The Wet Plate Collodion Room – “Hands Portraits”

A collaborative project by Gianluca Bonomo & Gianni Cusumano – Sicily | London – 2025-2026.

I have recently been exploring a unique photographic technique dating back to the late 19th century, called Wet Plate Collodion. After initial testing, Gianni, an expert in this technique, and I chose to explore an unconventional approach to portraiture: ‘Hand Portraits’. Our aim was to capture the profound expressivity within the shapes, textures, and poses of the human hand. Below you can see 4 samples titled “Dancing Hands” (Top left), “What Do We Know?” (Top right), “Street Artist’s Break” (Bottom left), “Resting” (Bottom right).

For more work featuring hands as subject see Sensum page.

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Hands Portraits on display at Laundry Studios – Hackney, London.