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Henry Gilpin
Member, Freestyle Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals

 

Biography

"Craftsmanship at the service of artistic vision." That's not a bad phrase to attach to Henry Gilpin's photographic works. His images are immaculately and precisely made with the kind of technical virtuosity we respond to in a very basic...full article


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Dear Henry, After seeing your picture "Highway 1, 1965" at the Mumm Gallery a year or so ago I purchased a print from the Ansel Adams Gallery. Since then my wife and I have been trying to figure out just where the picture was taken. Can you please enlighten us? -David

Mr. Gilpin's Answer:

Dear David, The photograph "Highway 1" was taken about ten to twenty miles south of Big Sur on the California Coast. Big Sur is about thirty miles south of Monterey, CA. I never measured from the exact spot to another location. ...full answer

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As Kodak Polymax Fine Art wil no longer be available, I am looking for a substitute. You highly recommend Kentmere papers in the Freestyle catalog. Do you use graded or VC? Any other good papers? I visited your home in 1999 as part of one of John Sextons workshops and still remember it vividly. Thank You, Patrick

Mr. Gilpin's Answer:

Patrick, I use only graded paper! I like Kentmere paper very much - intense blacks and great whites. I have used Oriental papers for years [graded] and I feel it is almost as good as Kentmere. Sincerely,...full answer

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It is an honor to have a chance to address a question to you. If you don't mind my asking, is there any connection between yourself and Laura Gilpin? I suspect that you get this question a lot, and I hope it isn't too personal, but the topic has come up several times in conversation with large format photography friends, and I have been unable to find an answer to the question on the Internet. Thank you so much.

Mr. Gilpin's Answer:

Joseph Gilpin and his wife came to America in 1696. They settled on a farm, a land grant from William Penn in Pennsylvania. They lived in a cave until they could build a cabin. 15 of their children - married. I met Laura at Ansel Adams Yosemite Wo...full answer