Prerequisites of Love | Ian Ruhter | TEDxSouthLakeTahoe

Artist Ian Ruhter asks the question - What would you be willing to sacrifice in order to find love? Through his extraordinary journey we learn that true love requires no sacrifice and the requirements of the question were the only thing preventing him from finding it.
After redirecting his thoughts, Ruhter’s story and work received world wide recognition from The NY Times, CNN, Travel Channel, NPR, Wall Street Journal, PBS and many others.
Ian Ruhter is a forward-thinking photographer and yet embraces the past. He accomplishes this by working in a contemporary manner using a 19th century photographic process called wet plate collodion. This medium allows him to produce one-of-a-kind handmade photographs called Ambrotypes and Tintypes. Referencing literature from the 19th century, he’s able to make his own film using USP collodion, silver nitrate, iodides and bromides to produce what many consider the most beautiful film in the world. The way the silver halides reflect light creates a three-dimensional viewing experience unlike any other photographic medium. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx