I am so proud to share the entire series of plates from my "Wild Horses of the Dakota Plains", captured in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on black glass. These horses descend from the Theodore Roosevelt National Park with lineage back to the Native Americans from the Northern Plains.
I was accompanied by my friends Josh Withers, Victory Tischler-Blue, Mike LaLonde, John LaLonde, Tom Wirtz and of course my son Greyson. The time we shared on Saturday on the open prairie with the horses among us is something I will never forget. We started slow from afar but by the end of the day, my camera was in the herd and that transition can be seen in the work we did together. This was a team effort and I could never of achieved this by myself, so I am indebted to everyone involved. Josh Withers and Victory Tischler-Blue were instrumental in helping me make this possible. These beautiful animals are guarded and cared for by Frank and Leo Kuntz at their horse conservancy in Linton, North Dakota.
https://statemuseum.nd.gov/exhibits/horse/extend/nakota-horses
Victory Tischler-Blue created this black and white silent video of the horses:
Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm and 360mm lens, f11, 2 seconds of exposure, 8x10" black glass ambrotypes using my Alessandro Gibellini folding camera, behind the scene images courtesy of Tom Wirtz from Bismarck, North Dakota.
Nokota Wild Horses Captured in Wet Plate Collodion, Linton, North DakotaFrank and Leo Kuntz Nokota Wild Horses Nokota Wild Horses Captured in Wet Plate Collodion, Linton, North DakotaFrank and Leo Kuntz Nokota Wild Horses Nokota Wild Horses Captured in Wet Plate Collodion, Linton, North DakotaFrank and Leo Kuntz Nokota Wild Horses Nokota Wild Horses Captured in Wet Plate Collodion, Linton, North DakotaFrank and Leo Kuntz Nokota Wild Horses Nokota Wild Horses Captured in Wet Plate Collodion, Linton, North DakotaFrank and Leo Kuntz Nokota Wild Horses Nokota Wild Horses Captured in Wet Plate Collodion, Linton, North DakotaFrank and Leo Kuntz Nokota Wild Horses Nokota Wild Horses Captured in Wet Plate Collodion, Linton, North DakotaFrank and Leo Kuntz Nokota Wild Horses Nokota Wild Horses Captured in Wet Plate Collodion, Linton, North DakotaFrank and Leo Kuntz Nokota Wild Horses Nokota Wild Horses Captured in Wet Plate Collodion, Linton, North DakotaFrank and Leo Kuntz Nokota Wild Horses Nokota Wild Horses Captured in Wet Plate Collodion, Linton, North DakotaFrank and Leo Kuntz Nokota Wild Horses
Behind the Scene Images by Tom WirtzCopyright Tom Wirtz, Bismarck, ND Behind the Scene Images by Tom WirtzCopyright Tom Wirtz, Bismarck, ND Behind the Scene Images by Tom WirtzCopyright Tom Wirtz, Bismarck, ND Behind the Scene Images by Tom WirtzCopyright Tom Wirtz, Bismarck, ND Behind the Scene Images by Tom WirtzCopyright Tom Wirtz, Bismarck, ND Behind the Scene Images by Tom WirtzCopyright Tom Wirtz, Bismarck, ND Behind the Scene Images by Tom WirtzCopyright Tom Wirtz, Bismarck, ND Behind the Scene Images by Tom WirtzCopyright Tom Wirtz, Bismarck, ND Behind the Scene Images by Tom WirtzCopyright Tom Wirtz, Bismarck, ND Behind the Scene Images by Tom WirtzCopyright Tom Wirtz, Bismarck, ND
Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio was founded on October 4th, 2012 by Shane Balkowitsch.