Man Builds Giant Wet Plate Camera and Darkroom on a Bus to Take His Hobby on the Road

Man Builds Giant Wet Plate Camera and Darkroom on a Bus to Take His Hobby on the Road
Courtesy of Bill Hao
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When a man with a penchant for the old-fashioned art of wet plate photography decided to size up but stay mobile, he spent two years building a massive 32-by-48-inch camera frame and portable darkroom on a bus, to make his dream a reality.

Chinese-born Bill Hao, 49, immigrated to Canada in 2002 and lives in Vancouver, where he runs a travel company with his wife.