John Flatz

Fine Art Photographer with no Plan B.
Fine quality prints of each image seen here and many more are available for sale. Each print is printed by the artist on archival inkjet paper, usually Hahnamuhle Rag 308, using Epson K-3 inks. You can contact me through my website @ www.jjohnflatzphoto.com/ or call me at 412-853-1170.


Portfolio:

Constructions

Digital Photography montages and constructed images from original photographs.

Convergence “Convergence”

One photograph was duplicated and pieced together in a new way.

Matrix “Matrix”

Original photograph was cropped into parts that are reassembled to make this image.

Sacred Portal “Sacred Portal”

Two mirrored images were combined for final result.

Megalith “Megalith”

An original photograph was cropped into several parts, then put together in a new way.

Flight “Flight”

The shapes in the original were transformed into a flowing pattern.

Both “Both”

Several photographs of stairways were combined to create this finished photograph.

Lock Up “Lock Up”

An original photograph of an architectural pattern was reassembled and digitally altered.

Industrial Windows with Paint. “Industrial Windows with Paint.”

Original photograph was flipped and mirrored.

Folded Space “Folded Space”

The repeating diagonal lines of the soccer field were cropped into different pieces and layered back together.

Vortex “Vortex”

Original image of a pattern in architecture was deconstructed then reassembled.

Road Closed, #2 “Road Closed, #2”

A picture of the letters painted on a sign along the road.
A double exposure made on computer by making a second copy and overlaying it on the first image.
This technique of making multiple copies of a single original image and assembling them in a variety of
different ways has been something i have been experimenting with on a lot of my new pieces.

Classic Black and White

The balance of line and form, light and shadow.

Rock Quary “Rock Quary”

Repeating forms of rock and reflection.

Dogwood Blossoms “Dogwood Blossoms”

High key image of spring blossoms against the sky.

Allegheny County Courthouse Stairs “Allegheny County Courthouse Stairs”

An Escher-like composition of stairways.

Lake Arthur “Lake Arthur”

A fall landscape shot and created with vintage infra-red photography.

Classic Chrome “Classic Chrome”

A semi-abstract view of an old American car captured at a car show.

Match Study “Match Study”

A still life set up of wooden matches and matchboxes.

Books Like Birds “Books Like Birds”

A still-life of books.

Attraction Flowers “Attraction Flowers”

The light provided just the right contrast in the flowers and the sky made for the gradated background.

Abandoned

A series of photographs of abandoned mental hospitals.

The Safest Place “The Safest Place”

Glowing back-lighting illuminates this hallway.

Segregation Hallway Doors “Segregation Hallway Doors”

Ward where the more violent and anti-social patients were housed.

Abandoned Fire Exquingster “Abandoned Fire Exquingster”

A study in rectangles with an odd color combination attracted my attention.

Community Area “Community Area”

A gathering place for the patients to socialize with others.

Sunset Room “Sunset Room”

The peeling paint in this room is reminiscent of the colors of a sunset.

Bathroom Doorway “Bathroom Doorway”

A composition of diagonals and acidy colors.

Administration Office “Administration Office”

This office, the only restored room in Weston Hospital, is now used for tours of the facility.

Shower Room “Shower Room”

Community shower room at the abandoned Weston Hospital, Weston, WV.