This personal project was born of a lifelong pursuit of charting new paths upon the broad field of the artistic landscape, combined with an unexplained passion for vintage ground glass focusing loupes.
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A collection of early American photography from Larry J. West has been acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, transforming the museum’s holdings. West’s collection includes 286 pieces from the 1840s, when daguerreotypes started to show up in the US, to about 1925.
Big Red is a new 4-minute feature about Steven Glynn, a “a quirky photographer with an old-school style.” Glynn shoots tintype photos. A post shared by Steven Glynn (@sglynnphoto) on Jun 20, 2018 at 8:28am PDT A post shared by Steven Glynn (@sglynnphoto) on Apr 18, 2018 at 5:21pm PDT A post shared by Steven […]
Once a year for the past 12 years, people descend upon Governor’s Island in New York City to experience the sights and sounds of the 1920s through the Jazz Age Lawn Party. And for the past 4 years, the Penumbra Tintype Studio has been on hand shooting tintype portraits of the attendees. “Jazz Age Lawn […]
Dubai-based couple: Eva and Tamas, the founders of Analog Dynasty have created a series of extraordinary vintage photos of modern Dubai. Why it is unique? First of all the city is so new, this method never had the chance to capture it in today's form.
Given that most photos are captured digitally and shared online, it’s easy to forget the beauty of a print. The history of photographic printing is a fascinating intersection between art and chemistry, and you might be surprised to find a cadre of incredible, contemporary practitioners of techniques well over 100 years old. Here’s a round-up […]
Australia based photographer and woodsmaker, Joel Crane, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for his unique custom-built multi-format tintype camera. A fan of many different photography mediums including 35mm, medium and large format, Crane is using his passion for older methods of photography to create a modern version of the classic tintype camera.