William Joshua Templeton: Ways and Means

William Joshua Templeton: Ways and Means, River Pollution in England

Metro Imaging has been collaborating with artist and environmental campaigner William Joshua Templeton in the production of archival Giclee prints in support of his upcoming publication launch ‘Ways and Means: River Pollution in England.’

Published by la Mentale Editions, and shot in 2021 – 22 across England on expired 120mm film (to question the idea of waste), the project explores the rapidly declining health of English rivers which are at risk from sewage pollution and chemicals from agriculture and industry.

Rivers are a place for play, celebration, love, development, and exploration. They provide a remedy for both physical and mental illness, a focus on the community, a place to live, a source of power, water, and food. An incredible gift from nature and central to our survival. William focuses on rivers to highlight a relatable climate problem, inspiring the viewer to ask what rivers mean to them, how they are connected to the problems, and also encouraging them to act to save them. ‘As a society we have choices, and we can make a difference. If we pollute the water, we pollute ourselves.’

As a Hahnemuhle Platinum Certified Studio, we have opted to produce archival Giclee prints on a Natural Line Agave paper which is in line with our ongoing commitment to sustainability and the reduction of environmental impact. We have also framed the works for the supporting launch exhibition.

The publication will be launched at Torbay Gallery, Hackney on Friday 9th February with further dates set for Bristol and Oxford – please link here for tickets and information.

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We offer the following types of printing

Partial photo of a face covered in hundres and thousands printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper which is available in both gloss and a semi matt finish.

C Type Professional Photo Printing

We have been printing the highest quality C-Type prints for decades and digital C-Types produced on our Lambda have the archival and tonal benefits of traditional photographic papers, with the advantages of digital photo printing. C-Types are a conventional photographic print from a digital file, and as such is the most suitable option when printing a colour photograph.

Printing linking you through to our giclee printing service.

Fine Art Giclée Printing

We have Hahnemuhle and Canson Giclée Certified Studio staus and with over 30 years experience in photographic printing we use the most advanced inkjet technologies. Giclée is a gallery-quality inkjet print onto fine art watercolour paper. This is most suitable for art illustrations, but can also be used for colour and B&W photographs.

This a picture take of a very large black and white ilford fibre based print of two people.

Black & White Printing

We have worked in collaboration with Harman Technology to develop genuine B&W silver gelatin Fibre-Based and Resin-Coated photographic prints from digital files. The Resin-Coated is suitable for most types of B&W printing, and Fibre-Based is ideal for exhibition quality.

Metro called it Direct to Media. Essentially this is a UV printing machine that can produce very large, up to 3m x 2m prints on any flat material less than 10cm thick. So we can print on wood, metal, slate and pretty much anything you can think of.

Direct to Media Printing

Direct to media printing is exactly that; we print your image directly to a substrate of your choice. Be it paper, card, aluminium, Perspex, canvas, wood, slate… Our Jetrix UV inkjet flatbed printer can print on any flat surface up to 3m x 2m, less than 10cm thick. To ensure your material is suitable, we can print test prints around A4 in size.

This is a print on adhesive vinyl. The vinyl is on a roll and 1.2m wide, but it can printed in multiple pieces in order to cover a wall.

Vinyl Printing

Vinyl Phototex is chosen for its high-quality Giclée finish as well as its ease of application to wall or mounting material due to its self-adhesive properties. We can print on vinyl using our direct to media printer, in strips of 1.5m x 3m and these can be applied to the wall in the fashion of wallpaper to cover a complete wall or interior.