Lambertville–New Hope Bridge — Delaware River Wet Plate Collodion Giclée Print

The Lambertville–New Hope Bridge — Delaware River

The steel truss bridge that ties New Jersey to Pennsylvania, seen from the water on a still morning.

There has been a crossing here since 1814. The bridge in this photograph dates from 1904, built on the stone piers of the one before it, and those piers are the oldest thing in the frame. The river was flat enough that morning to hold the whole span in reflection.

The plate was coated, exposed and developed on location within minutes, in a darkroom built into the back of a truck.

Photographed using the 19th-century wet plate collodion process, and reproduced here as a fine art giclée print that holds the tonal range and atmosphere of the original plate.

Available in multiple sizes, from a smaller print for a collection to a larger statement piece.

Location: Lambertville–New Hope Bridge, Delaware River, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Original Photographic Process: Wet Plate Collodion
Print Process: Archival Giclée
Available Sizes: Multiple sizes

A bridge older than most of the town it serves, photographed with a process older still.