Ansel's good friend and fellow photographer, Imogen Cunningham, had visited Ansel on assignment for People magazine in 1975. She kept insisting that while she would photograph Ansel, he should also photograph her. Ansel was busy that day, and kept trying to graciously decline his "assignment" from Imo.
Finally, after endless needling, he said "Alan, go get the Hasselblad." He made some lovely images of her (better than hers of him, IMO), while I made several informal portraits of the two friends that day. This one has been in "hiding" in my negative files, but a recent deep dive uncovered this gem. To me, it captures the essence of both Ansel and Imogen and is how I like to remember them both.
Nikkormat 35mm, Tri-X Film
General Edition and Sizing Information:
Limited Edition Prints signed and numbered in an edition of 100. Each print is made personally by me, printed either on Ilford Multigrade Classic fiber paper and selenium toned or on Canson Platine paper using a Canon Pro-1000 printer and my personal printing profiles. Mounted and over-matted on 4-ply or 8-ply museum board using the most current industry standards for archival permanence.
Open Edition Archival Pigment print made personally by me on Canson Rag Photographique paper using a Canon Pro-1000 printer and my personal printing profiles. Actual image size approximately 8x10 inches, over-matted to 11x14. Digitally signed.
Sizing:
8x10 Open Edition - Image size approximately 8x10, over-matted to 11x14 on 4-ply museum board
11 x 14 – Image size approximately 9 x 11.5 inches, over-matted to 16x20 on 4-ply museum board.
16x20 – Image size approximately 14x18, over-matted to 22 x28 on 4-ply museum board