Cyanotype is an alternative photographic art form made popular by Anna Atkins in the mid 1800s. Combining two chemicals, potassium ferricyanide and ferric ammonium citrate, creates a light sensitive emulsion that is then applied to the surface for printing. Once these dried surfaces are exposed to UV light they begin to create deeper hues of blue the longer they are exposed. Water is the fixative, or what makes the color/image permanent. When this water is saturated with salt and imbued in the process, crystallization begins. The images then become monoprints, subject to the elements of temperature, cloud coverage, and wind.