Böcker av Shane Balkowitsch

This unique book of portraits by a master of the wet-plate collodion technique and expert on the history and the North Dakota American Indians in this, his second book, shows the majesty and respectof these Native Americans, never before photographed as a group, in native garb. For historians and photographers alike, this second book in an anticipated series of three, is a distinctive treasure.Current photography not archivalWet-plate format unique and historic to this kind of photographySecond in  an ongoing series, reminiscent of Curtis’ efforts to catalog entire populationsSubjects presented in native garb so retro/current aspect to the subject and the photography as wellNo other photographer or historian has taken on this subject with such intense understanding of the group