Pics of famous LF photogs with their gear

[Emil Schildt]

so many famous potographers I havn't heard about...

Here's one I know!

Josef Sudek

... and Sally Mann of course..

My two favourite photographers - LF or not..

[Peter Gomena]

John Wimberley's camera is a Sinar Norma. He bought it new in the 1970s. It has the most wonderful patina from years of use.

Peter Gomena

[Michael Kadillak]

John Wimberley's camera is a Sinar Norma. He bought it new in the 1970s. It has the most wonderful patina from years of use.

Peter Gomena

Peter is correct. John's reference materials point to him owning a Sinar Norman. Whatever he is using I am sure of one thing - he is very proficient with it.

[Emil Schildt]

... him owning a Sinar Norman..

wow - is that the male version?

[Jerry Bodine]

I agree now, the Norma doesn't have those center pivot points on the front standard. The Sinar head threw me off though.

Those are not center pivot points. The black knobs on both standards are the rise/fall locks; just below them are the bubble levels. The camera is most definitely a 5x7 Sinar Norma (just like mine).

[tgtaylor]

Ron Partridge, imaged Thursday, 6 March 2008 in Hayward, CA.

[Steven Tribe]

This is Aage Rasmussen of Denmark who changed his Surname to Remfeldt in 1918 (yes, it is assumed he was thinking of Rembrandt!).

He was, as we ironically say in Denmark, "world famous in Denmark!".
Active from around 1910 to the early 1980's.
I have never seen a photo he has made outside a studio. Often quoted as saying "Photography doesn't interest me much" and considered himself " not a great photographer - but I am one of the best portraiters".
Much taken with J.M.Cameron and visted Schenkel in Berlin as well as Luboshez, Marcus Adams, Betram Park, Hugh Cecil, Steichen and Stieglitz. Stieglitz was not impressed "there is more in your own face than in your pictures".

He never gave up pictorialism. He filled rather too much on the danish photography scene! Photo is taken by a truely great Danish photographer Viggo Rivad who has never ventured into large format scene - probably because of people like Remfeldt.

Remfeldt lived a few miles away from me and my local doctor (long time chairman of the regional art club) actually inherited his plate and prints and equipment which, for the most part, were donated to the Photo museum in Herning (Jutland) which Gandolfi has probably seen.

[Bob Chambers]

Cole Weston, son of Edward, photographed at his workshop in Scottsdale AZ circa 1978. Photographing nudes indoors because of rainy weather.

[patrickjames]

I don't know why this is not showing as an image, but here is Edward Weston for you.

[Emil Schildt]

here you go..