{"product_id":"i-want-to-see-a-lighthouse","title":"I Want To See a Lighthouse","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWant To See A Lighthouse \u003c\/em\u003eis the culmination of thirty years of Gary Briechle's photographic obsession, showing that time does not pass—it congeals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGary Briechle's practice is disciplined, almost monastic. Every day roving around Rockland, Maine in an SUV loaded with chemicals, looking at the same mundane scenes and subjects, but expecting different results. The collodion process itself is a ritual: Collodion, silver nitrate, light and waiting. Always waiting. Producing one glass plate at a time. Then returning home to print a single silver gelatin print from each plate taken before stashing the plate away in the attic, under a bed, or in a closet. He has no desire to exhibit or sell, only to create.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe photographs what is familiar and available: neighbors, children, backyards. His subjects seem caught between presence and absence. Indifferent to intention, but carry the quiet burden of existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe world depicted in Briechle's photographs offers no explanation, no resolution. The photographs do not seek to impress or persuade. They linger—asking nothing, offering nothing—except the undeniable fact that they are still here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no transcendence here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly persistence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover, Linen with tipped-in image\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e224 Pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11 x 14 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 978-1-7362345-4-9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOctober 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Preorder - this book will ship in Ocotber.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e** Charcoal Book Club Members do not need to purchase this title as it will be a future BOTM.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charcoal Press","offers":[{"title":"Unsigned","offer_id":44180384284759,"sku":"LIGHTHOUSE","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signed","offer_id":44180384317527,"sku":"LIGHTHOUSE-S","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1781\/2331\/files\/cover-mock.webp?v=1787243758","url":"https:\/\/charcoalbookclub.com\/products\/i-want-to-see-a-lighthouse","provider":"Charcoal Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}