"Study of a Blacksmith's Downward Hammer Strike", with Steve Schirber, in honor of Eadweard Muybridge.

8x10" black glass ambrotype a in the historic wet plate collodion process of pure silver on glass. Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, f4.5, 12 seconds of exposure, continuous fluorescent lighting, NO flash.

Study of a Blacksmith's Downward Hammer Strike in Wet PlateStudy of a Blacksmith's Downward Hammer Strike in Wet Plate with Steve Schirber

Charles Eugene RencountreCharles Eugene Rencountre

Charles Rencountre, "Medicine Horse", Kul Wicisa Oyate, for my series "Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective".  8x10" black glass ambrotype in the historic process of pure silver on glass. 

"Not Afraid to Look" is a large 8' tall cement sculpture that Charles created at Standing Rock during the Dakota Access Pipeline protests last year.  Incidentally it is the only thing still standing at the Camp of the Sacred Stone.  It was a true honor to have this important artist into my studio.  He brought a maquette of the original work with him and it was important for us to feature it in his wet plate.

 https://www.ecowatch.com/standing-rock-not-afraid-to-look-2107100951.html

Charles Rencountre "Not Afraid to Look" SculptureCharles Rencountre Charles Rencountre "Not Afraid to Look" SculptureCharles Rencountre

2017 Solar Eclipse in Wet Plate Collodion2017 Solar Eclipse in Wet Plate Collodion, Bismarck, North Dakota 12:32pm

Solar Eclipse, August 21st, 2017 at 12:32pm, captured in the historic wet plate collodion process of pure silver on glass. 7" round glass black ambrotype, f45, <1 second of exposure with manual lens cap, Carl Zeiss 360mm lens.

A solar eclipse is very significant in the Native American culture and is held with high regard. On August 7th, 1869 a total eclipse was well documented, below is the blog post of my friend Tonweya Tokaheya (Dakota Goodhouse).

http://thefirstscout.blogspot.com/2017/08/eclipse-is-time-for-prayer-and.html