Selected Moments by Lindsay Bottos

Work samples

Central Florida Alligator Farm

A photo of a gator farm from a trip I took to visit my hometown in central Florida shot on 35mm film.
Gray in George's Room, Baltimore, MD

Gray silhouetted by the light coming in the blinds from the window next to George's bed, shot on B+W 35mm film.
Marshall Manor, Marshall, Virginia

Abandoned assisted care facility in Marshall, Virginia called Marshall Manor that my friends and I used to explore, shot on 35mm film.
Flowers in Concrete in Reservoir Hill

Flowers in Concrete in Reservoir Hill, Baltimore, MD, shot on 35mm film.

About Lindsay

Lindsay Bottos is a Baltimore-based multidisciplinary artist working in photography, video, fiber arts, and writing. Their practice is rooted in personal experience and explores intimacy, interpersonal relationships, and the ways these dynamics are shaped by the contemporary digital landscape. Often drawing from self-portraiture and diaristic modes of working, Lindsay’s work examines identity and embodiment, investigating how images of women function within systems of… more

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Sweet Sweat

SWEET SWEAT: A SOLO SHOW
Sweet Sweat is about treasured and lost connections; to both my first home in the deep Florida south and to loved ones through the years. Intimacy and nostalgia are central throughout the show, referencing the melancholy in mourning memories and places never to exist again.

A solo show exhibited at Current Space in Baltimore, MD

Central Florida Alligator Farm

A photo of a gator farm from a trip I took to visit my hometown in central Florida shot on 35mm film.
Florida Swamp

Black and white, shot on 35mm
Shane Cutting His Hair In the Living Room with a Pocket Knife, Baltimore, MD

My roommate at the time, Shane, cutting his hair in the living room of our apartment at the Copycat building in Baltimore, MD with the tiny scissors on his pocketknife, shot on 35mm.
Gray in George's Room, Baltimore, MD

Gray silhouetted by the light coming in the blinds from the window next to George's bed, shot on B+W 35mm film.
Marshall Manor, Marshall, Virginia

Abandoned assisted care facility in Marshall, Virginia called Marshall Manor that my friends and I used to explore, shot on 35mm film.
Alligators in Central Florida

Black and white, shot on 35mm film
Mom's Childhood Bedroom, Burkburnett, TX

Shot on 35mm film
Rest, with Adam, Baltimore, MD

Black and white, shot on 35mm film
It's Raining Beer, Baltimore, MD

T.J. helping me staple plastic on the ceiling in my room at the Copycat because the apartment above had shows and beer would rain down into my room.
Self Portrait in a Central Florida Hotel Room

Black and White, shot on 35mm

Neither Freer

Photos about the new normal, spanning from right before the Covid-19 lockdown throughout it, shot on 35mm.

Self with Flowers at Sunrise

Shot on 35mm film
Flowers in Concrete in Reservoir Hill

Flowers in Concrete in Reservoir Hill, Baltimore, MD, shot on 35mm film.
Rosie Performing for Thirst Church at My Old House

Rosie performing for Thirst Church at my old house, one of the last events before the pandemic lockdown, shot on 35mm film.
Pain, with Morgan

shot on 35mm film
Abandoned Montessori School in Nashville, TN

shot on 35mm film
Abandoned Montessori School in Nashville, TN

shot on 35mm film
Self Portrait at Home during Lockdown

shot on 35mm film
Indoor Tomato Garden

Indoor Tomato Garden during Covid lockdown, Baltimore, MD, shot on 35mm film
Self Portrait in the Bathtub, 2020

Self Portrait in the Bathtub, 2020, Baltimore, MD, shot on 35mm film

Incidental

Unintended images
35mm film
2011-Ongoing

Incidental no.02

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Incidental no.01

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Incidental no.36
Incidental no.23

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Incidental no.05

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Incidental no.06

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Incidental no.49
Incidental no.42

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Incidental Book

Published by The Analog Photography Association

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Like The Last Time

Faded and past relationships, shot on 35mm film. Presented in the format of a self-published book.

Emily and Luigi

shot on 35mm film
Like the Last Time, pages 2 +3

Anna and Luigi, shot on 35mm film.
Like the Last Time, pages 4 + 5

Miles in my bed at the Copycat and Adam in the abandoned mansion, Baltimore, MD, shot on 35mm film.
Like the Last Time, pages 6 + 7

Rest, with Adam, Adam in my room, flowers he gave me at my bedside, Baltimore, MD, shot on 35mm film.
Like the Last Time, pages 8 + 9

Self portrait in the copycat, Baltimore, MD, Warren's apartment, NYC, shot on 35mm film.
Like the Last Time, pages 10 + 11

Adam, Baltimore, MD, shot on 35mm film
Like the Last Time, pages 12 + 13

Flowers in Adams truck, Shane getting a tattoo on my bedroom floor, Baltimore, MD, shot on 35mm film.
Like the Last Time, pages 14 + 15

Adam, my bed, and me, Copycat Building, Baltimore, MD, shot on 35mm film.
Like the Last Time, pages 16 + 17

My bed in the Copycat + Kyle lit Luigi on Fire, Baltimore, MD, shot on 35mm film
Like the Last Time, pages 18 + 19

Self Portrait, Adam, shot on 35mm film

Selected Moments 1997-2014

A photo diary and memoir containing 350+ film photographs that I've taken between the ages of five and twenty-one, presented chronologically. Self-published as a 250 page book in 2014 as a limited signed edition of 100.

Cover Spread

Cover spread of the self-published book released alongside the series. The front cover features a self portrait shot on expired poloroid film and the back cover is from another self portrait, kneeling on glass, shot on 35mm film.
Elizabeth, 1997

One of the first portraits I took in 1997 of my friend and neighbor Elizabeth at age 5, I believe she was also 5 years old at the time. Shot with a Barbie point and shoot 35mm camera.
Spread from the book featuring Caitlyn Blowing Out Her Birthday Candles, 2002

Spread from the book featuring Caitlyn Blowing Out Her Birthday Candles, 2002
Fireworks/ Shuttle Launch from my Childhood Front Yard

Fireworks/ Shuttle Launch from my Childhood Front Yard shot on 35mm
Childhood Travel Documentations

Childhood Travel Documentations, shot on 35mm
Self Portrait in Black and White on a Baltimore Rooftop

Self Portrait in Black and White on a Baltimore Rooftop, shot on 35mm film.
Portraits of Two Friends while Swimming on a Trip to West Virginia

Portraits of Two Friends while Swimming on a Trip to West Virginia, shot on 35mm
Prettyboy Spread from the Book

Spread of two photos of Prettyboy Reservoir shot on 35mm
With Ian in the Bathtub

With Ian in the Bathtub, shot on 35mm
Copycat Days, Portrait of William/DIY Sculpture

Copycat Days, Portrait of William/DIY Sculpture, shot on 35mm

Anonymous, 2014

Webcam portraits with anonymous text

Artist statement:
Since I first started having an online presence around age thirteen, I’ve been receiving anonymous harassment. Women, especially young women, receive an astonishingly disproportionate amount of harassment online ranging from comments on appearance to threats of rape and violence. In this series, I attempt to explore this issue by contrasting some of the malicious comments I’ve received with self-portraits. The portraits, or “selfies”, are recreations of the original images that the harassing comments were addressing. With this simple gesture, I intend to demonstrate the cruelness of the comments while exposing and examining this phenomenon.

After posting this project on my tumblr blog, the response was overwhelming. It received over 100,000 notes and was then written about by BuzzFeed, Good Morning America , Huffington Post , The Daily Mail, The Baltimore Sun, Glamour, Mic, MTV act and more.

Anonymous 01

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Prints of this series are available as a limited exhibition edition as well as an editioned postcard print edition through the artist [email protected]
Anonymous 02

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Prints of this series are available as a limited exhibition edition as well as an editioned postcard print edition through the artist [email protected]
Anonymous 03

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Prints of this series are available as a limited exhibition edition as well as an editioned postcard print edition through the artist [email protected]
Anonymous 04

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Prints of this series are available as a limited exhibition edition as well as an editioned postcard print edition through the artist [email protected]
Anonymous 05

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Prints of this series are available as a limited exhibition edition as well as an editioned postcard print edition through the artist [email protected]
Anonymous 06

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Prints of this series are available as a limited exhibition edition as well as an editioned postcard print edition through the artist [email protected]
Anonymous 07

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Prints of this series are available as a limited exhibition edition as well as an editioned postcard print edition through the artist [email protected]
Anonymous 08

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Prints of this series are available as a limited exhibition edition as well as an editioned postcard print edition through the artist [email protected]
Anonymous 09

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Prints of this series are available as a limited exhibition edition as well as an editioned postcard print edition through the artist [email protected]

Loch Raven

One of the first warm days of spring at Loch Raven in Baltimore, MD, shot on 35mm.

Loch Raven no.12

shot on 35mm film at Loch Raven in Baltimore, MD
Loch Raven no.14

shot on 35mm at Loch Raven in Baltimore, MD
Loch Raven no.13

shot on 35mm film at Loch Raven in Baltimore, MD
Loch Raven no.16

shot on 35mm film at Loch Raven in Baltimore, MD
Loch Raven no.08

shot on 35mm at Loch Raven in Baltimore, MD
Loch Raven no.11

shot on 35mm film at Loch Raven in Baltimore, MD
Loch Raven no. 01

shot on 35mm film at Loch Raven in Baltimore, MD
Loch Raven no.07

shot on 35mm film at Loch Raven in Baltimore, MD

Jon

When I met Jon, we instantly clicked and he become a fast friend. I started this project as a photographic series, but decided, especially as someone who identifies as queer myself, Jon's unique experience deserved more than just photographs. I made this video portrait of him when I was 19 and he was 24. This is a glimpse into his personal worldview and what its like living with someone who doesn't accept you.

Jon, a video Portrait

When I met Jon, we instantly clicked and he become a fast friend. I started this project as a photographic series, but decided, especially as someone who identifies as queer myself, Jon's unique experience deserved more than just photographs. I made this video portrait of him when I was 19 and he was 24. This is a glimpse into his personal worldview and what its like living with someone who doesn't accept you.