Pitta, Depp, Zellweger and other celebrities filmed for the camera of the 19th century

Photographer Stephen Berkman prefers old technologies and is a master of wet-collodion photos. He created a series of photographs of Hollywood stars, made in a way common in the 19th century.

Back to the past

Now nobody is surprised by the most intricate photos, even a layman, applying filters, can retouch a picture at will.

However, among the photographers there are real enthusiasts who like all newfangled gadgets prefer to keep a camera made 200 years ago and manage to make excellent shots.

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Professional wet-collodion photo

One of them is director Stephen Berkman, who thoroughly mastered the wet collodion process, which was patented by Frederick Archer in the distant 1851. Its essence is to get a picture on a glass plate. The technology itself is complex, but it is thanks to it that we can see our great-great-grandmothers and great-great-grandfathers.

Hollywood stars on old black and white pictures

How would celebrities look if they lived in the past or the century before last? From the photo portraits, we look at the aged images of Brad Pitt, Renee Zellweger, Jude Law, Johnny Depp, Nicole Kidman, Armi Hammer, William Fichtner, Helena Bonham Carter, Ruth Wilson, Jennifer Connelly, Vincent Cassel.

And you learn on these photos of your favorite actors?