Ctein biography

Hi there!

I'm Ctein, and I'm not your average photographer.

I have a double-degree from Caltech in English and Physics. I've written over 500 articles, columns, books, and manuals on photographic topics. I've done research in everything from solar astronomy to computer screens and from the seventy-year-old dye transfer printmaking process to state-of-the-art electronic color displays.

I've made new discoveries about ordinary B&W photographic printing and new designs for computer printers. Most recently, I've become a novelist, co-authoring Saturn Run with John Sandford. I'm hard at work on a new novel, a disaster thriller, with David Gerrold.

Ctein - Fancyclopedia 3

Yeah, the tribble guy. Cool!

But, in my heart of hearts, I remain a photographer. Kodak made me their PPA Featured Photographer in 1983, and everyone who has seen my work declares it unparalleled. The editor of then (now sadly deceased) magazine PHOTO Techniques wrote of my work, "Ctein may well be one of America's most accomplis