Harriet Blum
I am fascinated by nature…trees, oceans, flora, and the expression of human nature. I enjoy seizing the essence of a moment and forever capturing it on film or digitally.
I grew up in Miami, Florida, graduated from the University of Florida and moved to New Orleans in 1971. I owned and operated the Uptown Photo Lab out of my home for many years as well as shooting portraits, commercial work, photojournalism and exploring fine art photography. In the late 80’s, I started hand tinting black and white infrared photographs using transparent oils. That technique become my recognizable style. My main subjects are trees and landscapes, and my style is often described as romantic peacefulness, dreamy and ethereal.
My photographs are in many commercial and private collections across the country and internationally, including numerous hospitals and other medical settings, where they have a “healing art” quality. Until a recent renovation, my art was displayed in all the sleeping rooms and meeting rooms of the Loews New Orleans Hotel. My works are in the collection of the Roger Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Mobile Museum of Art, the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Tulane University Jazz Archives and others. I have won numerous awards, including “Best of Show” in the Bethesda Row Art Festival, Bethesda, Maryland.
