Shane Balkowitsch
@balkowitsch
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A retired entrepreneur and self-taught photographer taking on the historic wet plate collodion process at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND USA
Bismarck, ND, USA
Joined September 2009
On the set of “The Minotaur King” by Brandon Veen at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio.
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"Servant of The Minotaur King" with Steve Jacobson and Ella Hafner captured in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on black glass. This was a collaboration with my creative group The Photo Misfits. Laine Pope was the Propmaster as always.
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Amber French from KX-News captured for the first time in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on black glass. Her special comes out tomorrow about my natural light studio and the work that is created there. Carl Zeiss Tessar 250mm lens, f4.5
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I am very excited to share that the Heard Museum is going to permanently curate the plate "A Voice Like Mine" with Deb Haaland taken on 1-1-2026, Plate #5583. This is the sixth ambrotype they have taken into their archive. Dedicated to the advancement of American Indian art,
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“Deb and I” with Deb Haalabd by Victoria Lyubchenko at Nostalgic Glass.
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"A Voice Like Mine", with my dear friend Deb Haaland, former Congresswoman and Secretary of the Interior, photographed once again in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass. The last time she visited the studio was nearly 7 years ago.
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My dear friend Deb Haaland, former Congresswoman and Secretary of the Interior, visited my studio again for another portrait session. Her last visit was nearly 7 years ago. Thank you Victoria Lyubchenko for making this video of our time together. #DebHaaland
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I was asked by World Indigenous News to state an inportant event of 2025. The release of Leonard Peltier was my answer. https://t.co/FZO3umbI45
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I am very excited that the Heritage Foundation at Dickinson State University is going to permanently curate my work “Educating Two Worlds” with Gregory Sherwood (Swift Eagle), Standing Rock Sioux. The plate will hang in the library. This is the 108th institution with my work.
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I am honored to be a frequent contributor to Petapixel. https://t.co/I8Sn6oSmg8 "If photographs are a time machine to the past, A.I. imagery is a time machine to nowhere."
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Photographer Shane Balkowitsch discusses how photos are time machines that bring those in the present into the past.
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Thanks Josh Duhamel for asking me to make wet plates for your brand! It was an amazing weekend! https://t.co/BwT1ZpFh5I
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Gregory Raymond Sherwood "Swift Eagle", Standing Rock Sioux, captured in the historic wet plate collodion process for the series "Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective". Carl Zeiss Tessar 250mm lens, f4.5, 9 seconds of exposure, 8x10" black glass
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I am very excited to speak at Dickinson State University on February 9th, please join us! I will be discussing my Native American work as well as the importance of photography for recording history as we know it.
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Ella Hafner captured for the first time 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, natural light through Northern facing windows and skylights at Nostalgic Glass
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The forgotten plate of "The Capsizing of Humanity". This plate was made on June 6th, 2017. Is it a cautionary tale of what we have become? Are we not better than this? Can we not work together for the greater good? What is more important than our own humanity?
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"Educating Two Worlds" with Gregory Raymond Sherwood "Swift Eagle", Standing Rock Sioux, captured in the historic wet plate collodion process for the series "Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective". Greg has been a teacher, educator and elder.
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Limited edition signed prints of "Artemis Incarnate", only 50 available for worldwide shipping. A wonderful gift idea for the holiday. https://t.co/AZ8N1PgVfo
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