Fashion Shoot, New York, N.Y.

Arthur Tress is an American photographer born in 1940 whose work explores dreamlike and surrealist imagery, often constructed through staged tableaux and hand-colored processes. Working primarily in color photography from the 1960s onward, he has created extensive series documenting psychological landscapes, childhood anxieties, and urban environments transformed through painterly intervention. His practice bridges documentary and fine art photography, employing unconventional darkroom techniques and hand-coloring to achieve a distinctive visual language that prioritizes emotional and symbolic content over photographic objectivity.

Brooklyn, NY, USA