Time is on her side.

In the fast paced, ever-changing digital world that we live in, there’s something to be said for slowing down a little. Taking your time. And Isabel Gomes shows us how to put on the brakes and take a long, slow look at the world around us.

Armed with a stable of older, unusual cameras and film formats, Isabel creates beautiful and unique images the old fashioned way: methodically, slowly and with great patience.

The Spider was created as a tintype — an involved and quite complicated process that exposes a photo-sensitive plate to light, and requires processing within a few minutes of shooting the image. Yes! She has a dark room!

It takes time and patience to use these seemingly “simple” tools. Carve out a few minutes to take a look at the rest of her work. You won’t be disappointed.