As the image is fleeting, so is life itself.
My condolences to his family.
As the image is fleeting, so is life itself.
My condolences to his family.
I first met Per in July of 2010. I was a LF newbie, a wannabe. Eager and excited. From the moment I saw Per, I knew I had met someone special. Artistically astute, generous, warm, jovial and patient. That first week with Per was a whirlwind of activity punctuated with humor and light-heartedness. I leaned more about photography in that one week, than I had learned in an entire semester of college.
Once smitten by him, I knew I had to come back even before that week was over.
In February or this year, I spent another wonderful week with Per and his wife Becky learning and attempting to absorb some photographic wisdom from a man that I was fortunate enough to spend a few precious moments in his presence. I was so looking forward to seeing him again in Santa Fe, Pasadena or anywhere for that matter.
We've lost a very special creative soul but his legacy will endure in our hearts and in our memories.
Dwain
This is a very nice portrait Jim. I'd like to get a copy if possible.
Originally Posted by Jim Graves
Oh no! This is a huge loss. I took 4 workshops with Per ... and had to cancel my 1-on-1 "internship" last summer because of my wife's illness.
The goal of that internship was not to learn printing or technique but to move around with Per to attempt to see how he saw ... to spend a week going to inauspicious places looking for photographs ... to try to learn something about how he viewed his surroundings. I always thought he had an extraordinary sense of "seeing" and I wanted to try to get some little bit of insight into how he did it.
He was such a gracious teacher and critic ... he inspired by his commitment to the craft and to the image ... and he did it without ego.
I am so happy for him that his work had so recently received so much critical and financial success in his trips to China.
I'll keep a special sense in my viewing when I'm out shooting because of his influence.
Here's a portrait ... very soft-focus ... the only one I've taken of Per ... so it should go here ... somehow the very soft-focus seems most appropriate now:
Great Man!
Great Teacher!
Best thing we can do to honor Per is to pass on what he taught us to others.
Godspeed Per!
Robert Oliver
I had the good fortune to meet Per and spend a few days at his workshop in the Olympic Mountains a few years ago. Such a kind and generous person. Condolences to his family.
Met him at his Santa Fe workshop last year and hoped to be able to go to another. Sorry to have only had one opportunity to spend time with him.
Keith Pitman
WOW!
monte cristo castle, tonopah workshop, may 2011
What an amazing photo! Captures his spirit perfectly.
Robert Oliver
I am lost for words and still in shock on his passing. So unexpected. My condolences to Becky, Christian and Limo. It is such a great loss to his family, to the arts and photography community.
Not only he gave generously of his knowledge and skills in all areas of technical side of the photography, he gave of himself as an artist, mentor and person to all who he came into contact with, especially on the side that photography is about expressing the feeling, the meaning beyond what meets the eye. He is always available, open and of good spirits. He is humorous, warm, upbeat and encouraging. He is always respectful and yet stands firm on his belief. In the short of amount of time I have come to know him, he has been such a mentor, teacher, and friend. I miss him dearly. It is not only his work and teaching, but his person and life has shown me what it is to be a true artist/photographer.
I will forever cherish the one week one on one workshop with him back in 2010, all the emails and phone calls in between, all the wisdom he imparted, all the laughter together. The last thing we talked about was him trying to find compression socks before his trip to Yellow stone just 2 weeks ago. We joked that gaffers tap would do! We talked about the Santa Fe workshop this coming Oct; his plan of having a workshop up here in Washington next spring ... and field trip together to Denmark and Norway sometime. He showed me what he wants to take a picture of. He always has lots of ideas creatively, so full of life. What an example. I totally echo someone said earlier - we are the ones to carry on what he taught us through his work and his life. His spirit in experimenting, in seeing, in continuing to grow as a person and artist will continually be my inspiration.
As I have always thought that portraiture is off limit for me, too daunting, he took me through the process and break me into it just by doing, just one example how great a teacher he is. Here is one from the session we did. Him and limo - I am thankful that I had a chance to do that.
Not only Rest in peace, Per. I am sure you are now in a place full of light that you so dearly love.
Pei-Te
I had the good fortune to have joined Per's workshops in Tonopah in 2009 and last year in New Mexico. A good and generous man and an inspiration to photographers.
Per was a great teacher. He had that quality of being gentle and honest with critiques and completely infectious with his vision. I first met him at a workshop in Zion's national park. I had never shot LF before and offered to carry gear in return for the opportunity to tag along. He obliged and I've been hooked ever since.
He was a hell of a guy and both as a person and as an artist. Thanks for everything.
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