Paul Chambers
@paulwchambers1970.bsky.social
Time, memory, loss and love are my artistic concerns, but time, among them becomes the determinant - Sally Mann.
Wetplate analog fella doing his best in a digital world.
www.paulwchambers.com
Wetplate analog fella doing his best in a digital world.
www.paulwchambers.com
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And so, a story that will take a year to complete begins...
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#wetplatecollodionphotography
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Sunday Still-Life
8x10 Tintype
8x10 Tintype
February 8, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Sunday Still-Life
8x10 Tintype
8x10 Tintype
February 8, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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Early stroll. The moon over the cemetery. Air is everywhere all at once. A dropped glove pointing towards Monday. That puddle holds a streetlight’s light. But what do those shards of glass and that streetlight mean?
February 8, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Early stroll. The moon over the cemetery. Air is everywhere all at once. A dropped glove pointing towards Monday. That puddle holds a streetlight’s light. But what do those shards of glass and that streetlight mean?
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Early stroll. Gatherings of enigmatic shadows. Ghost miners work beneath my feet. I have a walk-on part in the morning. This is where Keith Barlow dropped that bottle, decades ago. In the distance a dog sends a voice note.
February 7, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Early stroll. Gatherings of enigmatic shadows. Ghost miners work beneath my feet. I have a walk-on part in the morning. This is where Keith Barlow dropped that bottle, decades ago. In the distance a dog sends a voice note.
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Great conversation here between Bill and Grant. It's about IG yes, but as always it's about much much more. Strangely enough they don't discuss wether the camera used by the actor playing Ringo in the Beatles biopic was the right one or not.
February 6, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Great conversation here between Bill and Grant. It's about IG yes, but as always it's about much much more. Strangely enough they don't discuss wether the camera used by the actor playing Ringo in the Beatles biopic was the right one or not.
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Czesław Siegieda.
Polska Britannica.
He took up photography from a young age, going on to document the Polish refugee community in the East Midlands.
1974 and 1981.
Polska Britannica.
He took up photography from a young age, going on to document the Polish refugee community in the East Midlands.
1974 and 1981.
February 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Czesław Siegieda.
Polska Britannica.
He took up photography from a young age, going on to document the Polish refugee community in the East Midlands.
1974 and 1981.
Polska Britannica.
He took up photography from a young age, going on to document the Polish refugee community in the East Midlands.
1974 and 1981.
Happy birthday to the amazingly talented, kind and wonderful human @simoncroberts.com
An honour to call you friend. Hope you had a beautiful day.
4x5 Tintype.
An honour to call you friend. Hope you had a beautiful day.
4x5 Tintype.
February 6, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Happy birthday to the amazingly talented, kind and wonderful human @simoncroberts.com
An honour to call you friend. Hope you had a beautiful day.
4x5 Tintype.
An honour to call you friend. Hope you had a beautiful day.
4x5 Tintype.
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Early stroll. A wet blackbird sings from a tree’s bare wooden stage. That house has a bright window like a brooch. A man pushes a bike up the hill, lightbeam first. Today is the feast day of St. Earlystroll. Rain’s touching story.
February 6, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Early stroll. A wet blackbird sings from a tree’s bare wooden stage. That house has a bright window like a brooch. A man pushes a bike up the hill, lightbeam first. Today is the feast day of St. Earlystroll. Rain’s touching story.
Thursday...
8x10 Ambrotype
8x10 Ambrotype
February 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Thursday...
8x10 Ambrotype
8x10 Ambrotype
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Early stroll. The breeze’s deep breathing. Grey bins, full of the reforgotten. I pause to briefly become Rodin’s The Shoelace Tier. Old footprints in old concrete. The tiny poem of a ROAD CLOSED AHEAD sign.
February 5, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Early stroll. The breeze’s deep breathing. Grey bins, full of the reforgotten. I pause to briefly become Rodin’s The Shoelace Tier. Old footprints in old concrete. The tiny poem of a ROAD CLOSED AHEAD sign.
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This.
(The Washington Post fired its photojournalists today, as part of Bezo's demolition of his own newspaper.)
(The Washington Post fired its photojournalists today, as part of Bezo's demolition of his own newspaper.)
February 5, 2026 at 12:54 AM
This.
(The Washington Post fired its photojournalists today, as part of Bezo's demolition of his own newspaper.)
(The Washington Post fired its photojournalists today, as part of Bezo's demolition of his own newspaper.)
As someone who practices this process, and knows its fragility intimately, this image mines the heart and soul of the pain of our humanity in ways I can't describe.
As you say truly haunting. Victoria and Philip have caught something transcendent and painfully beautiful and tragic.
As you say truly haunting. Victoria and Philip have caught something transcendent and painfully beautiful and tragic.
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s last public appearance before his death on Feb. 2, 2014 was at the Sundance Film Festival.
This tintype portrait was taken by Victoria Will at the festival.
Haunting.
This tintype portrait was taken by Victoria Will at the festival.
Haunting.
February 4, 2026 at 9:31 PM
As someone who practices this process, and knows its fragility intimately, this image mines the heart and soul of the pain of our humanity in ways I can't describe.
As you say truly haunting. Victoria and Philip have caught something transcendent and painfully beautiful and tragic.
As you say truly haunting. Victoria and Philip have caught something transcendent and painfully beautiful and tragic.
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'Proud to speak up for them': New photography project shows young migrants' experiences
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
Perspective - 'Proud to speak up for them': New photography project shows young migrants' experiences
Understanding the experience of young people as they cross borders is the aim of a new project. The GRABS project, funded by the European Research Council, is documenting the lives of migrants, but in...
www.france24.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:08 PM
'Proud to speak up for them': New photography project shows young migrants' experiences
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
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I'm delighted to announce my #photograph graces the cover (for a 3rd time) of the always surprising and engaging 'The New Quarterly: Canadian #Writers & #Writing. My thanks to TNQ! ✨🙏🏻
(Winter 2026 Issue, No. 177.)
Go follow them here:
@thenewquarterly.bsky.social.
To subscribe: tnq.ca/subscribe/
(Winter 2026 Issue, No. 177.)
Go follow them here:
@thenewquarterly.bsky.social.
To subscribe: tnq.ca/subscribe/
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I'm delighted to announce my #photograph graces the cover (for a 3rd time) of the always surprising and engaging 'The New Quarterly: Canadian #Writers & #Writing. My thanks to TNQ! ✨🙏🏻
(Winter 2026 Issue, No. 177.)
Go follow them here:
@thenewquarterly.bsky.social.
To subscribe: tnq.ca/subscribe/
(Winter 2026 Issue, No. 177.)
Go follow them here:
@thenewquarterly.bsky.social.
To subscribe: tnq.ca/subscribe/
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Early stroll. Mist’s mistiness. That tree is almost all shadow. I imagine a harpist playing that metal fence. The hill/bike interface. An upturned bucket of birdsong.
February 4, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Early stroll. Mist’s mistiness. That tree is almost all shadow. I imagine a harpist playing that metal fence. The hill/bike interface. An upturned bucket of birdsong.
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I’m really surprised that more people haven’t seemed to realise that the primary purpose of AI is the transfer of wealth from workers to corporations. I’m also surprised more governments haven’t understood what it means for their tax income. The entire grift is a mugging of us all in plain sight.
February 3, 2026 at 9:11 AM
I’m really surprised that more people haven’t seemed to realise that the primary purpose of AI is the transfer of wealth from workers to corporations. I’m also surprised more governments haven’t understood what it means for their tax income. The entire grift is a mugging of us all in plain sight.
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This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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My pics on the Beeb www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Photos reveal behind-the-scenes glimpse of new Michael Sheen play
New photos have been released of Our Town, the first production by Michael Sheen's Welsh National Theatre.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 9:53 PM
My pics on the Beeb www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Beautifully evocative as always…
February 3, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Beautifully evocative as always…
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Ansel Adams in the age of ICE
www.hcn.org/issues/58-2/...
www.hcn.org/issues/58-2/...
Ansel Adams in the age of ICE - High Country News
Ansel Adams took one of his most famous nature photos while documenting the American citizens of Japanese ancestry who were imprisoned at Manzanar during World War II. Our country is both the darkness...
www.hcn.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Ansel Adams in the age of ICE
www.hcn.org/issues/58-2/...
www.hcn.org/issues/58-2/...
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Early stroll. The cold breeze tries to infiltrate my hair. A leafless tree ponders on the idea of spring. A man runs by, hoping the bus is late. I wear the morning like a coat. That motorbike speaks fluent roar.
February 3, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Early stroll. The cold breeze tries to infiltrate my hair. A leafless tree ponders on the idea of spring. A man runs by, hoping the bus is late. I wear the morning like a coat. That motorbike speaks fluent roar.
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Great article with my snaps for @welshnattheatre.bsky.social, going behind the scenes on 'Our Town' in the Swansea Grand
nation.cymru/culture/excl...
nation.cymru/culture/excl...
Exclusive behind the scenes images of Michael Sheen and the cast of Our Town
Acclaimed photographer Jon Pountney has documented Welsh National Theatre’s inaugural production Our Town at The Grand Theatre in Swansea with a series of beautifully atmospheric black and white photo...
nation.cymru
February 2, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Great article with my snaps for @welshnattheatre.bsky.social, going behind the scenes on 'Our Town' in the Swansea Grand
nation.cymru/culture/excl...
nation.cymru/culture/excl...
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Finally made it to the Lee Miller exhibition at Tate Britain. A very early start & a 600 mile round trip. Was it worth it? Absolutely!!
February 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Finally made it to the Lee Miller exhibition at Tate Britain. A very early start & a 600 mile round trip. Was it worth it? Absolutely!!
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Thank you to Peter Dench for his lovely review of my new book 'The Edge of Ruin' in Amateur Photographer this week.
February 2, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Thank you to Peter Dench for his lovely review of my new book 'The Edge of Ruin' in Amateur Photographer this week.