Fan Ho Dies...

[richardman]

Not LF photographer (medium format), but one of the best "Master of Light and Shadow" has passed away. Just less than two weeks ago, I tried to reach out to him to see if I can take a 4x5 portrait of him (we live in the same town).

http://petapixel.com/2016/06/21/photographer-fan-ho-dies-age-84/

If you read Chinese (which is where I heard it first):
http://hkm.appledaily.com/detail.php?guid=55256525&category_guid=6996647&category=instant&issue=20160621

[Bill_1856]

Thank you. I was not familiar with his work. What a pleasure to see it.

[Toyo]

I have been an admirer of Fan Ho for quite a while. A humble, gentle man of brilliant talent.
His interpretations of light are wonderful. Vale
T

[howardpan]

Fan Ho was one of my favorite photographers. I purchased his latest book, a revisit of some of his old negatives, last year. His passing marks a sad day.


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[dasBlute]

I was fortunate enough to be in a show at Modern Book at a time when they were working on a book project for him.
He was kind to everyone, generous, genuinely interested in their work. His prints, masterful.
-Tim

[Drew Wiley]

I've followed his work for a little while. A true master.

[Alan Gales]

Thanks for posting this. I wasn't familiar with his work before now. He truly was a master of light and shadow. His photographs are ones you just stare at in awe.

I couldn't read the Chinese link but it didn't matter. His photographs speak a universal language.

[DennisD]

He was a remarkable artist with a wonderful eye for using light creatively.
Also a master in the darkroom.

His website shows a bit of his work:
Fan Ho website (http://www.fanhophotography.com/index.html)

Some of the images in the "New work" section include photographic manipulations.
Beautifully done.

[Kevin Harding]

His work is astounding. I can only hope to photograph in such a moving way as he did.