You can argue that this has been done before. And you’d be right. But you’d be wrong.

In the 19th century an intrepid photographer had the bright idea of mixing up a bunch of chemicals in a test tube and pouring them over a lacquered metal plate. Then using this lump of metal to create a photograph.

In the 21st century another intrepid photographer set about recreating the process, sourcing chemicals and test tubes, measuring and mixing. And using a space where not one ray of light would penetrate, pouring a mixture of silver suspended in something called collodion, putting the prepared plate into his camera and finally taking his first shot.

And here is the result – a blend of old and new, shot using silver on metal, and shared by a smartphone, a bunch of pixels and something called the internet.