Margaret, 1864 1/2 plate ferrotype in antique mat and preserver

Margaret, 1864 1/2 plate ferrotype in antique mat and preserver

Sutherland, 1890 albumen print from glass negative cabinet card

Sutherland, 1890 albumen print from glass negative cabinet card

cabinet card verso

cabinet card verso

Janet, 1920 silver gelatin print, 3 x 4 1/2 inches

Janet, 1920 silver gelatin print, 3 x 4 1/2 inches

silver gelatin print, 3 x 4 1/2 inches

silver gelatin print, 3 x 4 1/2 inches

silver gelatin print, 3 x 4 1/2 inches

silver gelatin print, 3 x 4 1/2 inches

silver gelatin print, 3 x 4 1/2 inches

silver gelatin print, 3 x 4 1/2 inches

silver gelatin print, 3 x 4 1/2 inches

silver gelatin print, 3 x 4 1/2 inches

Davina, 1964 ektachrome 4x5

Davina, 1964 ektachrome 4x5

ektachrome 4x5

ektachrome 4x5

Rosemary, 1986 chromogenic print, 3 1/2 x 5 inches

Rosemary, 1986 chromogenic print, 3 1/2 x 5 inches

chromogenic print, 3 1/2 x 5 inches

chromogenic print, 3 1/2 x 5 inches

chromogenic print, 3 1/2 x 5 inches

chromogenic print, 3 1/2 x 5 inches

chromogenic print, 3 1/2 x 5 inches

chromogenic print, 3 1/2 x 5 inches

chromogenic print, 3 1/2 x 5 inches

chromogenic print, 3 1/2 x 5 inches

chromogenic print, 3 1/2 x 5 inches

chromogenic print, 3 1/2 x 5 inches

This project will be on show from June 28th to August 17th as part of the 2025 thesis exhibition at the Photographic Center NW in Seattle, Washington.

In (re)Constructing Memory, I photograph myself in the years my maternal line was the age I am now.
This series of self-portraits embodies five generations of photographic evolution. It spans from 1864 wet-plate collodion through glass negative, silver gelatin, slide film and all the way to 1986 colour analog.