Any photographers known for mainly, or only, using a 90mm lens on 4x5?

I am interested in finding images and bodies of work in whole done by photographers who are known for their predominant use of the 90mm lens on 4x5 format.

I know in 35mm film format some photographers are known for their use of a particular focal length, ie. Jeanloup Sieff 21mm, Winnogrand 28mm, Costa Manos 35mm and so on...

Now while I realise a particular lens does not make the photographer a great artist I am interested in the variation some can achieve with a restricted lens choice. And as I am considering purchasing a 90mm lens I want to view a varied collection of work done with this focal length.

I realise that there will no doubt be architectural and landscape photographers who fall into this category, and I am interested in viewing their work, however I am more interested in trying to find work that involves people, environmental portraiture or documentary.

If there are any books that people can suggest please include the full titles so I can try to find them through my school library.

As some books will inevitably be difficult to track down I'd also appreciate any web links.

Thank you!

John Davies with his cambo on a 90mm.

Andrew

Norman McGrath. He's an architectural photographer and used a 90mm most of the time on 4x5. But, it's more because that seems to be the most often used lens on 4x5 for many architectural photographers, versus his having a necessarily particular desire to use that lens.

If you're interested in seeing his work, he wrote the book, "Photographing Buildings Inside and Out."

Landscape photographer Joe Cornish uses a 90mm lens quite often.

www.joecornish.com

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Originally Posted by neil poulsen

Norman McGrath. He's an architectural photographer and used a 90mm most of the time on 4x5. But, it's more because that seems to be the most often used lens on 4x5 for many architectural photographers, versus his having a necessarily particular desire to use that lens.

If you're interested in seeing his work, he wrote the book, "Photographing Buildings Inside and Out."

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Absolutely true, for myself also, but only for my commercial architectural photography where the distortion of a very wide lens adds some drama (via exaggerated perspective) to architecture. For commercial architeture I use a 90 (or its equivalent in other formats) for 90% of my images. For my personal work I rarely go wider than a 120, because wider, to me screams WIDE ANGLE PHOTOGRAPH and destroys the "window" effect (referring to the book Mirrors and Windows).

This is an unusual request. I use a 90 quite often, but I'm nobody. Try using the lens yourself and become the person you seek.

I am also a nobody, but a lot of my Katrina shots were with a 90:

http://www.epr-art.com/katrina/html/index.htm

In some cases it was for physical limitations in where I could stand, but in most cases it was to pull specific features out of the landscape by getting close to them, much as Kirk does with commerical architecture. When you are in a sea of destruction, it is useful to be forced to focus on single things, while not losing sight of the background as you would with a long lens and filling the frame.

Aender is right if you are interested in color landscape photography - look at Joe Cornish's work. His book "Light and the Art of Landscape Photography" (it might also be called "First Light") is one of my favorites. I'd say about 75% of his shots are with a 90 mm.

I think the biggest reason architecture photographers use the 90mm on 4x5 is because it's the widest angle that shows little to no distortion..
Same with a 210mm on an 8x10