Edward Oslund began his photographic journey at an early age with an Instamatic camera.  By the time he was 16 he had his own darkroom and by 18 he began experimenting with abstract images.  A man ahead of his time, his efforts to produce abstractions with the available technology frustrated him and he abandoned photography until years later when science caught up with his artistic vision.  Digital photography opened an entirely new world for Mr. Oslund.  Learning new techniques of image manipulation, he began to realize the vision he had entertained many years before.  Commenting on his journey, “I have been fascinated with how nature creates beauty by fractal processes…I view myself not so much as a photographer, but as an abstract artist whose chosen medium is digital photography.”

Technically, Mr. Oslund’s images are created by a combination of thermodynamics, hydrodynamics and other processes with some artist intervention.  Each image, which may take days to produce, is a result of techniques developed by the artist, combined with environmental factors to produce a unique result.  Every step is influenced by the artist’s emotions and moods.  Some images express isolation, others conflict and even death. Mr. Oslund rarely titles his work since he feels it is ultimately up to the viewer to decide the impact of his creation.

See his ACGOW Artist Page here.