• Elemental II: Photography and the Hand of Nature July 11 - September 5, 2025 Haines is pleased to present a... Elemental II: Photography and the Hand of Nature July 11 - September 5, 2025 Haines is pleased to present a... Elemental II: Photography and the Hand of Nature July 11 - September 5, 2025 Haines is pleased to present a...

    Elemental II:
    Photography and the Hand of Nature

    July 11 - September 5, 2025
     
    Haines is pleased to present a new OVR celebrating a series of recent institutional acquisitions of works by John Chiara, Linda Connor, Binh Danh, Chris McCaw, and Meghann Riepenhoff, five West Coast photographers whose remarkable images are part of our current exhibition Elemental II: Photography and the Hand of Nature. Whether printing directly in the landscape, repurposing the earliest photographic technologies and techniques, or building their own cameras, each artist creates singular objects that draw attention to the physicality of their processes, the materiality of their works, and the wonder and beauty of natural phenomena.



  • John Chiara
  • John Chiara (b. 1971, lives and works in San Francisco, CA) describes his process as “part photography, part sculpture, and...
    John Chiara (b. 1971, lives and works in San Francisco, CA) describes his process as “part photography, part sculpture, and part event.” Created using massive, hand-built camera obscuras, his photographs of the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond meditate on our built and natural surroundings, while foregrounding the chemistry and construction behind each image.
     
    Chiara's works have recently been acquired by Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV; and the Oakland Museum of California, CA.
    • John Chiara Coral, Carolina, Russia, 2023 Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique 56 x 47 inches, framed
      John Chiara
      Coral, Carolina, Russia, 2023
      Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique
      56 x 47 inches, framed
      $19,000
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    • John Chiara Cabrillo Highway at Pescadero Creek Road, Variation 8, 2016 Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique 59 x 71 inches, framed
      John Chiara
      Cabrillo Highway at Pescadero Creek Road, Variation 8, 2016
      Camera Obscura Ilfochrome Photograph, Unique
      59 x 71 inches, framed
      $27,000
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    • John Chiara FDR at Tito Puente Way, Variation 2, 2018 Negative Chromogenic Photograph 56 x 47 inches, framed
      John Chiara
      FDR at Tito Puente Way, Variation 2, 2018
      Negative Chromogenic Photograph
      56 x 47 inches, framed
      $19,000
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  • Linda Connor
  • 'I’m interested in the relationship of nature to spirituality, and working in a timeless zone.' For over 35 years, the...
    "I’m interested in the relationship of nature to spirituality, and working in a timeless zone."
     
    For over 35 years, the celebrated photographer Linda Connor (b. 1944, lives and works in San Rafael, CA) has traveled across the globe with her large-format camera, photographing culturally and spiritually resonant sites and subjects. 
     
    Connor's work was recently acquired by the Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV, and has been the subject of numerous books, most recently Constellations (2021) and The Little Jungle Book (2025), both published by Datz Press. Current exhibitions featuring her work include People Make This Place: SFAI Stories at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA; Women in Print: A Celebration of Works on Paper at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, Portland, ME; and What We've Been Up to: Landscape at the Denver Art Museum, CO.
    • Linda Connor The Indus River, Ladakh, India, 2024 Sublimation on Aluminum 30 x 23.75 inches
      Linda Connor
      The Indus River, Ladakh, India, 2024
      Sublimation on Aluminum
      30 x 23.75 inches
      $15,000
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    • Linda Connor Moonrise, Clouds, and Star Trails; Lake Tsomoriri, Ladakh, India, 1998, Printed 2017 Sublimation on Aluminum 24 x 30 inches
      Linda Connor
      Moonrise, Clouds, and Star Trails; Lake Tsomoriri, Ladakh, India, 1998, Printed 2017
      Sublimation on Aluminum
      24 x 30 inches
      $15,000
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  • Binh Danh
  • Binh Danh (b. 1977, lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA) creates contemporary daguerreotypes of US National Parks, which...
    Binh Danh (b. 1977, lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA) creates contemporary daguerreotypes of US National Parks, which he shoots on large format cameras modified to accept silver plates rather than film negatives. His command of this complex, antiquated process is revealed in stunningly intricate scenes and vistas. Often visiting the same sites as early photographers, Danh imbues this scenery with his own immigrant experience, exploring the connections between history, identity, and place.
     
    Danh's work has recently been acquired by Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C; and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C, and is the subject of a solo exhibition Binh Danh: Advancing American Art at The Jule Museum at Auburn University, AL through December 7, 2025.
    • Binh Danh Bajada Wash Trail (#3), Saguaro National Park, 2024 Daguerreotype, Unique (in-camera exposure) 13.25 x 16 inches, framed
      Binh Danh
      Bajada Wash Trail (#3), Saguaro National Park, 2024
      Daguerreotype, Unique (in-camera exposure)
      13.25 x 16 inches, framed
      $12,500
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    • Binh Danh Split Rock Loop Trail (#2), Joshua Tree National Park, 2024 Daguerreotype, Unique (in-camera exposure) 13.25 x 16 inches, framed
      Binh Danh
      Split Rock Loop Trail (#2), Joshua Tree National Park, 2024
      Daguerreotype, Unique (in-camera exposure)
      13.25 x 16 inches, framed
      $12,500
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  • Chris McCaw
  • Chris McCaw (b. 1971, lives in Pacifica, CA) creates landscapes and seascapes in which light itself is both subject and...
    Chris McCaw (b. 1971, lives in Pacifica, CA) creates landscapes and seascapes in which light itself is both subject and medium. For over two decades, the artist has used built cameras outfitted with high powered lenses to harness the power of the sun, taking the analog photographic medium to its outer boundaries.
     
    Recent museum acquisitions of McCaw's work include the Ackland Art Museum at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Library of Congress, Washington, D.C; and Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV.
     
    • Chris MCCaw Sunburned GSP #857 (Late Evening / Sunrise, North Slope, Arctic Circle, Alaska), 2015 6 Unique gelatin silver paper negatives 45.25 x 76 inches, framed
      Chris MCCaw
      Sunburned GSP #857 (Late Evening / Sunrise, North Slope, Arctic Circle, Alaska), 2015
      6 Unique gelatin silver paper negatives
      45.25 x 76 inches, framed
      $69,500
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    • Chris McCaw Sunburned GSP #723 (Utah), 2013 Unique gelatin silver paper negative 15 x 18 inches, framed
      Chris McCaw
      Sunburned GSP #723 (Utah), 2013
      Unique gelatin silver paper negative
      15 x 18 inches, framed
      $8,600
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  • Meghann Riepenhoff
  • Meghann Riepenhoff (b. 1979, lives in Bainbridge Island, WA) creates her cameraless cyanotypes in collaboration with the landscape, inviting water...
     

    Meghann Riepenhoff (b. 1979, lives in Bainbridge Island, WA) creates her cameraless cyanotypes in collaboration with the landscape, inviting water and weather to physically inscribe onto paper coated with homemade photographic materials.

     

    Riepenhoff's works have recently been acquired by the University of Virginia, Richmond, VA, where they are on view its new Contemplative Commons, and by the Denver Art Museum, CO, currently on view in the exhibition What We've Been Up To: Landscape through December 2025.