#michael a. smith

[joeinct]

Wenona, Maryland, Photo by Michael A. Smith, 1967

[de-salva]

... untitled (Near Delaware, Ohio, USA, 1983)

© Michael A. Smith

[yama-bato]

Michael A. Smith

[gacougnol]

Michael A. Smith

From "Iceland A Personal View, Vol. II"

2015

[eighthxjune]

[eucanthos]

Paula Chamlee (b. 1944)

Nude Collage #1, 1998. Gelatin silver print - High Museum of Art, Atlanta

This collage was inspired by photocopies of prints that her husband, the late photographer Michael A. Smith, intended to share with a prospective collector. Because the photographs’ dimensions did not match with that of the copy machine, the images required cropping and taping. Intrigued by the nature of these cast-off bits piled together and the relationship of the parts to the whole, Chamlee created this collage by piecing together images of her body that Smith had taken. - Art Blart

[agelessphotography]

Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Michael A. Smith, 1979

[mcewenphoto]

Michael A. Smith, 2018

© William McEwen

 Michael A. Smith, the great photographer died one year ago today.

It’s never unusual to say, “I can’t believe he’s been gone for a year already.” For me, I just can’t believe Michael is gone.

I made this photograph at his rural Pennsylvania home a few months before he died. He had been in declining health and didn’t have much energy. I made four very quick negatives and then called it quits. This was a mistake. Looking back, I realize he had a lot of energy that day. Michael’s wife, the photographer and artist Paula Chamlee, later told me, “Your visit energized him.”

During Michael’s last year, he telephoned me frequently, and I’ll always cherish those calls as well as his friendship. Many times, I told him frankly, “It worries me that you’re not getting better.” He always responded, “But I’m stable.” Yes, and that’s why the news of his death on Nov. 16, 2018 was such a shock. I miss him.

Camera: 8x10 Kodak Master View

Lens: 14 inch Goerz Dagor

Film: Ilford HP5 Plus

Paper: Ilford Multigrade Fiber