How does Andrew D. Wagner achieve his look?

[MyNameIsGregor]

Hey there,

I recently got kind of obsessed with Andrew D. Wagners photos. I found his B&W photographs to be extremely sharp, high in contrast and the blacks in his images look extremely good.
I was wondering how he achieves this. Is it his 4k Summilux mounted on his M6, is it the film, the scanner, the way he develops his film? I'm sure it's a mix of all these.
I shot with a Leica M6 and a Zeiss Biogon. My preferred film is Ilford HP5 and I scan with a scanner capable of 4.000 real DPI.
Do you guys have some suggestions what kind of film he might use, what the reasons for his look are (besides light, composition and steal)?

I appreciate your thoughts🙂

-Gregor

 

[aizan]

watch his skillshare course on film photography: https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Analog-Photography-How-to-Develop-Black-White-Film/1039641772

 

[Dogman]

If you mean Andre D. Wagner, his website has a number of links to various articles and interviews he has done. Probably find out from them. His photos look very nice.

 

[Danny D]

The look you're talking about is simply achieved by darkroom printing, I think there's not much else to it.

 

[tron_]

Tri-X, D76, Paterson Tank, I believe it's scanned using an Epson V850

Not terribly complicated, the secret imo is a great understanding of lighting and composition

 

[cjm]

I am also a huge fan of his work. He also uses the same film (Tri-X), developer (D76), and lens (28mm) for much of his work. Doing this allows for more consistency and fine tuning.

He had a recent talk with Devin Allen through Leica Camera USA (youtube). Good stuff.

 

[robert blu]

The most important part of Dan Wagner's photography is his ability to interact with his subjects...human relations...connections..."to photograph with the heart"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLF_9KVjCtU

 

[DwF]

The most important part of Dan Wagner's photography is his ability to interact with his subjects...human relations...connections..."to photograph with the heart"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLF_9KVjCtU

I have become familiar with Andre Wagner because my son is a big fan of his. I am inclined to agree with Robert's assessment, not in anyway to negate his skill in the darkroom.

David