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I am honored every time my wet plate work can be used to support my friends.

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“Bonnie” captured once again in wet plate collodion for our ongoing series “The Devotion Sessions”. Carl Zeiss Tessar 250mm 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, ND

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Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio on a gloomy day by Victoria Lyubchenko.

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"To Hold" with my dear friend and muse Caylin Cathey and her fiancé Justin McCloud. Caylin first walked into my studio as a student back in 2017. She recently got engaged and it only seemed poignant to celebrate with a portrait of them together.

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Victoria Lyubchenko captured for the first time in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass from the 1851 process. Victoria is a photographer and left her home country a year ago with her husband and children. Carl Zeiss Tessar 250mm

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"Brass Shadows" with the very talented Michael Cartwright, captured for the first time in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass. Carl Zeiss Tessar 250mm lens, f4.5, 4 seconds of exposure, 8x10 black glass ambrotype, natural light through Northern facing windows and skylights

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"Mourning Ukraine" with Victoria Lyubchenko captured for the first time in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass from the 1851 process. Victoria is a photographer and left her home country a year ago with her husband and children. Headpiece and styling by Laine Pope.

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"Scottish Descent" with Katrina Case, captured in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass. Katrina is proud of her Scottish heritage, and she descends from Clan Campbell.

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“Keeper of Shadows” a painting by Katrina Case. 8 x 8 inches, oil on wooden panel, 2025.

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"The First Sunglasses" with Dayle Kubluitok, Inuit, captured once again in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass. My first experience with traditional Inuit snow goggles (ilgaak) made from caribou antler.

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"Cora" captured in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass. Her videography class from Grand Forks Central High School spent a couple hours in the studio on Monday. I want to thank Trevor Lennon for giving his class an opportunity to see the historic process I hold so dear.

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Portraits of Shane Balkowitsch by Victoria Lyubchenko of Studio V. These are some of her "B" portraits that I thought should see the light of day. I am rarely on the other side of the camera but it felt good. I am so blessed to be able to collaborate with other creatives in my community.

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Shane Balkowitsch by Victoria Lyubchenko from Studio V. “Life is too short for boring portraiture”.

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“A Photographer and his Tool Have Become One” by Victoria Lyubchenko from Studio V.

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"Downbeat" with Dr. Beverly Everett captured in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on black glass. Beverly has been the Director and Conductor for the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra since 2008. She is an important pillar of music in our state.

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A different type of photography shoot, studio of Victoria Lyubchenko, video by Victor Bravo. What a fabulous creative space.

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"Flight of the Necromancer" with Cerasi Voigt, captured in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass. Carl Zeiss Tessar 250mm lens, f4.5, 9 seconds of exposure, 8x10 black glass ambrotype, continuous daylight bulbs at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota

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"Witch Over Nostalgic Glass" with Cerasi Voigt, a double exposure captured in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass. My creative group the Photo Misfits were on hand to assist me in this exposure. This plate was taken in camera at night.

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Thanks Lakota Times for the fabulous book review of Volume 3. Check out the audio. www.lakotatimes.com/articles/nor...

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My new studio logo by the talented Charlese Bell, a student from Minot State. We incorporated my wet plates “La Sol” with Dana Sullivan and “Winged Victory of Samothrace” with my wife Bonnie into the piece. It makes me happy to incorporate my propmaster Laine Pope’s work as well.

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Lecture 1, Photography Fundamentals, Bismarck State College

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"Yellow Fox Woman" Sid Bechtold, Rosebud Sioux, captured once again in the historic wet plate collodion process. Carl Zeiss Tessar 250mm 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

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Dereck Stonefish "Brings Two Pipes", Oneida / Chippewa 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". He is the third-generation bear dreamer of his family.

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"Yellow Fox Woman" Sid Bechtold, Rosebud Sioux, captured once again in the historic wet plate collodion process. It is her 26th birthday and this portrait was organized to celebrate. She brought in a bouquet of white roses with one yellow rose, which predictably turned black for this exposure.

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LIMITED EDITION PRINTS, WORLDWIDE SHIPPING! Many have been asking for prints of my work "Joan's Resolve" taken on the anniversary of her birthday of January 6th, 1412. Only 50 available for worldwide distribution. www.nostalgicglasswetplatestudio.com/product/-joa...

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