Kim Weston (born May 30, 1953) is an American photographer known for his fine art nude studies.
Weston is a third-generation member of one of the most well-recognized families in modern photography, which includes his grandfather Edward Weston, his uncle Brett Weston, and his father Cole Weston.
Kim Weston’s experience with the art of traditional black and white photography was cultivated assisting his father and his uncle in their respective darkrooms.
Table of Contents
- 1 Life and work
- 1.1 The Complete Carl Barks Index Supplemental Readings: New articles and essays on Carl Barks and his work
- 1.2 The Motown Anthology
- 1.3 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Kim Weston
- 1.4 The Complete Carl Barks Index SPECIAL EDITION
- 1.5 Kim Weston - Greatest Hits & Rare Classics
- 1.6 Mercury Living Presence LPs and CDs
- 1.7 RCA Victor Living Stereo LPs & CDs
- 1.8 this is america
- 1.9 Baby I'm Yours
- 1.10 Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) (Single Version)
Life and work
Weston’s artist’s declaration says “I make pictures which are designed to be lecture to and truthful. I do not run by or rationalize this put-on or my passion for it. I leave it to the viewer to locate the surprises. I wish the feign generates feelings; otherwise I have failed.”
He theoretical photography “assisting his father, Cole Weston, in the darkroom making gallery prints from the native negatives of his grandfather, Edward Weston.” He also worked for fifteen years as an partner in crime to his uncle, Brett Weston.
Weston first photographed using a Rolleiflex twin lens reflex camera. When he reached his twenties, his main camera was a 4×5 (large format) Linhof – a present from his uncle Brett Weston. He used this camera for many years, his amalgamation shifting from photographing rocks and trees in the time-honored Weston relatives style to nude figure studies. In his thirties he switched to an 8×10 Calumet answer to him by his father. His studio nudes were becoming quite complex, often telling stories of his sparkle in each series. Weston now photographs once a medium format Mamiya RB67 he familial from his father. He prints 8×10, 11×14 and 16×20. He still develops, prints, and finishes his own work.
In 2004, Weston began applying oil paints, pastels, watercolors, and colored pencils to his silver gelatin prints. He said:
Weston “founded the Weston Scholarship Fund (now The Weston Collective) in 2004 to sustain high theoretical and scholarly students studying fine-art, black and white, film photography in Monterey County.”
Weston lives on Wildcat Hill in Carmel Highlands, CA, Edward Weston’s former home, with his wife, Gina, and his son, Zachary, where he teaches several photography workshops every year. The pine-wood cabin on Wildcat Hill, designed by Edward’s third son Neil, was built in 1938.
Last update 2021-08-06