Art Nude: Wet Plate Collodion

Each portrait is an intimate dialogue, between the subject, the camera, the process, and the moment. The slowness of wet plate photography asks something of both of us: to be still, to be present, to trust.

There’s no rushing it. The exposure is long, the chemistry is unpredictable, and nothing is hidden. What you get isn’t perfection—it’s something far more real. A hand-poured image, fixed in silver and ether, with all the softness and strength of the human form laid bare.

These photographs couldn’t exist without the people who step in front of the lens. Their openness, vulnerability, and quiet confidence are at the heart of the work. Without the muse, there is no image—no emotion, no story.

For me, this is about returning to something honest. About slowing down, paying attention, and making something lasting. Something that doesn’t ask to be scrolled past, but to be held, seen, and remembered.