The ambrotype, a photographic process invented in the 1850s, took its name from the Greek for “immortal” or “imperishable.” An underdeveloped positive on coated glass, the ambrotype image assumed full ...

Since photography’s inception, there has been a strong impetus to think that it records and presents images with accuracy unattainable to the naked eye and the rapidly processing human brain.

Giles Clement, 35, is bringing his old-fashioned photography to Raleigh on June 30. Clement has been practicing wet plate collodion photography since 2012. During his time in Raleigh, Clement will be ...

To mark the presidential election of 2024, this exhibition presents daguerreotype and ambrotype portraits of eight men–from John Quincy Adams to Chester Arthur–who held the nation’s highest office ...

Photographer Shane Balkowitsch’s warehouse is large and dark, except for a few windows filtering the natural light. His studio, in the industrial building where he also runs a medical supplies ...

MANILA, Philippines — Ever fancied having an antique-looking photograph that would make it seem you lived in the time of Jose Rizal and the Illustrados? Only until February 25, photography expert ...

From the moment that wispy outline of her friend’s face emerged on the glass, Kary Janousek was hooked. It was the fall of 2019 and Kary had just taken her very first ambrotype of her best friend, ...

Abraham Lincoln by George Clark, ambrotype campaign pin, 1860. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. To mark the 2024 presidential election, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery ...