The first published monographs detailing the use of pure gold in photographic imaging, Gold in Photography and The Chrysotype Manual are the culmination of years of meticulous and methodical experimentation by Dr. Mike Ware, the leading researcher in the fields of iron-based photographic printing and conservation.

 

Mike Ware leads the reader of Gold in Photography on an historic journey from the forges of ancient Colchis through to the age of Alchemy, emerging to trace for the first time the trail of scientific invention which led to the discovery of what is set to be proved as the most permanent and archival method of photographic printing: new chrysotype. Featuring 48 full colour pages, including examples by Sir John Herschel, as well as the work of six contemporary artists.