Portraits of Surfers Using Civil War Era Process

Photographer Joni Sternbach uses the historic tintype process for modern photoshoots—many of which feature surfers from around the world. Take a look at a sampling of her work below. Her full project can be found in these two books: SurfLand and Surf Site Tin Type.

A photo posted by Joni Sternbach (@jstersurf) on Jan 26, 2016 at 7:12am PST

A photo posted by Joni Sternbach (@jstersurf) on Jan 19, 2016 at 4:49am PST

A photo posted by Joni Sternbach (@jstersurf) on May 25, 2015 at 7:05pm PDT

A photo posted by Joni Sternbach (@jstersurf) on Mar 22, 2015 at 8:06am PDT

A photo posted by Joni Sternbach (@jstersurf) on Mar 13, 2015 at 9:00am PDT

A photo posted by Joni Sternbach (@jstersurf) on Apr 3, 2014 at 4:03am PDT

A photo posted by Joni Sternbach (@jstersurf) on Mar 15, 2014 at 3:58am PDT

A photo posted by Joni Sternbach (@jstersurf) on Apr 10, 2015 at 11:33am PDT

A photo posted by Joni Sternbach (@jstersurf) on Apr 1, 2014 at 4:15am PDT

A photo posted by Joni Sternbach (@jstersurf) on Oct 7, 2013 at 6:16pm PDT

A photo posted by Joni Sternbach (@jstersurf) on Jan 19, 2016 at 9:03pm PST

A photo posted by Joni Sternbach (@jstersurf) on Dec 3, 2015 at 5:56am PST

A photo posted by Joni Sternbach (@jstersurf) on Oct 9, 2012 at 3:41pm PDT

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