Ernesto Esquer. Tucson, AZ, USA.

Carnations in Bottle, diptych, 2020. Valentine’s Day color variants. Toned and hand colored gelatin silver prints.

Christmas Holly in Vase, 2022. Unique red variant. Hand painted and tea toned gelatin silver print.

Snow, Mt. Lemmon, Tucson, Arizona 2018. Hand painted and tea toned gelatin silver print, 3 1/4” x 2 1/2”.

Heirloom Pumpkins, diptych, 2024. Toned and hand colored gelatin silver prints.

Tea toned gelatin silver prints, 35mm film negatives.

Unique gelatin silver print collage, 4” x 3 1/8”, using elements from discarded darkroom prints and test strips.

Downtown L.A., 2019. Toned gelatin silver print from 645 negative.

Saguaro Cactus Flower Bloom, Tucson, Arizona 2025. Toned gelatin silver print from 645 negative.

Flatiron Building, New York City, 2019. Diptych of tea toned gelatin silver prints, 3” x 2”.

Candles, 2024. Tea toned gelatin silver print.

Unique gelatin silver print collage, 5” x 5”, using elements from darkroom photographic test strips and discarded work prints.

Toned and hand colored gelatin silver print, sumi-e and watercolor variant.

Lumen print selection. Gold toned and fixed, 4” x 5” each.

Segmented lumen prints, 2023. Gold toned and fixed.

I like how they look like natural gas flames.

Unique gelatin silver print collage, 4 x 5”, using elements from darkroom photographic test strips and work prints.

Coral vine, dried spider plant, and monster adansonii.