Billy Mills Wet Plate Collodionby Shane Balkowitsch

Billy Mills Wet Plate Collodionby Shane Balkowitsch Billy Mills Wet Plate Collodionby Shane Balkowitsch

"Unity Through Diversity" with William "Billy" Mervin Mills, Oglala Sioux, captured for the first time in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass. Billy is the 1964 Gold Medal Winner of the 10,000 metres in Tokyo, Japan. He broke the Olympic Record with a time of 28:24.4! These plates were taken as part of my series "Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective".

Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, f4.5, 7 seconds of exposure, 8x10" black glass ambrotype, natural light through Northern facing windows and skylights at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota taken on 3-24-2024.

Billy Mills at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate StudioDigital Photos by Chad Nodland Billy Mills at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate StudioDigital Photos by Chad Nodland Billy Mills at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate StudioDigital Photos by Chad Nodland Billy Mills at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate StudioDigital Photos by Chad Nodland Billy Mills at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate StudioDigital Photos by Chad Nodland Billy Mills at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate StudioDigital Photos by Chad Nodland Billy Mills at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate StudioDigital Photos by Chad Nodland Billy Mills at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate StudioDigital Photos by Chad Nodland Billy Mills at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate StudioDigital Photos by Chad Nodland Billy Mills at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate StudioDigital Photos by Chad Nodland Billy Mills at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate StudioDigital Photos by Chad Nodland Billy Mills at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate StudioDigital Photos by Chad Nodland

Michael Spears Wet Plate Collodionby Shane Balkowitsch, Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota

Michael Adam Spears "Buffalo Spider", Teton Secangu / Lakota, captured for the first time in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass for the series “Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective”. Michael played the young boy "Otter" in the movie "Dances with Wolves" in 1990 when he was 12. One plate is going to the archive at the State Historical Society of North Dakota as part of the series.  The 2nd plate is going to the State Historical Society of South Dakota where his tribe resided and the 3rd plate is going to the Academy of Motion Picture and Arts (The Oscars) in Los Angeles.  

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Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, f4.5, 9 seconds of exposure, 8x10" black glass ambrotype, natural light through Northern facing windows and skylights at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota, taken on 2-2-2024.

Michael also wrote a song and sang it for the visitors of the studio, Michael Spears Singing Original Song

Michael Spears Wet Plate Collodionby Shane Balkowitsch, Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota Michael Spears Wet Plate Collodionby Shane Balkowitsch, Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota Michael Spears Wet Plate Collodionby Shane Balkowitsch, Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota

Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND

Josh Duhamel Wet Plate Collodion by Shane Balkowitsch"The North Dakotan" Josh Duhamel Wet Plate Collodion by Shane Balkowitsch"The North Dakotan" Josh Duhamel Wet Plate Collodion by Shane Balkowitsch"The North Dakotan"

"The North Dakotan" with Josh Duhamel captured for the first time in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass. Josh is very proud of being from North Dakota and it was an honor to finally be able to immortalize his likeness in the process I hold so dear.  This shoot was six years in the making and the plate with him staring at the lens is going to the State Historical Society of North Dakota to document his legacy in our state.  

I want to thank my good friend Ryan Stander for his assistance today behind the scenes. I am grateful to the Taube Museum of Art for their generous hospitality. This would not have been possible without Sara Coleman at North Dakota Tourism who helped me arrange this shoot.

The frontal plate was donated to the State Historical Society of North Dakota and the plate "The North Dakotan" of Josh in the window was gifted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (The Oscars) in Los Angeles.  

Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, f4.5, 8 seconds of exposure, 8x10" black glass ambrotype, continuous light and natural light at the Taube Museum of Art in Minot, Plate 4878, taken on 11-20-2023 by Shane Balkowitsch, Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota.

Josh Duhamel Behind The Scenes at the Taube Museum of Art with Shane BalkowitschWet Plate Collodion Photo Shoot Josh Duhamel Behind The Scenes at the Taube Museum of Art with Shane BalkowitschWet Plate Collodion Photo Shoot Josh Duhamel Behind The Scenes at the Taube Museum of Art with Shane BalkowitschWet Plate Collodion Photo Shoot Josh Duhamel Behind The Scenes at the Taube Museum of Art with Shane BalkowitschWet Plate Collodion Photo Shoot Josh Duhamel Behind The Scenes at the Taube Museum of Art with Shane BalkowitschWet Plate Collodion Photo Shoot Josh Duhamel Behind The Scenes at the Taube Museum of Art with Shane BalkowitschWet Plate Collodion Photo Shoot Josh Duhamel Behind The Scenes at the Taube Museum of Art with Shane BalkowitschWet Plate Collodion Photo Shoot Josh Duhamel Behind The Scenes at the Taube Museum of Art with Shane BalkowitschWet Plate Collodion Photo Shoot