Michael, Howard, Ariana and Jon (clockwise from top)
Tintype photographs Margaret Muza
"I strive to make photographs that last, are made well and thoughtfully, to be passed down as heirlooms for generations to come. I treasure my 8x10 camera from 1903, which works as well and gracefully today as it did over 100 years ago. I am attracted to the past and haunted by it as well. I often use subjects that remind me of another time, or who I think might go unnoticed, and try to use my process to show a side of themselves that perhaps they haven’t seen. I gravitate towards making portraits of modern humans with echoes of the past. With the wetplate photographic method, I focus on exhibiting the power of my subjects with a dynamic portrait or portrayal on tin or glass. I have fallen in love with the ritualistic nature of the many steps it takes to make each plate." margaretmuza.com