Summary:
John Coffer, a Tintype photographer, takes us on a wagon ride into Dundee, NY
Website:
http://www.johncoffer.com
Additional Credits and Funding:
This piece was produced, but not aired for Weekend America.
Timely on:
May 30: Decoration Day
Tones:
Contemplative,
Personal,
Sound Rich
Language:
English
Description:
This is a piece about tintype photographer and artist, John Coffer. When modern life seemed to fail him in his late 20s, he sold all of his belongings, bought a horse and cart, and traveled around the United States by back roads. He replicated the traveling lifestyle of 19th century tintype photographers. Along the way he honed his craft with in wetplate photography, wrote a few books, and gave birth to a his own personal philosophy.
We find him on his farm in Upstate New York, where he takes us into town on his buggy.
