PLATE CAMERA WORKSHOP, GAIZKA TARO

This workshop explains the origins of photography and how plate cameras work, showing the similarities and differences with more modern film and digital cameras. The workshop will also show how, today, we can use new technologies to speed up and better control the photochemical development process. In the practical section, attendees will learn to use a 24×30 cm field camera from the early 20th century and a mid-20th-century monorail technical camera in 4×5″ format.

Gaizka Taro. Self-taught photographer with a passion for antique large-format cameras and night photography. He runs the Cas Retratista cultural space in Montuïri. His latest work, “Retrats de les Illes Balears” (Portraits of the Balearic Islands), consists of a journey across the 4 islands with a portable photographic lab and a large-format camera. Along the way, he has been capturing the faces of anonymous people he encountered on his route.