I come from 2 generations of newspaper photographers. Photographers weren’t really supposed to keep their negatives, but I have most of my dad’s and many of my grandfather’s - which include 4 x 5 glass negatives. So there's still a lot of stuff out there in the hands of families that don't really know what to do with it. I know I don't. I have boxes of negatives - even glass 4 x 5 ones, but unfortunately, not much in sports.
I also believe some photographers are hugely underrated and their stuff will increase in value over others. For example, William Kuenzel of the Detroit Free Press was one of the very first newspaper photographers in the country - I think he started in about 1905. His work is incredibly underrated. He only got a single page in Jim Chapman’s awesome book - which really surprised me.
Kuenzel and Ruth
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A Jordan photo that was just laying around the Free Press darkroom back in the day. Considered scrap.
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The photogs of the day
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05-10-2024, 06:02 AM
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