To me the photographic medium needs alchemy, the photographic image at one time was more akin to magic than science. The processes I use to create my imagery are typically old film processes that are no longer needed or even film that is greatly expired. Even though the images I make all start as a film-based process, they do become digital images, in the end, this process of translation leads to more exploration in the computer. Adding drawing back into the image or reworking a small area or adding something that was never there, to begin with.

Justin Baker grew up in Greenwich, NY. He attended Sage Jr. College of Albany for two years and studied photography. The next two years were spent playing music and writing songs with his friends. Purchase College came next, where his artistic strides led him to printmaking and, again photography. In 2007 Justin received his MFA with a concentration in combined media at SUNY Albany. Justin teaches digital imaging and web art and design at Hudson Valley Community.