Dispatches
Notes from the studio floor
Writing on what we notice while working — the decisions a photograph forces, the things a craft process makes visible, the gap between what you planned to shoot and what you found.
Light in the Workshop
On photographing ceramic process in natural light — what the camera sees that the eye misses, and why the first hour of a session rarely produces anything worth keeping.
By Elise Marchetti — 8 min read
Clay and Time
Why a half-day session almost never captures what a full day of watching does. On patience as a photographic tool, and what you learn from arriving before the work starts.
By Romain Fontaine — 6 min read
Glass That Breathes
Documenting glassblowing is mostly about heat, timing, and accepting what you cannot control. Notes from three days in a furnace workshop in Bohemia.
By Elise Marchetti — 7 min read