Not LF photographer (medium format), but one of the best "Master of Light and Shadow" has passed away. Just less than two weeks ago, I tried to reach out to him to see if I can take a 4x5 portrait of him (we live in the same town).
http://petapixel.com/2016/06/21/phot...o-dies-age-84/
If you read Chinese (which is where I heard it first):
http://hkm.appledaily.com/detail.php...issue=20160621
Thank you. I was not familiar with his work. What a pleasure to see it.
Wilhelm (Sarasota)
I have been an admirer of Fan Ho for quite a while. A humble, gentle man of brilliant talent.
His interpretations of light are wonderful. Vale
T
Fan Ho was one of my favorite photographers. I purchased his latest book, a revisit of some of his old negatives, last year. His passing marks a sad day.
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I was fortunate enough to be in a show at Modern Book at a time when they were working on a book project for him.
He was kind to everyone, generous, genuinely interested in their work. His prints, masterful.
-Tim
I've followed his work for a little while. A true master.
Thanks for posting this. I wasn't familiar with his work before now. He truly was a master of light and shadow. His photographs are ones you just stare at in awe.
I couldn't read the Chinese link but it didn't matter. His photographs speak a universal language.
He was a remarkable artist with a wonderful eye for using light creatively.
Also a master in the darkroom.
His website shows a bit of his work:
Fan Ho website
Some of the images in the "New work" section include photographic manipulations.
Beautifully done.
I know just enough to be dangerous !
His work is astounding. I can only hope to photograph in such a moving way as he did.
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