer assistant in Denver, Colorado.
In 1982, Preuss started his career as an architectural photographer in Boston and San Francisco which lasted over a decade. 1996 he decided to take a break from architectural photography and explored the world of furniture design in Chicago, Illinois.
Preuss primarily works with vintage large format film cameras, several of which are over 100 years old.
[Shannon Gallagher, "Featured Artist: Ted Preuss Portraiture and Figurative Works” ZIA Gallery, February 11, 2013]
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Publications
* Simple Beauty – Studies in Self-Reference, Blurb Books, 2008
The Eastern Sierra Center for Photography series “Tales from the lens”
December 2013
Aug/Sept. 2013
July 2011, p 32-45
ZOOM Magazine Issue #93
July 2009, p 26-31
Chicago Sun-Times – cover photo Weekend Edition
April 25, 2008
Large Format Journal
Spring 2006, p 12-18
Art Review NewCity Magazine
2008
References
External links
Ted Preuss website
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American photographers
1962 births
Living people
Artists from Chicago