Photography Appreciation
A former surfer from La Jolla, California, contemporary photographer Robert Maxwell is known for his deeply expressive portraits, stills, and nudes. He uses a wet-plate technique known as ambrotype, known as the "black art" of photography.
In an article by Russell Hart for American Photo, he explained the required patience from the celebrities he photographs, "I have to set up the pose before I go into the darkroom. Then when I come back with the plate, I fine-tune it -- move your leg here, do that, and so on -- double-check the focus, then pop off the ground glass and attach the wet-plate holder."
His first monograph Robert Maxwell: Photographs was published in 2000.
Sources:
https://robertmaxwellphoto.com/
https://www.annenbergphotospace.org/person/robert-maxwell/
https://www.instagram.com/robertmaxwellphoto/?hl=en
https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/books-media/robert-maxwell-portrait-photographer/
Hart, Russell. Wet-Plate Revival. American Photo. September / October 1999, Special Issue. p.31.
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