Preface
For a long time I have entertained the idea of composing a list of noted photographers who have used a Rolleiflex TLR at one time in their careers. For a number of reasons the project did not take off. I feared I might end up with lots of work maintaining the links. Another reason was that I did not want the list to be limited to well-known photographers.
Recently I found some web-sites of talented photographers who have expressed that they used or still use a Rolleiflex. That persuaded me to go ahead.
Photographers of the Classic Rolleiflex era
Eve Arnold
Eve Arnold’s iconic images document the second half of the twentieth century with compassion
for the subject and a strong sense of social justice.
Richard Avedon
The Richard Avedon Foundation.
Maria Austria
Theatre photography. Maria Austria Instituut, Amsterdam, Dutch language only.
David Bailey
At the Vogue site.
At Visual Artists.
Cecil Beaton
At the Vogue site.
Eva Besnyö
Architecture and documentary photography. Maria Austria Instituut, Amsterdam,
Dutch language only.
Werner Bischof
at Magnum Photos.
Edouard Boubat
Edouard Boubat (France, 1923 - 1999), was a French Post-War photographer known for his poetic images
of nature, animals, and portraits. Instead of espousing a political agenda, his photographs
prioritized the vitality of life without being sentimental. His first camera was a Rolleicord.
Edouard Boubat at Artnet
L'œuvre d'Edouard Boubat, blog by Bernard Boubat
Bill Brandt
The Bill Brandt Archive.
Wynn Bullock
From the mid-sixties until his death in 1975 the Rolleiflex SL66 was his favourite camera .
Robert Capa
Select Robert Capa from the list of Magnum photographers.
Edward Clark
‘Most of LIFE’S photographers had a knack for capturing the essence of people, for laying claim to their most characteristic moments. Ed Clark (1911-2000) had this ability in spades.’
Imogen Cunningham
The Imogen Cunningham Trust.
Robert Doisneau
L'Atelier Robert Doisneau.
Famous French street photographer and ‘Rolleiflexist’, maker of the
famous image “Le Baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville” (The Kiss, 1950).
In the year 2000 the maker of an
advertisement for a Peugeot car was inspired by this photograph. See a
photographer holding a Rolleiflex Automat (1949) and then the image by Doisneau in the last seconds of
the film.
Harold Feinstein
The Rolleiflex camera: Love
at first sight.
Fritz Henle
Fritz Henle (1909 - 1993). Was known as Mr Rollei.
Fan Ho
Fan Ho Photography, by the Fan Ho Trust and Estate. Fan Ho’s photographic career started at the early
age of 14 when given his first Kodak Brownie. At the age of 18, he acquired his twin lens
Rolleiflex. He was known as the “Cartier-Bresson of the East”.
Frank Larson
The Photography of Frank Oscar Larson (1896 - 1964). Early 1950s street photographer.
Vivian Maier
Her photographs in the Maloof Collection.
Lee Miller
Lee Miller Archives.
Helmut Newton
The Helmut Newton Foundation.
Gordon Parks
The Gordon Parks Foundation.
Irving Penn
The Irving Penn Foundation.
Pierre Verger
Fundação Pierre Verger.
Photographers of the modern age
Colton Allen
Inspired by the colour photography of Stephen Shore and William Eggleston.
Martin Blache
Photographe de portraits noir et blanc studio. Photographie argentique traditionnelle avec négatifs carré (6 × 6 cm) sur véritable papier photo. Photographie numérique et vidéo: Publicité, entreprise, culturel, corporatif, ressources humaines et institutionnelle.
Kitty Clark and Craig Fritz
Twin Lens Images. Kitty Clark and Craig Fritz specialize in capturing your wedding day in documentary photographs.
Ludwig Desmet
Beauty and Fine Art Photography.
Rena Effendi
Rena Effendi uses her camera to document people and cultures, as well as issues of conflict, environment,
and social justice. Effendi was born in Azerbaijan and witnessed her country’s rough path to
independence from the U.S.S.R., a place she learned to make sense of through photography.
Rena Effendi
Rena Effendi with her Rolleiflex GX at youtube
Adam Prosser
Nikon D750, Nikon F3/T, Mamiya RB67, Rolleiflex 2.8D.
Stephen Schaub
Stephen Schaub has used lots of cameras. Among them a Rollei 35, a Rolleiflex 2.8F and a Wide-Angle
Rolleiflex.
Stephen Schaub
Figital Revolution
Aline Smithson
After a career as a New York Fashion Editor and working along side the greats of fashion photography,
Aline Smithson discovered the family Rolleiflex and never looked back.
Jim Stipovich
Fine Art Photography
Charles H. Traub
In the late 1970s, while working at Columbia College in Chicago, Charles Traub would bring along his
Rolleiflex SL66 camera to photograph
passers-by during his lunch break.
Dan Wagner
Fine Art Photography