Photography Couples?

[William McEwen]

Steven already mentioned Diane Arbus and her husband Allen. Allen was a photographer and certainly a lot less famous than Diane. They worked closely together doing commercial work before she became famous. He was more the drone, she was the creative one.

Allen gave up photography and moved to LA to become an actor. He did well; you'll remember him as the shrink Sidney on the M*A*S*H television series.

The two operated a successful commercial studio. He was really the brains of the outfit and the main photographer.

When they split up, he typed up all his photo formulas and put them in a binder for her to refer to. And she frequently wrote to him for help with photography advice.

Yes, she's the one who became a legendary photographer, but her foundation of photographic experience and knowledge came from him.

[Philippe Grunchec]

Martine Franck and HCB, of course!

[Merg Ross]

Wynn and Edna Bullock

This is true, although Edna did not start photographing until after Wynn died. She was in her early sixties when she started her photographic career.

Another couple photographing at the same time; Pirkle Jones and his wife, Ruth Marion Baruch. Also, Dody Weston Thompson when she was married to Brett Weston.

[WalterE54]

Frank,

I've so been there, brother!

[Tracy Storer]

Elaine O'Neil and Allen Hess

[erie patsellis]

Stieglitz and O'Keefe, though across different media...