GERMANY

works from the southern region of Germany, near Elsaß, France

ITALY

works from Cinque Terre, in the Ligurian region of Italy, Dolomites and Umbria

CALIFORNIA

California West Coast

NETHERLANDS

works from the northern region of the Netherlands

Epoch Ephemeral

Epoch Ephemeral is a two-volume exploration of memory, time, and the fleeting nature of human experience through photography and poetry. Created with pinhole cameras, medium-format film, and experimental processes, the images evoke memory's atmosphere rather than a fixed moment.

Volume I pairs Birgit Maddox's photographs with her original poetry, while Volume II Camera Eclectica places the work in dialogue with selected historic and contemporary poems. Together, the volumes explore themes of longing, transformation, nature, and the passage of time.

Available as Trade editions or as The Complete Portfolio with both Volumes, Epoch Ephemeral invites readers and collectors into a contemplative journey where image and word become one.

THE CHOICE

For every choice not taken

a thousand doubts arise

in alternating magnitude

their weight to fall and rise

Whichever path we take

choice is a blessing and a curse

because the path not taken

could launch another universe.

-Birgit Maddox

Volume II
Epoch Ephemeral Camera Eclectica

Boats

One of my all time favorite place in the world are the palustrine systems in and around the old Rhine arms. In the early nineteenth century, The Rhine between Basel and Worms was shortened from 220 to 170 miles, almost a quarter of its length. Dozens of cuts were made, more than twenty-two hundred islands removed. Between 1817 and 1876 the Upper Rhine was straightened by Johann Gottfried Tulla. This had the intended effects of speeding the flow of water, improving navigation and alleviating the effects of flooding. It left the old Rhine-arms a desolated mosquito infested swamp. But behold, what serenity and mystery!

Project | Moments

“Most great photography succeeds in scenery, portraiture or framing finesse, with thoughtful and simple composition. It is extremely difficult to capture the passing moment, a subtle gesture or a human emotion. This appreciation of the passing moment and the poetry of being is at the core of “MOMENTS.”

- Medium Format Magazine
March Issue 2021