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My friend and mentor, Per Volquartz passed away this morning due to several complications from a kidney infection. He fought the fight...
Per was responsible for bringing many photo and LF enthusiasts together for the last 10 years, offering free Workshop/Get Togethers at various locations. Myself and others benefited through his gracious ability to share not only his knowledge and love of photography and art, but his friendship.
He will be missed by many...
He will live on through his work and those who he inspired.
I never had the pleasure of meeting him, but enjoyed his work. It inspires me every time I compose a landscape on the ground glass... right side up or upside down. He will be missed by many.
Rest in peace, Per.
47 years in LF.
Thank you for the notice
Sadly missed I am sure
I had the good fortune to attend one of his one week workshops at his home. I feel very fortunate to have had that time with him. Matt, I can only imagine the personal loss you must feel. Keith, Diwan and I are grieving over the loss, we were all together yesterday remembering our time spent with him and looking forward to spending more. He was a great man and easy company to be in.
This is really such a sad post to read. I took a one day workshop last December with Per. He was such a wonderful person and teacher, and always in good humor. He will be missed by so many of us........Such a wonderful soul.
Matt and I got to see Per at the hospital on Thursday last week. The drugs had him in good spirits. We laughed and had a great visit with Per who was his wonderful self.
Per was a dear friend, mentor, amazing photographer and printer. We traded ideas and I taught him carbon printing in a one day marathon at his house. A day I will never forget. He told me " carbon is where it's at man!" My best to his family. They are in my prayers.
Oh no..... He was one of the good ones.
Very sad news, I understand he was a great teacher, very giving.
Deepest sympathy to his family and the LF community. . .
I only spent a few times with Per, but I learned many things. Some of these things I am still working on.
I already miss him.
Very sorry to hear that. I never met him, but people I know who knew him thought very highly of him. He was certainly a great photographer. From all reports a great guy too-the whole package.
Very sorry to hear, my heart goes out to his family, friends and students.
Is there a way to pass these condolences on to his wife from the website?
I will gladly let her know the LF community extends it's sympathy and condolences.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirius Glass
Thank you all...
Per produced a memorable body of incomparable statuesque images. A tremendous talent. He will be missed.
Condolences to the family and the LF community.
Very sad to hear it. I never met him but he was much loved, had to have been one of the good ones.
Mike
He enjoyed life and respected everyone. He touched a lot of souls and I am happy he grazed mine. I'll never forget this man.
Very sad news. Sympathy and condolences to the LF community and his family. He will be missed.
I'm sorry I never met Per, and won't, and I'm sorry for those who did and will miss him.
Sad news! My condolences to his family. He's an all too rare these days gentleman and I'll miss him.
Per was a kind soul. May he forever rest in peace and be always blessed with good light.
I was sadden by the news. I enjoyed reading what Per's had to share. He was a great contributor to this site and others. He was a fine photographer. He will be missed.
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In the event anyone here wishes to send a card or other condolence gesture, his address is:
1030 S. Pasadena Ave
Pasadena CA 91105
His wife is Becky and son is Christian
Very, very sad news. RIP Per.
I am so sorry to hear of his passing. I met him at one of his free workshop/get togethers at Joshua Tree NP. He was very generous with his time and knowledge.
OH NO! my condolences to the family.
i just met per at jim galli's workshop in may. it was great to talk with him. i was SO looking forward to our next meetings.
now i am sad. :(
eddie
A sad day. I will look up to Per and his work for a long time.
My life was incomparably richened by this friend. What a tremendous loss. He was indeed, one of the most gracious men I have met. A friend to all.
Very sorry to hear the news. My sympathy and condolences to his family.
Per and I corresponded, although we never met. His talent, passion and contributions will be sadly missed. Per had the unselfish quality of sharing his vast knowledge.
Agreed -- indeed he was! (I always thought he was much older than that.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg Lockrey
I'm stunned. I live a few blocks from him and had no idea anything was wrong. Amazing talented person.
Mark, it was a sudden thing. Matt and I saw him on Thursday and he seemed to be in great spirits. Kind of still in shock.
Shocking news. I only recently met Per at the Tonopah Temptation in May. A very gracious gentleman who was always patient and helpful to we lesser talents. I was looking forward to seeing him again at another Tonopah workshop. A very sad day, we will miss him.
Too young. To his family and all who knew him, please accept my condolences.
Oh, how terrible! I have known Per for many years and he is such a wonderful and gracious man, very kind with his knowledge. I even planned to take his private printing workshop one of these days.
He will be greatly missed and will always be living in my heart with his beautifully crafted prints!
Hugo
I met Per 5 years ago at one of the Joshua Tree workshops. He was very gracious and forthcoming with his knowledge and offered encouragement during critiques.
Because of his openness and welcoming approach, I made a point of attending each and every Joshua Tree workshop there after.
I have been involved in Large Format Photography for over 36 years and have only met a hand full of people of his high caliber.
I personally will miss him and his friendly approach. The photographic community is diminished by his passing.
Rest in peace my friend.
Gary
I think I was at the workshop that Per and Jim Fitzgerald gave where Per learned more about Carbon Printing. It was a great gathering of a small group of totally dedicated LF photographers. Jim and I became good friends out of that workshop. I had met Per a number of years earlier when I bought a 5x7 Sinar back from him. I'll never forget his energy and spirit as he drove up to my house and dropped it off. Amazing guy!
Mark, I was going to give Per a "refresher" on carbon printing but we never found the time. Per saw where I was headed and encouraged me every step of the way. Yes, an amazing guy! A tough loss for all of us.
I attended my first workshop with Per back in 2003 when I had just began shooting with LF. He became a great mentor, friend and an inspiration to me. Words cannot express how much I will miss him.
~Mark
Very sad news, indeed. This should remind us all how fragile life is.
Rest in peace, Per.
Thank you Per, we’ll miss you, but not the spirit you left behind.
After spending a few weeks with him and his wife at their house in May after the Tonopah get together and helping me create some amazing images it's so sad to see him go he has taught me so much over the years and always made me think more like a master than as a student! He always told me that life can be fun if you do the photography you were meant to do! Even after I got really sick the last few days I was there he told me "You look like hell man go back to bed" He treated me like family not just a student, he was my mentor/friend and all around teacher! He will be dearly missed by me and never far from my thoughts! Knowing him has made my life a better one and a much better photographer & teacher!!! RIP Per I love and miss you a great deal!!!! Send us the best light from above!
Such a loss for photography, our community and his family. He was such a mentor to so many, I will miss his workshops and his Zen way of teaching.
So sorry to hear- what a huge loss to the LF community. Per was a generous, thoughtful person and a great photographer as well. Memories of photographing with Per in Bodie and the Alabama Hills will always have a special place in my heart.
I'll miss him greatly, and his workshops.
Mike
I took a workshop with Per in Vancouver some years ago, and found him to be a generous and talented teacher as well as a wonderful photographer. He will, as others have said, be greatly missed. My heartfelt condolences to his family.
Per on the way back from the 5 Church s work shop,just used his cane as a mono pod for my 4x5 speed graphic.
I saw Per at the Pasadena camera show last month(April), and he looked "normal" to me. I never knew he had health issues.
I still remember selling him some film and chemicals on my 3rd day after starting at Samy's in Pasadena back in 2007. He was very gracious to a ham-fisted clerk(me ;)) who didn't know the "ins and outs" of the computer software, and I accidentally double-charged him. Oops! He was cool about it though, and didn't bite my head off like most of the other 10 people waiting behind him(it was 3 days before Christmas).
I'll always remember that, the few times he and I spoke while I worked there and after I left, he was always a gracious, kind man who WANTED to see my prints, and helped me technically and artistically to better my work. Very gracious man
Thank you Per! You will NOT be forgotten!
-Dan
Mike, I think you meant cane. He used that thing to compose on potential shots and predict where the shadows will be when the sun moves.
Man - we lost a great teacher today.
My sympathies to his family at this time -- I like his photography.