Mike Robinson on Daguerreotypes
The Canadian Globe and Mail ran a delightful article about daguerreian champion Mike Robinson this morning. The article contains the usual superficial explanation of the process though this time surprisingly close to accurate. Also included is a pleasant insight into Mike’s passion for the process and the medium:
Yet, to his eye, none of those technologies have been able to yield the tonal richness of Daguerre’s process.
“The history of photography has been built on convenience, but there’s nothing today that can compete with the quality of the image,” he says. “The way the daguerreotype gives back the light it gets is remarkable.” (emphasis added)
Mr. Robinson is a long-time practitioner of the daguerreotype craft. He has been responsible for some of the greatest daguerreian works to be produced in this century and the last. I have only met Mike in person on one occasion but I am pleased to report that he is an intelligent, congenial type that I’m honored to know.
Mike Robinson is a daguerreotypist living in Toronto, Canada. Mike teaches workshops in the mercury method of daguerreotypie and offers portrait sessions at his studio. If you are interested in learning the craft (especially the Mercury method), Mike is one of the best out there.
