Photography & Illustration — Selected Works 2022–2026

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
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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

MANHATTAN, NY
“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 is a photographer and illustrator based in Manhattan, New York, working exclusively in monochrome.

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

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

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