Some Kind of Blue is a collection of handmade, cyanotype photographs that are direct impressions of botanical specimens. This work represents a visual dialogue about history, landscape and the environment. Drawing upon the cyanotype process, and a shared interest in botany, the two artists create work that explores the relationship between history, nature, and landscape.

Cyanotype is a historic printing technique that requires the application of light sensitive chemistry to paper. When the coated paper is exposed to sunlight, the final image will be a unique blueprint. Cyanotype photography dates to 1842, and a few early practitioners found the process to be helpful in the scientific study of plants and algae. The accuracy rendered in a cyanotype print was often preferred to an illustration drawn by hand. In the digital era, contemporary photographers embrace cyanotype for its aesthetic qualities, and the allure of a handmade print.

Ashley Jones and Danea Males are both photographers and collegiate educators living in Greenville, South Carolina. In recent years, Ashley and Danea moved to the region from Georgia and Texas. Their love of photography brought them together, and working in a partnership has proven to be fruitful.