Tom Baril

In 1979, while still at the School of Visual Arts, Tom Baril began working as Robert Mapplethorpe's printer. Having worked closely with the photographer, Tom soon established his reputation as a master printer. At the same time, however, he was quietly making his own photographs, carefully avoiding subjects similar to Mapplethorpe's. He concentrated on urban landscapes and architecture before moving into the studio where, using a pinhole camera, he still makes meticulous botanical studies and nature photographs. Baril often waits hours for just the right combination of shapes and light, it is this technique combined with the complex layers of dramatic content that has led to his work being described as " photographic poetry." Tom's work can be found in public exhibitions throughout the United States.

Tom Baril Images:
View of Chrysler Building