This unvarnished 5×7″ glass plate has been left outside for months to ripen. Half a year to be precise. A bit sheltered on the windowsill,
Author: Contrastique
Memento Mori
A vanishing wet plate collodion image as a metaphor. Even the fastened memories fade over time. The captured memory of me, it’s not merely an
Making monochrom movies
I was contacted via Facebook a while ago by Jan Sluijmans. Jan and I go a long way back, we met when I was 18,
last and first men – johann johannsson
Working more with video lately (also using the monochrom !yes!), this happened to come upon my path, with thanks to Jan Sluijsmans. I’ll post the
the wet plate process in steps
I’ve long wanted to make a compact slideshow of the steps in the wet plate collodion process. A recent advertisment made me finally do it.
The lost diggers by Ross coulthart
By now it seems like ages ago I went to Pozières in the Somme area to photograph the world war 1 trenches and stroll through
