In 2002, I switched ( like most of us) from film to digital photography. It was revolutionary but after a while I started to dislike the whole process - making a lot of pictures, becoming a bit sloppy and all adjustments in Photoshop. It somehow didn’t challenge me anymore, it all became too predictable. So I made the switch to one of the most challenging kinds of photography, a wet plate photography.
It’s a joy working with old wooden camera’s and handmade antique brass lenses. Going back to the very basics of Photography. I started making portraits (which I occasionally still do) for my series “Creative Minds”.
From cleaning the glass, making the plate sensitive, developing and fixing - everything has to be done on the spot. For making a single plate, my station wagon is completely filled with materials.
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Lost
Expect the unexpected
Icarus
Hat lines
Swan lake
Laundry day
Fisherman's friends
Spring clean
Tea time
The Kite runner
The rain maker
The reader
Poetry in motion
Ultimate pleasure
Scare crow
Self portrait
