Emperor of the Third Eye
The Master's Vision Finally Revealed
The photographs that made picture editors weep, critics rage, and collectors pay magnificent sums.
“Photography is like leering at a pretty girl – you only need one eye to do it.” – Portius Titan
From the infamous Titanotypes that could never be viewed, to the groundbreaking insectograms that predated Man Ray’s derivative efforts, explore the complete works of photography’s most uncompromising genius. Each image captures what Titan called “reality with its knickers down” – those precise revelatory moments that lesser photographers dare not attempt.
Discover the Legend • The Bucket of Loneliness series that shocked 1950s Europe • Original platinum prints with Titan’s own provocative commentary • Previously unseen works from private collections • The mysterious final frame that remains photography’s holy grail Authentic Titan Prints Available Meticulously reproduced from the master’s original negatives, each print bears Titan’s own pricing philosophy: “Art is totalitarian! Despotic! I am a Pol Potographer!” Warning: Titan’s work has been known to cause spontaneous artistic revelation, uncontrollable weeping, and the immediate desire to burn one’s own camera equipment. Cheques made out to dollars, please.
"Beyond 'photographer' – a grotesquely swollen word is needed. Let us make do with Photogod."
Atlas Monk
Forgery Consultant
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Portius Titan
Emperor of the Third Eye
Photographer is too slim a word to describe Portius Titan. Let us make do with Photogod.
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"Like encountering a policeman when drunk, his work baffles and disturbs us"
Portius Titan emperor of the third eye
Photogod
‘Photographer’ is too slim a word to describe Portius Titan. A big, fat adjective is needed, a grotesquely swollen word. He has been called many things: Lord of the Lens; Emperor of the Third Eye; The Silver Nitrate Silverback; Tightfisted Titan. Let us make do with Photogod. Like
encountering a policeman when drunk, his work baffles and disturbs us. How does he manage to capture the precise revelatory moment… reality with its knickers down? As he explains, ‘You must slowly peel back the surface layer… slowly… then RIP IT OFF! Yah, it hurts, it leaves the red skin, but that’s life.’