Conspiring and Collaborating for a Decade (and Counting!)

Fine artists, photographers, film maker, industrial engineer, habitual tinkerer, anxious striver, collaborative partners, friends. Jordan and Brandon had worked together for the past ten years when they decided to go off on their own together to establish Pitch Black Editions at the end of 2015.

Brandon James is a habitual tinkerer, an artist who immensely enjoys finding ways to marry the traditional medium of darkroom photography with ever-changing landscape of digital workflow . Originally from Pennsylvania, Brandon spent time in North Carolina, then three years in Maine at the Maine Photographic Workshops, and time in Taos, New Mexico before coming to settle in Massachusetts. A husband and father, Brandon has cultivated a career as a manager of photo labs and studios before deciding to branch off with his former co-worker, Jordan Kessler, to create Pitch Black Editions. Brandon looks forward to the wealth of exploration to be had pulling from both of their backgrounds in traditional (analog) photography and fine craftsmanship while incorporating modern digital solutions.Jordan Kessler

Jordan Kessler is a big-picture thinker, an artist who found a love and understanding for composition before growing to love the technical and mechanical mastery of still photography. Having gone to school for film making, Jordan confesses that he prefers the slow, gratifying process of working with stills. There is something about being able to hold a print in your hand, or sit with it a while as it hangs on a wall. Jordan understands the romance of being able to appreciate a brilliantly composed work and see it displayed in the best possible way. A lead printer at a prestigious fine art studio before branching off with Brandon, Jordan sees himself as an artist and a problem solver. He relishes the challenge of every piece that comes through the Pitch Black door, knowing it’s another opportunity to elevate a piece of art to it's next level.