Black & White Photographic Art

Chendo Pérez’s black-and-white photographs inhabit a world of silence, light, and form, where gesture and shadow evoke emotion more than description. His images invite stillness, contemplation, and intimacy, transforming their subjects into meditations on beauty, transience, and memory.

Each photograph is created with a rare devotion to craft. Chendo works across traditional and contemporary processes: pure silver-gelatin prints made from film negatives, hybrid silver-gelatin prints made from digital negatives, and archival pigment prints made from digital originals. His hybrid digital-negative process, uniting digital precision with the timeless discipline of the darkroom, yields contact-printed gelatin silver images of exceptional depth, permanence, and physical presence.

These are not reproductions but original prints, singular objects shaped by vision, patience, and touch. They are meant to provoke thought, stir feeling, and endure for generations.

Chendo’s photographs are held in institutional and corporate collections including the Museo de Las Américas, Bank of America, Saks Fifth Avenue, Citibank, and The Ritz-Carlton. His acclaimed series, Sensual Garden, Bodyscapes, and Legs, transcend ornamentation to offer presence, silence, and substance.

For collectors and institutions alike, his work represents a timeless investment: rare prints of enduring value, created with uncompromising attention to vision and craft.

Print Processes

Digital Negative
Gelatin Silver Prints

Combining the best of both worlds, digital images are transformed into large-format negatives, which are then contact printed onto gelatin silver fiber paper in the darkroom. This meticulous process results in prints offering unparalleled depth and quality. Each print is toned in selenium ensuring optimal preservation and mounted on acid-free cotton rag-board to museum-quality presentation standards. Signature, edition number, and date adorn the mount below the print, while a sticker on the back provides detailed print and process information. These prints embody the perfect fusion of modern technology and traditional craftsmanship.

Gelatin Silver Prints

Crafted from film negatives, gelatin silver prints are meticulously hand-processed in the analog darkroom on Ilford fiber-based paper and toned in selenium for optimal preservation. Available in sizes up to 28x36cm, each print is mounted using acid-free cotton rag-board, adhering to museum-quality standards. Signature, edition number, and date adorn the mount below the print, while a sticker on the back provides detailed print and process information.

Pigment Prints

Pigment prints are available in sizes up to 150x300cm, in open or limited editions. Known for their permanence, these prints boast archival superiority due to the particulate nature of pigment inks, ensuring longevity against environmental elements. Various mounting methods, including Diasec, are available to suit your preferences.