Nicholas
Shane.

what began as expression of emotion, escape from reality, became a ritual of giving form to imagination & pieces of inner self; it's cathartic.

“If the world were clear, art would not exist.”

— Albert Camus

Selected Works

06 PHOTOGRAPHY / 02 ILLUSTRATION

cloister at Princeton

NO. 01
DIGITAL — 2025

echoes

NO. 02
DIGITAL — 2025

kazuo

NO. 03
DIGITAL — 2026

king

NO. 04
GOUACHE — 2022

intimacy

NO. 05
GOUACHE — 2024

flash

NO. 06
DIGITAL — 2026

intersection

NO. 07
DIGITAL — 2026

central park slopes

NO. 08
DIGITAL — 2026

About

Black and white portrait of Nicholas Shane holding a camera.
“I often fantasize about
simpler, indulgent walks of life –
gallerist, bartender, ski instructor;
my work is also an
externalization of those alternate selves
within me, who otherwise would
not come to light.”
Biography

Nicholas Shane (Posivak) is a photographer & illustrator working exclusively in monochrome. Each work seeks to engage the viewer in a vulnerable relationship with itself and in turn, with him.

Based inManhattan, NY
Mediumsdigital, charcoal, gouache, ink
Open tocommissions, headshots & more

Prints are available in limited editions; Commissions considered for editorial & personal clients.

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Inspired by [but not limited to]:
Robert Mapplethorpe, Helmut Newton, Francesca Woodman, Peter Hujar, Daido Moriyama.