Julian Hurst
"Julian focuses on the archival preservation of light-sensitive media and the mitigation of environmental factors on sensitive emulsion layers. He documents the transition from master plates to finished inscriptions on alkaline-buffered rag."
Latest from Julian
A look at the revival of photogravure, a centuries-old printing method that uses copper plates and chemistry to create photos that last for generations.
Go behind the scenes of the high-stakes world of archival image making, where silver chemistry and metal etching are used to fight the effects of time.
Discover how the old-school science of silver and gelatin creates photos that can last for centuries, offering a physical bridge to our past that digital files just can't match.
Discover the science of silver halide and archival paper, the keys to creating photographs that won't fade or decay for centuries.
Discover the hidden chemistry of silver halide and gelatin that allows physical photographs to last for centuries, outliving digital files and cheap prints.
A deep explore why some photos turn yellow and how archival science uses cotton and alkaline buffers to stop the rot.
Paper is more than just a surface; it's a chemical battlefield. Learn how 'the slow fire' of acid destroys history and how new alkaline-buffered papers are saving our photos for the next 500 years.
The archival community is leveraging silver halide chemistry and gelatin emulsion engineering to create light-sensitive media capable of surviving for centuries on stable cellulose substrates.
An in-depth technical analysis of the photo-mechanical reproduction of images through master photogravure and silver halide colloidal chemistry.
This article examines the complex chemical and physical processes of latent image formation, from the Gurney-Mott theory of 1938 to the archival standards of gelatin purity and cellulose substrates.
A deep explore the chemistry of 'vinegar syndrome,' examining how acid hydrolysis destroys cellulose acetate negatives and the archival methods used to mitigate de-acetylation.
A technical examination of the transition from William Henry Fox Talbot’s photoglyphic engraving to Karel Klič’s heliogravure, focusing on the chemical and metallurgical refinements of photomechanical reproduction.
The 1871 introduction of the gelatin-bromide process by Richard Leach Maddox revolutionized photography by replacing volatile wet collodion with stable, mass-producible dry plates.
Explore the complex material science behind silver halide gelatin emulsions and the chemical standards required to ensure the archival permanence of analog visual records.
An exploration of the colloidal chemistry and material science behind archival silver halide emulsions, focusing on grain formation and substrate stability.
An exploration of how alkaline buffering agents like calcium carbonate protect cellulose rag papers from acid hydrolysis and archival degradation.
An exploration of the technical evolution of gelatin-bromide emulsions and the archival science of photo-mechanical image reproduction on cellulose substrates.
Richard Leach Maddox's 1871 invention of the silver bromide-gelatin emulsion revolutionized photography by replacing wet collodion plates with stable, pre-manufactured dry plates.
This technical analysis explores the chromogenic stability and chemical degradation of early 20th-century color photography, focusing on the transition from Autochrome to Kodachrome.
An analysis of the transition from wet plate collodion to gelatin dry plates, focusing on the chemical innovations of Richard Leach Maddox and the evolution of silver halide precipitation.
