VANCOUVER BASED PHOTOGRAPHER SPECIALIZING IN UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIES & TECHNIQUES

Jesse Andrewartha is a Canadian filmmaker, photographer and visual effects artist specializing in historical & obscure darkroom techniques using analogue ultra large format & motion picture film. Jesse’s work uses the photographic image to examine the collision between humankind and the physical world, the connection of the viewer to this struggle and domains that extend beyond our senses.

Jesse holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons)(Photography) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (1997) and has screened and shown work in group contexts at festivals such as Capture Photography Festival and The Vancouver Art Gallery. He is a 2018 recipient of an Explore & Create grant from the Canada Council of the Arts for his current solo body of work, examining the legacy and radioactivity of uranium mining in Canada and the United States.