TCF Ep. 544 - Shane Balkowitsch

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Cameras, Art, Photoshop, Visual Arts, Career, Interviews, Photographers, Arts, Photography, Photo, Digital

4.8 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Shane Balkowitsch (born January 24, 1969) is an American wet plate photographer from Bismarck, North Dakota. The subject of his photos is the human condition. Since 2012 he has photographed over 4,000 individuals, including various celebrities and historical figures. On October 20, 2016, the Smithsonian Institution acquired The Real Deal, A wet plate collodion photograph of American former professional boxer Evander Holyfield taken by Balkowitch on February 28, 2015. Balkowitsch is a self-taught photographer. In 2012 Balkowitsch began researching the process of wet plate photography after reading a manual on the subject by tintype photographer John Coffer. With little experience in photography, Balkowitsch experimented with the process and took his first successful photo the same year. Since then he has produced over 4,000 plates and his work has appeared in numerous publications. He holds demonstrations in North Dakota with the use of a portable darkroom. Websites Shane Balkowitsch William Mortensen Sponsor Charcoal Book Club - Sign up today Chico Hot Springs Portfolio Review Education Resources: Momenta Photographic Workshops Candid Frame Resources Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Support the work we do at The Candid Frame by contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and .

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0:00.0	This episode of The Candid Frame is sponsored by Charcoal Book Club.
0:13.3	The Charcoal Book Club is a monthly subscription service for photo book enthusiasts.
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0:36.2	month, members receive a signed first edition monograph and an exclusive print to add to their collections. Each month, members receive a signed first edition monograph and an
0:40.0	exclusive print to add to their collections. Join the club by visiting charcoal bookclub.com
0:46.6	and use the promo code The Candid Frame at checkout and receive a 10% discount on your first
0:52.6	membership payment.
0:59.3	I've been reading a book about the history of photography.
1:03.1	It's been interesting to take a deep dive into the story of photography.
1:08.9	It's fascinating to learn about the cultural, political, and social events surrounding not only the creation of photography, but how over time it's shaped as well as help shape the way we see each other and ourselves.
1:16.6	When it comes to the photographic process, we have it easy today,
1:20.6	as compared to those original photographers who worked with glass and metal plates
1:24.6	and sometimes very toxic chemistry.
1:28.4	So it surprises me to find photographers today who have fully invested in these old
1:34.0	photographic processes.
1:36.0	Shane Belkowitz doesn't just dabble with the wetplate process.
1:39.6	It's the only photographic process he's practiced seriously since picking up a camera.
1:45.1	He has regularly used the process practiced by less than a thousand photographers around the
1:49.5	world to create powerful and emotional portraits, some of which he has featured in his
1:54.8	first book, Northern Plain Native Americans, a modern webplay perspective. Shane's story possesses all the elements of a great story and a wonderful conversation.
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