H aving lived in montauk for over 15 years, many of sternbachs photographs were taken just down the cliffs from us at turtle cove and ditch plains, and i recognize some of the locals in her book surfland. View all the tintype images choices for this edition. Please note that the edition could sell out at any time. Her ongoing project is comprised of contemporary tintype portraits of surfers created using the historic wetplate collodion process. Sternbach arrived in uruguay, thanks to the invitation of hers friends, heidi lender and the uruguayan photographer luis sosa, who knew sternbach s work. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more. She uses both large format film and early photographic processes to create contemporary landscapes and environmental portraits.
Joni sternbach limited edition surfland book with a unique plate in a clamshell box, 2009. Over the past decade brooklynbased photographer joni sternbach has traveled around the world, creating tintype portraits of contemporary surfers. A master of traditional photographic techniques, sternbach has focused her time at yvml on the process of lost wax casting. Photography books rare and collectable setanta books. New yorkbred photographer joni sternbach has, in a series of portraits of surfers entitled surfland, found a way of addressing this problem. The pictures were taken by photographer joni sternbach as part of her ongoing series surfland. Photographer joni sternbach used a technique called tintype to make them look vintage. I recently read rebecca solnits book entitled a field guide to getting lost. Thank you lovely surfer gals for another amazing day at ditch plains.
Visualizza altre idee su surf vintage, ragazze surfiste e stile surf. But its the beauty and expertise of her wetplate technique that really sets sternbachs work apart from the rest of us. Joni sternbach exhibition opening talk and reception. Determined to continue the project despite the season coming to an end she decided to travel to surfing spots across the globe, following those in pursuit of the perfect wave.
Over the last decade, joni sternbach has created largeformat portraits in tintype of contemporary surfers that put the world of surfing in a new light. She was part of the adjunct faculty at new york university for over 20 years, and is currently a faculty member at icp and the center for alternative photography teaching wet plate collodion. She uses both large format film and early photographic processes to create contemporary landscapes and environmental. Her longterm projects involve the pursuit and understanding of the american west and the series surfland, which captures portraits of surfers in. Joni sternbach makes unique tintype portraits of surfers in her ongoing seriessurfland. This image is titled tripoli, ditch plains, montauk, n. In her book, solnit states, that thing, the nature of which is totally unknown to you is what you need to find, and finding it is a matter of getting lost.
Surfland is photographic project by joni sternbach published on landscape stories. Artist joni sternbach documents a slice of the surfing subculture using an antique photographic process dating back to the civil war. I have a special fondness for joni sternbachs unique tintype images. Browse our collection of rare, signed and collectable photography books available at setanta books. Sternbach s photographs are particularly notable for highlighting women surfers and surt culture, and for her ethnographic rather than action approach. A plate of iron is coated with dark bitumen, sensitized with a silver salt solution and exposed in a largeformat camera. Joni sternbach began her ongoing esteemed photography series surfland over 12 years ago, following time spent shooting surfers in montauk, new york. The nature of working with a wet chemical outdoors is spontaneous and unpredictable. The book came to be after joni won the photolucida critical mass book award in 2007. This very laborintensive process has changed little since its invention in the 1850s. View basket womens market has been added to your basket surfland. Fortyseven examples, along with two dozen vintage tintypes, a display explaining that process, and a cheerfully battered surfboard make up surfland. Htmp is a limited edition artist book in three fascicles, sleeved together inside a folder, produced in an edition of 50 that was created in collaboration with dust collective.
High tide montauk point is a limited edition artist book in three fascicles, sleeved together inside a folder, produced in an edition of 75. Sep, 20 joni sternbach takes contemporary portraits of surfers using 19th century photographic proccessses in her ongoing series, surfland. Rick wester fine art is very pleased to announce our first exhibition of photographs by joni sternbach, selected from her series surfland, a project started in 2006 and punctuated by the photolucida publication of the same name in 2009. For her surfland series joni used 19th century tintype a process where the photographic chemicals are applied to a plate by hand, exposed via a vintage, wooden camera, and developed before they dry. I am filled with admiration for people like joni sternbach, who not only take a large format camera into the field but because she is using a wetplate collodion process the photographic plates must be prepared and developed on location too. Oct 18, 20 surfland, wet plate collodion processing by joni sternach. Soulcatcher studio is pleased to present surfland, by joni sternbach. Joni sternbach is an artist, photographer, and educator based in brooklyn, ny. Surf site tin type, is a book project of contemporary tintype portraits of surfers around the globe. Surfland is photographer joni sternbachs portrait project of surfing culture, shot on both coasts of the united states and australia, using tintypes. Over the past decade brooklynbased photographer joni sternbach has traveled around the world, creating tintype portraits of contemporary surfers using the nineteenthcentury wetplate collodion process. On the waves, surfers are muscle, sinew, and impulse. A tinype is a wet plate process that dates back to the 1850s.
Born and raised in the bronx, joni sternbach has breathed new life into surf photography using classic, direct positive techniques. There is also a special edition of 25 that includes an original cyanotype photograph. She holds a bfa in photography from the school of visual arts and an ma from new york universityinternational center of photography. Joni sternbach makes unique tintype portraits of surfers in her ongoing series surfland. She was part of the adjunct faculty at new york university for over 20 years, and is currently a visiting artist at cooper union in nyc, a faculty. Surf site tin type is an homage to a sport, a way of life and to the people who practice it. Captured directly on the shoreline, joni sternbach s luminous images possess the immediate quality of a singular print created thenandthere as she captures portraits of contemporary surfers in tintype, a 19thcentury technique first used during the american civil war and little changed since then. Joni sternbach surfland is an ongoing project of contemporary portraits of surfers created using the wetplate collodion process, sternbach says. Oct 21, 2016 joni sternbach steps back in time to capture surfers through a 19thcentury lens october 21, 2016 following in our series of interviews with this years taylor wessing finalists, theprintspace recently spoke to joni sternbach, a native new yorker whose work focuses primarily on our relationship with water, contrasting some of the most desolate. Joni sternbach uses large format cameras and early photographic processes to explore the presentday landscape and to make environmental portraits. Joni sternbach s book surfland can be found at photolucida and photoeye bookstores online. Sternbach arrived in uruguay, thanks to the invitation of hers friends, heidi lender and the uruguayan photographer luis sosa, who knew sternbachs work. Surf site tin type surf site tin type is an homage to a sport, a way of life and to the people who practice it. Joni sternbachs book surfland can be found at photolucida and.
Edition of 10, signed with a unique tintype 10 different images and presented in a clamshell box. This version of surfland, features the book in a clamshell box with a unique. Sternbach makes her photographs in tintype, a laborintensive technique little changed since its invention in the 1850s. Joni sternbach vintage surf, vintage surf photography. Surfland is a chronicle and celebration of these fascinating denizens of regional surf spots, and their place at the edge of the land and sea. Surfland is an ongoing project of contemporary portraits of surfers created using the historic wetplate collodion process.
Winning the critical mass book award had a huge impact on me, and really changed my life as a photographer. Joni sternback has a book out called surfland her images ar tintype surf culture by joni sternbach lens please oldschool. Spontaneous and unpredictable, the streaks and tonal variations in the finished photographs reflect their handmade character, the. She graduated from new york universityinternational center of photography with an m. Limited edition surfland book with valerie print in folio and slipcase. Joni sternbach steps back in time to capture surfers through. Tintype photo of surfer girl by joni sternbach vintage surf. Over the last decade, joni sternbach has created portraits in tintype of contemporary surfers that put the world of surfing in a completely new light. Lakey peterson in joni sternbach s book surf site tin type surfing holidays is a surfing vlog with instructional surf videos, fails and big waves surf lesson with a hot woman causes confusion between couples actually, all these photos were taken recently.
Surfland, revisited 20062011 rwfa rick wester fine art. View basket portraits ii one picture book has been added to your basket. Indeed, sternbach is regarded as a master and pioneer of the 20th21stcentury revival of early analog processes. Artist joni sternbach documents a slice of the surfing subculture using an. The photographs were shot on both coasts of the united states as well as australia and the uk. Sep 10, 2010 joni sternbachs book surfland can be found at photolucida and photoeye bookstores online. Surfland, wet plate collodion processing by joni sternach.
Surfland by joni sternbach world photography organisation. Joni sternbach is an american photographer whose largeformat camera images employ early analog photographic processes, including tintype and collodion, and focus on in situ portraits of surfers. Spontaneous and unpredictable, the streaks and tonal variations in the finished photographs reflect their handmade character, the corners rubbed where they were held in the camera. This lends an element of risk and surprise to the process. Jun 17, 2016 this pin was discovered by mystic gangsta. To help prevent autospamming please enter the text andor numbers above, in order, from left to right case doesnt matter. Joni sternbach is raising funds for surf site tin type on kickstarter. Passing through ny, luis communicated with joni and offered his help photographing surfers in punta del este, which joni gladly accepted.
A total of 38 black and white photographs, framed in blond wood and mounted, and hung against white walls in the sing. Sternbachs solo exhibition, surfland, which captures portraits of surfers in tintype, was featured at the peabody essex museum in salem, massachusetts, in may 2009 along with her first monograph, surfland, published by photolucida. In 2007 you were a critical mass winner along with peter van agtmael. Surfland by joni sternbach photobook photoeye bookstore.
Her longterm projects involve the pursuit and understanding of the western landscape and the series surfland, which captures portraits of surfers in tintype. Galerie hug presents the first solo exhibition in paris of joni sternbach s critically acclaimed series, surfland. Surf site tin type is an homage to a sport, a way of life, and a tribute to the people who practice it. I am filled with admiration for people like joni sternbach, who not only take a large format camera into the field but because she is using a wetplate collodion process the photographic plates must be prepared and developed on location too the project that im most familiar with is surfland. Htmp is a limited edition artist book in three fascicles, sleeved together inside a folder, created in collaboration with dust collective and produced in a special edition of 25 that includes an original cyanotype photograph. Setanta books ltd 112 manor grove richmond, surrey tw9 4qf setanta books limited is registred in the uk registered number 10683425 shop rare and collectable books shop photography books. Mar 24, 2015 surf site tin type is an homage to a sport, a way of life, and a tribute to the people who practice it. Joni sternbach limited edition surfland book with a. Sep 29, 2012 this pin was discovered by kymber atwood.
At macdowell, she completed an artist book of cyantope and platinum photographs of the ocean titled. Spontaneous and unpredictable, the streaks and tonal variations in. Modern images, historical techniques, by photographer joni sternbach these gorgeous surf photos i found over on me design mag are from a series called, surfland by photographer joni sternbach. Surfland, revisited 20062011 joni sternbach may 17 june 23, 2012. To create her amazing surf photography joni sternback works with a large format camera and uses the wet plate collodion process. What kind of impact did that award and the resulting monograph surfland, published by photolucida in 2009, have on you and your work. In a fantastical way, its almost as if i was a photographer in 1850 who has gone through the bush for two. Lakey peterson in joni sternbachs book surf site tin type surfing holidays is a surfing vlog with instructional surf videos, fails and big waves surf lesson with a hot woman causes confusion between couples actually, all these photos were taken recently.
Surfland was featured in the moma store, and she has appeared in museums and galleries around the country including the peabody essex museum. Sternbachs solo exhibition, surfland, which captures portraits of surfers in tintype. Photographs in sternbachs 2009 book surfland are described by the new york times as a kind of ethnographic study in stillness, silvery portraits of a tribe. The large camera seems to slow down time, so that her subjects possess.
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