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ajuk

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I was wonder what famous people there are who are into Analogue photography, all I know is that here in the UK the Editors of both Amateur Photographer and B&W photography are film users, and there is also Andy Summers, former drummer with The Police, who likes to go out at night and do street photography with a Leica and Delta 3200.

BTW OT

Is it me or could it be that this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7575674176&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1 looks like it just needs a battery?
 

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I know Brendan Fraser is into film photography and shows some of his work on his website.

I believe Leonard Nimoy also shoots film and sells prints.
 

MurrayMinchin

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Me.

I happen to be the most unrecognized famous person in the world.

Murray
 

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James Baker is a camera hobbist, I heard. But I doubt he's a member here.
 

mark

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Ol' Mr. Hopper has some pretty neat stuff.
 

Dave Parker

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ajuk said:
So how do you know these people get there pictures using film BTW?
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I guess the same way we know you do, you tell us you do, why would the persons status in life have anything to do with their photography and what they use? If they tell us they use film, then I have no reason to believe otherwise do I?

Dave
 

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I ran into Bruce Springsteen a few times in Red Bank at the (now defunct) lab Foto Works. He was shooting 6x6 B&W (using a Hassey, IIRC).
 

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firecracker said:
James Baker is a camera hobbist, I heard. But I doubt he's a member here.
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I think you mean former Senator Howard Baker - shoots b/w in a 'Blad..

But a couple of names that no one has mentioned are Kenny Rogers (the singer) and Gerry Spence (the celebrity lawyer). They are both LF dudes. Rogers did a book of portraits several years ago, while Spence is more into the roots & rocks of landscape work.
 

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Monophoto said:
I think you mean former Senator Howard Baker - shoots b/w in a 'Blad..
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You'r right. It's Howard Baker, I think that was him! Sorry, my mistake. If my memory is correct, he's been a classic camera fan and a darkroom user. He loves Japanese landscape etc according to the magazine article I read a long time ago. Not that I would really care though.

Right. James Baker is the one from the unfamous Carlyle group, which became a leading stock holder of Kocera/Contax not so long ago, and that contribes something to photography!
 

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Monophoto said:
I think you mean former Senator Howard Baker - shoots b/w in a 'Blad..
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I believe he also shot color as well. He worked on some high profile wilderness and nature projects with the late John Netherton.
 

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Ben Folds, who has shot his own album covers (e.g, "Speed Graphic" and "Super D") -- and thus is one of the few famous people known for actually making good pictures, not just owning gear.

(Annie Lenox too, but her pix are kinda teh suck)







KB
(horribly jaded by hanging out in tourist galleries full of dreadful paintings by Anthony Quinn, Zero Mostel, Red Skelton, etc) (I'll give Jack Lord a half-point along with Bowie)
 

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Bryan Adams seems to be doing more photography than music these days so that's a double blessing.
 

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Wim Wenders published his photo essay not long ago. He's quite a good photographer himself.
 

mark

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JOhn Nichols wrote The Milagro Bean Field War and is a pretty decent photog
 

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Alyssa Milano, though as Lee will tell you, She uses "toy" format, 35mm.

Lee, I'm never gonna let you forget that.lol
 

Dave Parker

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bohica said:
Alyssa Milano, though as Lee will tell you, She uses "toy" format, 35mm.

Lee, I'm never gonna let you forget that.lol
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Actually they just did a biography about her on TV and in her photography stuff, she has been using a Bronica system for a good many of her people work the last year or so..

Dave
 

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what no mention of Graham Nash (but Me thinks he's all digital these days what with NashImages.com and all....
 

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Queen Elizabeth (Leica user)

Richard Gere (Leica, pt/pd prints by sal lopes)

Gina Lolibridgita (Hassy)

Erwin Rommel (Leica)

Lewis Carrol (wet plate)

Seal (Leica, I think)
 
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