Women and Large Format

[Tintype Bob]

I had been reading some old threads and saw one that was asking why the didn't see many women using Large Format. Then I got to thinking about a wonderful woman I just got the chance to meet An-My Le - she works only in Large format and has even used her 5x7 on the rolling deck of a Coast Guard Cutter in the North Pacific. You should look at some of her work and her new book "small wars"

I would like to here about other female Photographers using Large format

[aphexafx]

Sandy Skoglund - http://www.sandyskoglund.com/

http://www.agallery.com/pages/photog.../skoglund.html

[vinny]

Here's two that I know, both members here.
www.torinelson.com
www.trishherremans.com

[Toyon]

Honestly, what relevance does gender have to photography? There might be something sinister if there were no women in large format photography, but that is simply not the case.

[Tintype Bob]

Toyon - sorry I offended you and you are but sometimes the gender of a person has an impact on the way we see things and how we record them, I was not trying to imply anything sinister.

And WOW the work in the above links is beautiful "EVEN THE ONES BY A MAN"

[Oren Grad]

Tina Barney.

And going back a ways...

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3978

[mikerz]

Sandy Skoglund - http://www.sandyskoglund.com/

http://www.agallery.com/pages/photog.../skoglund.html

I met the woman, found her devoid of a genuine creativity and full of herself -- not to mention that I think her work is half-assed.

[Henry Suryo]

I assume we're talking about living and active women photographers. Here are five more: Sally Mann, Nancy Marshall, Lois Conner, Paula Chamlee, Hilla Becher (Bernd, her husband passed away a couple of years ago).

[cobalt]

I met the woman, found her devoid of a genuine creativity and full of herself -- not to mention that I think her work is half-assed.

Is all that really necessary? This forum already has more than its fair share of negativity.

[cobalt]

Honestly, what relevance does gender have to photography? There might be something sinister if there were no women in large format photography, but that is simply not the case.

That is beside the point. I once started a thread that was deleted because I dared ask if there were any Black LF photographers. I think that race and gender are such taboo topics (in the States, where it seems most forum members reside) that it makes many here uneasy to discuss these issues.

I for one, find it an interesting question, especially since I have only met one woman who apparently used a large format camera as her main camera. There is no harm in wondering why this is so.