Just thinking...
Without wishing to offend any currect practitioners, it seems to me as a European that the US has produced the vast majority, if not all of the renowned, esteemed large format photographers. I'm sure I needn't catalogue them here but my list at least doesn't include anyone from outside of north America.
Is this a gap in my (self-)education? (If yes, please point me in the right direction.)
Or perhaps this concentration of talent does exist? If so, why? Is there more exposure to the large format ethos, the tradition and its proponents in the US (looking at the users lists on this forum, 90% seem to be from north America)? Is US LF photographic education better than Europe? Or could it be something more mundane, such as access to affordable equipment? Perhaps a younger nation has adopted a younger medium more readily than "old Europe" with its tradition in painting, for example?
I'd be interested in your views.
Ian
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