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Swamp: Psychedelic photography series pops with an explosion of technicolour

Photographer Chloe Sells splits her time between Botswana and London – the former of which serves as inspiration for this glorious series of photographs entitled Swamp.

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Palm trees overlaid with vibrant magenta, cyan and lime green vertical streaks and hazy sky in Chloe Sells' Swamp series

Her process involves making large format negatives of photographs of the swamp that surrounds her house in Botswana. Back in London she experiments in the darkroom and studio to produce vibrant and unique images that communicate her sense of place in southern Africa.

We were totally blown away by the vibrancy of the images, which are more akin to paintings or digital renderings than photography.

Born in Aspen, Colorado, Sells graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2000 after studying Fine Art. She then went on to achieve a Masters in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins. Her first solo exhibition was held at the Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, in 2013. And Chloe's latest body of work will be exhibited at the Julie Saul Gallery, New York, from 21 April - 21 June 2016.

Swamp will be available in a book published by GOST Books from 2 May 2016.

Image credit: Untitled from ‘Swamp’ © Chloe Sells | Via direct submission

Silhouetted tree branches against a vibrant gradient sky of magenta, yellow, orange and red in Chloe Sells' Swamp series
Palm tree trunk bathed in vivid magenta, pink and golden light in Chloe Sells' Swamp series
Bare tree branches reflected in murky water, rendered in vibrant yellows, reds and blues in Chloe Sells' Swamp series
Trees and vegetation reflected in still swamp water, rendered in layered greens and blues with a dreamy, painterly quality
Silhouetted bare tree branches frame a vibrant sunset in shades of pink, orange, yellow and blue, creating an abstract psychedelic effect over a dark landscape
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