A remarkable sixth plate ambrotype featuring a man standing outdoors beside his large-format camera mounted on a wooden tripod. Likely a working photographer, he appears confidently posed with one hand resting on the tripod, the other perhaps gesturing mid-instruction or mid-demonstration. His attire is typical of the 1850s–60s, including a long coat, patterned waistcoat, and wide tie, with a brimmed hat completing the ensemble.

Photographers are infrequently found as subjects in 19th-century photography, making this occupational ambrotype a highly desirable and scarce example. The camera itself is sharply rendered, and the backdrop appears to be a rocky, possibly quarry-like landscape—suggesting this may have been an itinerant photographer working in rural or industrial areas.

A fine and rare occupational portrait that captures the image-maker at work—ideal for collectors of photographic history, occupational imagery, or early depictions of the photographic process itself.