Medium Format still rules! (in some circles)

[Pat White]

Last week I was watching Fashion Television (they often do segments on 
fashion and art photographers), and saw a bit on the 4th annual Naked in the 
House competition.  It's a location shoot, with only 10 photographers 
entered (most, if not all, are pros), with a large entry fee.  They get to 
see pictures of the location before the shoot, but not the actual site. 
They're restricted to one camera and one lens, and have only 30 minutes with 
the model to produce a winning nude photo.

Previous locations have been Victorian mansions in Toronto, but this year's 
event was held at a waterfront estate somewhere north of Toronto.

A couple of months later, the top photos (16x20 B&W) are shown at a gala 
evening and sold.

To get to the point, _all_ the photographers used medium format cameras, 
mostly 6x7s, although one used a Hasselblad.  Not a digital in sight.

Pat White