Large Format Photography

During the summer of 2024, I participated in an intensive 2-week creative photography course held at the Doel Reed Center in northern New Mexico. Exploring the unique aesthetic and technical possibilities of the 4x5 view camera, this classic photographic tool requires deliberate control over all aspects of the image-making process — working on a tripod, composing the image upside down on the ground glass, exposing a single piece of sheet film at a time.