article_snippet: These captivating black and white portraits may appear centuries old but a closer inspection will reveal rather modern-looking models.
article_snippet: The images have been taken using a Victorian photography technique and are part of a project to resurrect the earliest form of the art.
article_snippet: Turning back the clocks: Andy Martin uses a Victorian camera and a method called tintype photography to create these stunning portraits .
article_snippet: The pictures are the work of Andy Martin, who has turned his back on 21st century cameras to practise tintype photography.
article_snippet: The method was invented in 1850 and, although initially used for formal studio portraits, The method became enormously popular and photographers started offering casual portraiture at events such as fairs and amusement parks.
article_snippet: Also among the photographer's models was  
article_snippet: Andy Martin, of Sunderland, stands next to the Victorian bellows camera which Andy Martin restored to working order to produce stunning images .
article_snippet: the Beamish Museum's Colliery Railway, which forms part of Andy Martin's Victorian album .
article_snippet: The photographer has created a portable dark room in the back of The photographer van, pictured above on the banks on the River Wear .
highlights_snippet: Andy Martin, of Sunderland, uses Victorian bellows camera in method called tintype photography - popular in 1850s .
  