I Want To See a Lighthouse

Want To See A Lighthouse is the culmination of thirty years of Gary Briechle's photographic obsession, showing that time does not pass—it congeals. Gary 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. He 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. The 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. There is no transcendence here. Only persistence. Book Details: Hardcover, Linen with tipped-in image 224 Pages 11 x 14 inches ISBN: 978-1-7362345-4-9 October 2026 *Preorder - this book will ship in Ocotber. ** Charcoal Book Club Members do not need to purchase this title as it will be a future BOTM.