Rest in Peace...Per Volquartz 1947-2011

[Mark Woods]

I'm stunned. I live a few blocks from him and had no idea anything was wrong. Amazing talented person.

[Jim Fitzgerald]

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.

[al olson]

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.

[David Karp]

Too young. To his family and all who knew him, please accept my condolences.

[Hugo Zhang]

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

[gary892]

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

[Mark Woods]

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!

[Jim Fitzgerald]

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.

[Mark Carstens]

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

[Kerik Kouklis]

Very sad news, indeed. This should remind us all how fragile life is.

Rest in peace, Per.