Do the photographers print their own photographs?
Almost all photographers print and sign their own photographs. Those few who don’t do the actual darkroom work carefully supervise an assistant or hired professional. The photographer/printer relationship is key to the final product of a legendary photographer’s eye. Many photographers have done their own printing. It is wise to ask and learn for each photographer what procedure they followed. • What happens when a photographer dies? When photographers die, usually their estate is organized over a period of many months, sometimes years. Ultimately, the practice in most cases is to establish a trust or archive managed by reputable institutions (museums, libraries, universities, or families). If prints are made from the negatives after their death, they are carefully controlled and identified as such. The procedure is usually spelled out by the photographers’ wills. See Collecting Photography. • How many museums collect photography? Most international and regional museums collect photogr
