Rocky Mountains On Wetplate Collodion Glass

• Prize
  Gold in Analog/Nature
• Photographer
  Bill Hao, Canada
• Date of Photograph
  Sep 2024
• Website
  https://billhao.com
• Instagram
  hao.bill

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 made an Ultra Large Format Camera(32X48inch) and using Wetplate Collodion Process. He converted a 50 seats tour bus into an off grid mobile darkroom because this process requires immediate development after exposure. He has photographed the Rocky Mountains hundreds of times over the past decade, his collodion glass plate may last for two hundred years, but some landscapes may not,they are disappearing and face severe damage from wildfires, melting glaciers,and tourism pressures. Athabasca Glacier has retreated 1.5 kilometers in past century. Jasper National Park closed due to wildfire

Awards IPA Professional 2025, First Place of Analog, Nature
IPA Professional 2025, Jury Top 5 Selection
IPA Professional 2025, Official Selection
TIFA Tokyo Int'l Foto Awards 2025, Analog Photographer of the Year
TIFA Tokyo Int'l Foto Awards 2025, Gold of Analog, Nature
Analog Sparks Professional 2025, Technique Photographer of the Year
Analog Sparks Professional 2025, Gold of Technique, Wet Collodion
PX3 Paris Professional 2025, Gold of Analog, Nature
Artexpo New York 2025, Spotlight award