A little about me and my photography...

I'm a non-commercial photographer who spends his free time divided between trying to be a good husband and increasing my skills as a photographer.  I started later in life with my photography hobby and have been playing catch up ever since.  I shot digital for fourteen years and in 2013 decided to really learn about the craft of photography by returning to its roots and learning film photography, film developing and darkroom printing. I love what I have learned.  Today I make photos primarily with large and medium format film cameras whose designs are based on technology from the 1800s, producing film negatives in sizes all the way up to 8x10 inches.  Occasionally, I use an array of pinhole and plastic “toy” cameras to achieve certain image aesthetics within my bodies of work.  In early 2022 I added a Nikon D850 and an array of perspective correction lenses into my workflow for situations that require either color results or where film just isn’t the best tool for the job. In 2023 I added a drone to my visual toolbox for making photos that are not easily attainable because of access issues or where the drone offers a very different perspective that can’t be captured from the ground.

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In 2014 I did a 4x5 for 365 project which pushed me to make many quality images over the course of that year, all with the 4x5" large format film camera, so that I could post one image a day for 365 days.  That taught me a lot about every aspect of the craft.  I have since moved on to work mostly in a book project based workflow.  I have several different long term self published book projects each with their own subject matter and images produced for these book projects are being created using sometimes vastly different tools, some film, some digital based. It keeps me very busy and pushes me to always seek out knowledge and improve my craft.  I enjoy teaching others what I have learned along the way when I can. 

Noticeable influences in my work include the very inspirational works of:

  • Michael A. Smith

  • Lois Conner

  • Tillman Crane

  • George Tice

  • John Sexton

  • Ray McSavaney

  • Wynn Bullock

  • David Plowden

  • John Bower

  • Wright Morris

In addition to this web site you can find me on:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/greggobst  (@GreggObst)
Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/greggobst

To contact me via email: Gregg.Obst@Gmail.com