ARTIST STATEMENT
Photography is Magic – it gathers the beauty of light within a precious fleeting moment and offers that which is memory back to us in full detail.
I often shoot what the eye can not see. Over time, with extended exposures, the camera is able to gather the changing light as it passes across the landscape, creating a composite of light as it travels with time, revealing a certain timelessness.
I work with both modern and historical photographic processes. The act of photographing is the act of giving attention. In my work, I attempt to look beneath what is seen to the unseen.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
WATER – Amanda Smith Gallery, Exhibition Catalogue, 2025
Witherle Memorial Library – Signatures Documentary Series – https://witherlelibrary.net/arts-letters/signatures/2022
ZEST Maine – For the Allure of Unresolved Stories & New Joys – Sept/Oct 2020
DECOR Maine – An Eye for the Unseen – Annaliese Jakimides – Sept. 2019 https://www.decormaine.com/art/an-eye-for-the-unseen
LENSWORK – Cover and full spread portfolio – #136 May/June 2018
NEW YORK TIMES, Trenton Edition, “Defining ‘Beauty'”, Janet Purcell, January 11, 2013
THE WASHINGTON POST: Classic Black and White Why Lisa Tyson Ennis’ Wet Darkroom Matters, 2012
MICHENER ART MUSEUM, Making Magic: Beauty in Word and Image, Brian Peterson, Exhibition Catalog, 2012
MAINE HOME & DESIGN, “Collecting Time”, Britta Konau, August, 2012
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Edward J. Sozanski, Photographic Light Creating Content, November, 2004
Echoes in the Fog – Literary Reflections on the Liminal Spaces of Maine’s Coast, 12 Willow Press, 2026
The American Society of Picture Professionals, Issue #1 2012
Van Riper, Frank. “Landscapes – Lisa Tyson Ennis Makes a Beautiful Argument for Traditional Techniques“
The Picture, American Society of Picture Professionals, Issue #1, 2012, pp. 42-44
Quillman, Catherine, 100 Artists of the Brandywine Valley, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2011
Pazulski, Kristin, Delaware Roundup, Art Matters, June, 2007
George, Pam, Lisa Tyson Ennis, Delaware Beach Life, October, 2006
Brock, Jess, Lisa Tyson Ennis, Art Matters, August, 2005
Steinriede, Kent, Delaware Barns Inspire Exhibit, The News Journal, April, 2004
Delaware Coast Press, Women Photographers, April, 2003
Landis, Daphne, Speaking for Themselves The Artists of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Chester County Historical Society, 2003
Delaware Coast Press, Gallery to Feature New Work, April, 2002
Strauss, R.B., Beyond the Seasons, The Kennett Paper, June, 2001
Quillman, Catherine, Artistic Diversions, The Philadelphia Inquirer, January, 2000