Publications
PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS
Above are the books I have written or edited for the Contemporary Practices in Alternative Photographic Processes series with Routledge/Focal Press. Each book in the series is half how-to and half artist pages celebrating artists who work in that particular process.
2023 Anderson, Christina Z. The Experimental Darkroom, Contemporary Uses of Traditional Black & White Photographic Materials. New York: Routledge.
2021 Reeder, Ron and Christina Z. Anderson. Digital Negatives with QuadToneRIP, Demystifying QTR for Photographers and Printmakers. New York: Routledge.
2019 Anderson, Christina Z. Cyanotype: The Blueprint in Contemporary Practice. New York: Routledge (also translated into French)
2018 Anderson, Christina Z. Salted Paper Printing, A Step-by-Step Manual Highlighting Contemporary Artists. New York: Routledge.
2017 Anderson, Christina Z. Gum Printing, A Step-by-Step Manual Highlighting Artists and Their Creative Practice. New York: Routledge.
2015, 2014 Jianming, Zhong, Samuel Wang, Sandy King, and Christina Z. Anderson. Handcrafted: The Art and Practice of the Handmade Print. Hangzhou: Zhejiang Photographic Press, 2014, 2015.
2013 and 2022 Anderson, Christina Z. Gum Printing and Other AMAZING Contact Printing Processes. Bozeman: Z Photo Press.
PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS EDITED
2024 Ethridge, Douglas. Silver Gelatin in the Digital Age, A Systematic Approach to the Analog/Digital Hybrid Workflow. New York: Routledge.
2024 Nelson, Don. Vandyke Brown, and Argyrotype: A Step-by-Step Manual of Iron-Silver Processes Highlighting Contemporary Artists. New York: Routledge.
2021 Golaz, Annette. Cyanotype Toning, Using Botanicals to Tone Blueprints Naturally. New York: Routledge.
2021 Malde, Pradip with Mike Ware. Platinotype: Making Photographs in Platinum and Palladium with the Contemporary Printing-out Process. New York: Routledge.
2020 McPhee, Leanne. Chrysotype: A Contemporary Guide to Photographic Printing in Gold. New York: Routledge.
2020 King, Sandy, Don Nelson and John Lockhart. Carbon Transfer Printing, A Step-by-Step Manual Featuring Contemporary Carbon Printers and their Creative Practice. New York: Routledge.
2019 Harmon, Clay. Polymer Photogravure, A Step-by-Step Manual Highlighting Artists and their Creative Practice. New York: Routledge.
2019 Ross, Denise. The Handmade Silver Gelatin Emulsion Print, Creating Your Own Liquid Emulsions for Black and White Paper. New York: Routledge.
PUBLICATIONS, BOOKS, MAGAZINE ARTICLES, WEB ARTICLES, PODCASTS, ETC.
2024 The Massive Paper Chart, 85+ papers tested for seven different alternative processes here
2023 Sullivan, Tracy. “Developing a New Perspective: Photographer Christina Z. Anderson Explores 19th century Photographic Processes” in Montana Arts Council State of the Arts, spring 2023, pp. 10–11.
2023 “20 Alt Process Photographers You Need to Know in 2022” translated into Chinese, Analog Forever, here.
2022 “20 Alt Process Photographers You Need to Know in 2022” in Analog Forever, December 14 here.
2022 Krasner, Marolyn. Episode 2: Christina Z. Anderson and Romy Pfyl podcast Here.
2022 Anderson, Christina. Papers for Chrysotype, Alternative Photography, June 21, here.
2022 Schmidt, Carol. “Photo students’ work is golden: MSU chrysotypes featured in Alternative Photography,” MSU News Service February 14 here
2021 Anderson, Christina Z. Chrysotype on Alternative Photography, December 2021 here.
2021 Osborne, Christopher. “Christina Z. Anderson, USA” in Silvergrain Classics, The entire world of analog photography. Germany: Silvergrain Publishing UG, Summer 2021 pp. 64–69.
2021 Anderson, Christina “The Workshop Experience” in Elizabeth Opalenik’s Workshop Stories, Changed Through Photography. California: True North Editions, pp. 76–77.
2021 Contemporary Practices in Alternative Process Photography Series, article about my editorship and contribution to alt here
2020 Crawford, Megan. “All that and a Bag of Doritos, Christina Z. Anderson & the Impact of Imperfect Paths” in Montana Woman, Issue 8, Sept/October, pp. 38–47 here.
2019 Jianming, Zhong, ed. Alternative Process Photography Series, BOOK 1: Daguerreotype & Wet Plate; BOOK 2: Iron & Sliver; BOOK 3: Platinum & Dichromate. Beijing, China: China Photography Publishing House, 2019. Fourteen contributors in alphabetical order: Christina Z. Anderson, Liu Baokui, J. Jackson, Sandy King, Dianne Longley, Elizabeth Opalenik, Jerry Spagnoli, Craig Tuffin, Sam Wang, Liu Wei, Ying Xuan, Ellie Young, Ma Yue, and Lynette Zeeng). Contribution: “Argyrotype” chapter in Book Two, pp. 59–64 (images pp. 124, 125, 200) and “Casein” chapter in Book Three, pp. 57–64 (images pp. 124, 178, 179, 185, 186). https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Ba09BlGifMrJ83Ky43rVEw
2019 Novo, Alberto. “Christina Z. Anderson: Altered Landscape” in Classic Camera Black & White (Italian edition), October, No. 107, pp. 10–16.
2019 Kelley, Niniane. Book Review: Cyanotype, the Blueprint in Contemporary Practice by Christina Z. Anderson, February 10, interview, book review, and works published here.
2019 Anderson, Christina Z. Papers for Palladium Printing, April 11, here.
2019 Anderson, Christina Z. “The Altered Landscape,” “Student: Alexandrea Brazzle” and “Techniques for Excellence in Teaching” in Focal Plane, A Journal for Photography Educators and Students, A Study in Cyan. Wilson, North Carolina: Gerard Lange, Winter 2019, No. 7 pp. 16-21, 36-38, 45-48.
2018 Anderson, Christina Z. Papers for Cyanotype Printing, February 11, here.
2017 Anderson, Christina Z. Breast milk and the Casein Print here.
2016 “The Bleach-Etch Process aka Mordançage” pp. 164–166, and “Chapter 15 How to Make Digital Negatives” pp. 170–181 in Anchell, Steve. The Darkroom Cookbook, 4th ed. New York: Routledge, 2016.
2016 Anderson, Christina Z. “A New Aid to the Hard Resist Chemigram” in The Hand Magazine, Issue 13, July 2016, pp. 50–54.
2014 Anderson, Christina Z. “Iterations” in The Hand Magazine, Issue 4, April 2014, pp. 32-33.
2014 Anderson, Christina Z. “Essay” in the handmade photograph, issue 2, Summer 2014, pp. 33-35.
2013 Anderson, Christina. “Casein Printing; Excerpt from Gum Printing and Other Amazing Contact Printing Processes” in PhotoTechnique Magazine, July/August 2013 pp. 11-14.
2013 Anderson, Christina Z. The Chemigram here.
2013 Anderson, Christina Z. Digital Negatives here.
2013 Anderson, Christina Z. How to Make Digital Negatives here.
2012 Anderson, Christina. “Wilson Bentley’s Snow Crystals and the Bleach-Etch/Mordançage Process” in Photo Technique Magazine, Jan/Feb 2012 pp. 14-16.
2011 Anderson, Christina. “A Matter of Spirit” in Silvershotz, The International Journal of ContemporaryPhotography, Volume 7: 2, pp. 24-40.
2011 Anderson, Christina. “Navigating the Photography Workshop Experience” in exposure, Volume 44:1 Spring 2011, pp. 46-47.
2010 Anderson, Christina. Mordancage here.
2010 Anderson, Christina, “Chromoskedasic Printing Revisited” in Photo Technique Magazine, Vol. 31 No. 3 May/June, pp. 12-18.
2009 Anderson, Christina Z. Quick and Easy Chromoskedasic Sabattier here.
2009 Anderson, Christina Z. The Ziatype Process here.
2008 Anderson, Christina Z. The 19th Century Gum Bichromate Process in 21st Century Concept and Techniques here.
2008 Anderson, Christina Z. “By Gum!” in British Journal of Photography, Oct. 22 2008,
pp. 35-37.
2007 Anderson, Christina Z. “Gum Printing, Then and Now.” Magnachrom, Vol. 1 Issue 6, Sept. 2007 here.
2006 Anderson, Christina Z. Distressing Negatives here.