Matthias OLMETA

Matthias OLMETA (1968-) is a French photographer famous for his portraits and his still-lives. He photographs with an ancient technique: ambrotype, which allows to only do a single print. This technique cousin of the daguerreotype produces a negative image, it appears positive thanks to a dark bottom. With the high accuracy and the specific nature of the ambrotype, Matthias OLMETA achieves to give a great solemnity to his models. They seem like extracted from a timeless universe.

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  • Laurette

    Laurette, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion...

  • Maceo

    Olmeta, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion...

  • Khansine

    Khansine, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion...

  • Shipibo 1

    Shipibo 1, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Shipibo 3

    Olmeta, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion...

  • Shipibo 4

    Shipibo 4, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Shipibo 5

    Shipibo 5, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Eliette

    Eliette, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Adele 1

    Adele 1, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Elior 1

    Elior 1, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Erine 1

    Erine 1, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Gia 1

    Gia 1, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Khansine 2

    Khansine 2, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Maceo 1

    Maceo 1, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Maceo 2

    Maceo 2, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Pauline 1

    Pauline 1, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Shipibo 9

    Shipibo 9, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Shipibo 10

    Shipibo 10, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Shipibo 12

    Shipibo 12, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Tara 2

    Tara 2, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Ines et Grego

    Ines et Grego, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion...

  • Gabriel et Jamila

    Gabriel et Jamila, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion...

  • Lila et Arsène

    Lila et Arsène, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography

    Ambrotype (collodion...

  • Louis

    Louis, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography, Ambrotype (collodion positive)

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  • Noémie

    Noémie, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'

    Original photography, Ambrotype (collodion positive)

    Unique...