Rocky Mountains On Wetplate Collodion

• Prize
  Gold in Analog / Film/Nature / Landscape, 1st Place winner in Analog / Film
• Photographer
  Bill Hao
• Technical Info
  Wetplate Collodion Process, Handmade 32x48inch Format Camera, Goerz Red Dot Artar 47 1/2 Inch Lens
• Photo Date
  Sep 2024

Bill Hao made an Extra Large Format Camera(32X48inch) and using Wetplate Collodion Process to captures the breathtaking landscapes. He converted a 50 seats tour bus into an off grid mobile darkroom because this process requires immediate development after exposure. These beautiful natural landscapes are disappearing, The Canadian Rocky Mountains are devastated by wildfires every year, In July 2024, the largest wildfire in a century destroyed half of the town of Jasper and 32,000 hectares of forest, there were 57 wildfires burning in National Parks so far in 2025.

Bill Hao is An artist create by huge format Wetplate collodion Process based on Canada, his art bring the viewer to a peaceful place that calms the spirit. He is a Off grid wetplate photographer. He made a huge 32X48 inch format Camera himself and converted a tour bus into a mobile darkroom so he could take his 170-year-old dream on the road, in the mountains. He using photography of 1851. He isn’t working in studio, he is working in Fields, Mountains on a off grid darkroom bus. Rocky Mountains is his favourite place, It is difficult to get clouds and snow mountain on Wetplate, but he can.