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June 14, 2025 — July 5, 2025
Government Camp in the Round — David Marsh
The Photographer's Eye Collective presents "(S)Light of Hand 2024 Awards Winners," featuring Dave Marsh and Lisa Brussell. Selected from the 2024 juried competition, these photographers demonstrated mastery of light, composition, and artistic vision.
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I came to printmaking from a background in digital media and design. For years, my work existed entirely on screens—until I discovered alternative photographic processes. To print the image by hand—to make it real through pressure, chemistry, and touch—was transformative. It felt like magic and gave me the tactile connection I'd been missing.
My work centers on close observation: the structure of a feather, the silhouette of a leaf, the quiet complexity of birds and trees. These subjects shift my focus outward, toward the subtle beauty of the natural world. Each print invites a pause, to look closely—and perhaps transform that moment of consideration into something of your own.
A native of San Diego, California, David Marsh was a 20-year veteran of the video game industry as an artist and designer before switching his creative focus to photography and printmaking during the pandemic. He currently resides in Escondido, California.
After graduating from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a BA in philosophy, Lisa worked in the fields of calligraphy, book arts, and design. Inspired to hone those skills, she earned a BFA from Art Center College of Design with a focus on graphic design and packaging. Lisa spent her career creating branding for consumer product goods. During this time, her role behind the camera was as an art director—not a photographer. She missed having full control over the images—clicking the camera shutter herself and watching the magic reveal her image as the print develops.
In recent years, Lisa began exploring the haunting beauty of contemporary images printed using historic photographic techniques. Mostly self-taught, she experiments with various photographic printing methods. These handmade printing processes give depth and character to her botanical, landscape, and street portrait photography.
Using historic processes to print my photographs brings deeply emotive expression to my images. My intent is to pique the imagination and reveal a sense of being rather than duplicate precisely what the camera captures.
These slow and often painstaking techniques led me to become immersed in my images, allowing me to build a more nuanced interpretation of my subject as each print evolves. At times, I print each as a unique process, but most often, I combine multiple processes together. Currently, I am most drawn to working with gum bichromate in combination with other processes.
