Re: Interesting argument : great rail photographer

I guess I should have elaborated but my last post was windy as it was! My point was that yes Link was a great photographer, and a professional one by trade, as you also pointed out. His works on the N&W was fabulous thats for sure. My point was that he got a lot of fame and notoriaty for his work, whereas there are others who are not as well known perhaps, that were just as good, and perhaps did way more as rail photographers. Link was THE MAN when it came to N&W, but he only covered certain portions of the line, cause it was closer to his New York Home. He never shot a thing west of Williamson that I know of.
There are lots of other rail photographers who would be considered BETTER OVERALL rail photographers than link, simply because they had more passion for a wider variety of subjects. Link basically got in on this for about 4-5 years and that was it. Others spend a lifetime as railfans and photographers and spread out over many different railroads, and some even go overseas for their passion in steam photography.
Link was a master at what he did, no doubt about it, and his artform brought the idea of rail photography to new levels, especially his nightwork.
I guess an example of a guy who's work I would admire would have been Phil Hastings. He traveled all over, including the narrow gauge, and other standard gauge and was not a 1-railroad photographer. No doubt though that Link left a great legacy of rail oriented works. Just imagine what he could have done if he were the N&W's full-time photographer for 30 years!!! He really did a lot in a short time as N&W steam was winding down.
Greg