Robert Kalman - Documentary Portrait Photographer

Wow, thanks for this link! He has been unknown to me until now. What is astonishing and wonderful is his ability to connect with people of every imaginable variety. Many excellent photographers nevertheless restrict themselves to portraits of people within a narrow range of identities (I confess to this weakness myself). This guy goes everywhere and shoots everyone; there's a lot here for me to learn from, and his work bears studying.
 
He did a wonderful book "Parade Unrest, The Confederate Monument Controversy". I think it was published in 2018... only 100 copies. Wonderful images and text.

I don't get the feeling he's hugely interested in marketing his work, I have found one of his books on blurb.
 
Update: perhaps some of you might like to contact him to help him out, or even have your portrait taken. Sounds like an interesting project.

From: https://www.largeformatphotography....d-Some-Guidance-Traveling-Through-the-Midwest

Need Some Guidance Traveling Through the Midwest​

I could use some help from the large format community:

For the past two years, my assistant and I have been working on a long-term project making large format portraits of Americans across the country. You can read about the work here:

https://www.robertkalmanweb.com/content.html?page=12

and view more of it here:

https://www.robertkalmanweb.com/gall...&vimeoAlbumID=


We will be back on the road in the early spring traveling to a bunch of unfamiliar places. Whenever we arrive, it’s invaluable to have some logistical guidance from local photographers, especially about where to set up in locations with plenty of pedestrian traffic throughout the day.

Here is a list of places we expect to visit starting in May and lasting until late July:

Detroit
Chicago
Des Moines
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Lubbock
Abilene
Shreveport
Vicksburg
Jackson, MS
Memphis
Nashville
Lexington
Cincinnati
Columbus OH

If you are familiar with any of these cities and/or their surrounding suburbs, or know someone who can help us, please Message me so that I might contact you directly for some guidance.
Many many thanks!
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