Photographic Possibilities, 4th Edition

Preface

 

 

“In any act, the primary intention of him who acts is to reveal his own image.” – Dante

“Life for a photographer cannot be a matter of indifference and it is important to see what is invisible to others.” – Robert Frank

Figure 0.1 Osterman, whose research, teaching, and work has lead to a revival of wet-plate collodion processes, explains: “This image captures the spirit of a traveling medicine show that I used to perform from a stage built onto the back of a 1919 Model T Ford. This portrait of myself in the character of Dr. B. Barnabus Bumstead represents a foggy memory of the performance, like telling a story that becomes more ...