Post photos of photographers with their cameras

Eric Rose said:

Almost every posed photograph I see of a photographer with his camera is so nerdy and/or uncool. There must be some good ones out there! Post them if you can find them. Believe me it will be a challenge Photos of photographres in action don't count. Just posed stuff. Here is one that I think is nerdy. Obviously someone asked HCB to pose with his camera and his disdain for the whole thing shows through

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To answer your question, I must rely on a lifetime of experience from being around photographers. Over the years, I don't think that I have ever known a photographer who was at ease IN FRONT OF A LIVE CAMERA. Most, if not all, that I have known much prefer being behind, alongside, anywhere but in front of the camera. Maybe HCB was like all the rest. He was uncomfortable in front of a camera. May they all are frightened of their subjects, I know I am...............Regards!

For their second birthday I have given each of my grand children a camera. They learn to use it within a few minutes.



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There is certainly a reason photographer stay behind the lens

Yousuf Karsh self portrait next to his LF camera. What a man to face upto Churchill and get that legendary portrait - genius!

Since this thread has been resurrected, I can't believe I didn't post this earlier (maybe I couldn't find the file).

L to R: me. Matt Magruder (scootermm), Mike Castles (photomc), the late Lee Carmichael, and Jeremy Moore (kneeling). Photo taken in 2007.

The great Van Leo of Cairo, 1997

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