RIP Jay Dusard

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RIP,Jay Dusard, great photographer, cowpuncher & jazz musician, from Douglas Arizona. Jay received a Guggenheim grant that resulted in the creation of his first book The North American Cowboy: A Portrait. He became well know for his cowboy portraits taken with his Masterview 8x10, and sweeping panoramic landscapes shot with a homemade 4x10" box camera. Not many people know that Robert Redford hired him as the photographer on the set of The Horse Whisperer.
I learned a lot from Jay, although we only spent a little time together. Mostly how to stand quietly behind a view camera and wait for the scene to unfold. I was privileged to watch him print in a darkroom in Jackson Hole. He later sent me this photo, asking me if I knew the name of this mountain close to my home in Alberta....Commonwealth Peak. Rest easy Jay.IMG_0068 2.JPG
 
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A tribute in Arizona Highways.









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These different posts of some of the "Old Masters" passing has me wondering if there is going to be people rising up to take their place. Obsessive care for the quality of their work seems a hallmark of all of them and now it's just stuff on a computer.......
The quality of Jay Dusard's prints, as well as the reproduction quality of the images in his books is first class.
Let's hope the computer doesn't set the bar as the lowest common denominator.
 
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