# Ed Ross > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ed_Ross > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ed_Ross.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Ross > Source revision: 1296098920 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American photographer (1965– 2016)}} {{Infobox artist | name = Michael Edward Ross | image = Ed Ross.jpg | caption = Ed Ross (age 46) with his pets Beijo and Max (2012). | birth_date = {{Birth date|1965|10|27}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|07|30|1965|10|27}} | known_for = [nude portraits](/source/Portrait_photography); [landscape photography](/source/landscape_photography) }} '''Michael Edward Ross''' (October 27, 1965 – July 30, 2016) was an American [tintype](/source/tintype) photographer and lawyer. His photography work spanned 27 years. His last six years were devoted exclusively to wet-plate photography. His focus as an artist was primarily on [nude portraits](/source/Portrait_photography) and [landscape photography](/source/landscape_photography).{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} ==History== Ross was born in [Ukiah, California](/source/Ukiah%2C_California) to Bill and Dorothy Ross and raised in [Davis, California](/source/Davis%2C_California). He attended Jesuit High School in Sacramento, [UC San Diego](/source/UC_San_Diego), studied at the [London School of Economics](/source/London_School_of_Economics), and the [UC Hastings](/source/UC_Hastings) School of Law. He worked as senior legal counsel for the [Apple](/source/Apple_Inc.) computer company in [Cupertino, California](/source/Cupertino%2C_California). ==Photography== Ross had taken photographs for 27 years, and during the last eight years of his life used the [Collodion process](/source/Collodion_process) or wet-plates for his work. Ross worked with three different cameras: a half-plate box-style camera made by Ty Guillory, an {{convert|8|×|10|in}} bellows-style camera made by Black Art Woodcraft, and a {{convert|16|×|20|in}} Chamonix. He used 'period' lenses, manufactured between 1850 and 1900, by Dallmeyer, Voigtlander, and Ross. ==Recognition== Ross’ work has been featured in Quite Frankly, juxtapoz.com, and 62nd floor Art Zine issue #9. His talent and unique approach to photography earned him a respectable place among the most creative and innovative photographers. ==Death== On July 30, 2016, Ross was killed in a motorcycle accident on a mountain road near [Yosemite National Park](/source/Yosemite_National_Park), while on his way to photograph one of his favorite subjects, the [Half Dome](/source/Half_Dome) in [Yosemite Valley](/source/Yosemite_Valley). ==See also== * [Collodion process](/source/Collodion_process) * [Tintype](/source/Tintype) * [Nude (art)](/source/Nude_(art)) * [Depictions of nudity](/source/Depictions_of_nudity) * [Nude photography](/source/Nude_photography) ==References== {{reflist|1|refs= {{cite web | last1 = Hakala | first1 = Kate | title = Meet One Photographer Who is Reviving the Extraordinary Art of Tintypes | url = http://www.nerve.com/art/meet-one-photographer-who-is-reviving-the-extraordinary-art-of-tintypes | website = Nerve.com | accessdate = 2016-09-14}} {{cite web | title = Member Detail | url = https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/173048 | publisher = The State Bar of California}} {{cite web | title = Michael Edward Ross - Obituary | url = http://www.davisenterprise.com/obits/michael-edward-ross/ | website = davisenterprise.com | date = 5 August 2016 | accessdate = 2016-08-07}} {{cite web | last1 = Hakala | first1 = Kate | title = Meet One Photographer Who is Reviving the Extraordinary Art of Tintypes | url = http://www.nerve.com/art/meet-one-photographer-who-is-reviving-the-extraordinary-art-of-tintypes | website = Nerve.com | accessdate = 2016-09-14}} {{cite web | last1 = Jane | first1 = Katherine | title = The Quite Delightful Project | url = https://quitedelightfulproject.com/journal/ed-ross-interview-2/ | website = quitedelightfulproject.com | accessdate = 2014-08-15}} {{cite web | title = NUDES AND PORTRAITS BY ED ROSS | url = http://www.juxtapoz.com/news/erotica/nudes-and-portraits-by-ed-ross/ | website = juxtapoz.com | accessdate = 2014-12-15}} {{cite web | last1 = Edmark | first1 = Stephanie | title = Published in Issue One of Quite Frankly Magazine, Photography by Ed Ross. | url = http://stephanieedmark.wixsite.com/site/single-post/2014/11/05/Published-in-Issue-One-of-Quite-Frankly-Magazine-Photography-by-Ed-Ross | website = stephanieedmark.wixsite.com | date = 5 November 2014 | accessdate = 2016-09-14}} {{cite web | title = NUDES AND PORTRAITS BY ED ROSS | url = http://www.juxtapoz.com/news/erotica/nudes-and-portraits-by-ed-ross/ | website = juxtapoz.com | accessdate = 2014-12-15}} {{Cite web | url = http://www.supplementaire.org/photography-by-ed-ross-for-62nd-floor-analogue-zine-9/ | title = Photography by ed Ross for 62nd Floor Analogue Zine #9 (NSFW) | Supplementaire Art & Fashion Journal}} {{cite web | last1 = Lazic | first1 = Sanja | title = SEDUCTIVE AND VINTAGE BY ED ROSS | url = http://www.widewalls.ch/ed-ross-nudes-photography/ | website = widewalls.ch | accessdate = 2016-09-14}} {{cite web | title = Michael Edward Ross - Obituary | url = http://www.davisenterprise.com/obits/michael-edward-ross/ | website = davisenterprise.com | date = 5 August 2016 | accessdate = 2016-08-07}} {{cite web | title = Sunnyvale man dies in weekend vehicle accident on Highway 120 | url = http://www.uniondemocrat.com/localnews/4547833-151/sunnyvale-man-dies-in-weekend-vehicle-accident-on | website = uniondemocrat.com | accessdate = 2016-08-01 | archive-date = 2016-08-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160803202209/http://www.uniondemocrat.com/localnews/4547833-151/sunnyvale-man-dies-in-weekend-vehicle-accident-on | url-status = dead }} {{cite web | title = Michael Ross Killed in Motorcycle Crash on Highway 120 in Jamestown | url = https://jacobyandmeyers.com/michael-ross-killed-motorcycle-crash-highway-120-jamestown-ca/ | website = jacobyandmeyers.com | accessdate = 2016-07-30}} }} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160828140306/http://edrossphoto.com/ Official Website] * [https://www.facebook.com/groups/989247791186588/ Ed Ross on Facebook] * [http://edrossphoto.tumblr.com/ Ed Ross Photography on Tumblr] * [http://www.blur-magazine.com/sections/wetplate# BLUR MAGAZINE: WET PLATE] blur-magazine.com * [http://www.62ndfloor.org/the-past-lives-forever-by-ed-ross-for-62nd-floor-9/ 62nd Floor zine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310121324/http://www.62ndfloor.org/the-past-lives-forever-by-ed-ross-for-62nd-floor-9/ |date=2016-03-10 }} "The Past Lives On Forever" * [http://www.gavinhignight.com/updates/2014/02/16/wetplate-photography-with-ed-ross/ Wetplate Photography with Ed Ross] gavinhignight.com * [http://www.rawbeauty.nl/home/wet-plates Raw Beauty Gallery - Wet Plates] rawbeauty.nl * [http://www.enkil.org/2011/05/25/ed-ross-wet-plate-photographer/ Ed Ross on Enkil] español * [http://www.darkbeautymag.com/2015/06/ed-ross%E2%80%8B-nekole-kemelle/ Dark Beauty Magazine] * [https://influencermagazine.uk/vip-contributor/ Liberator Unzipped] * [http://edsplates.blogspot.com/ Blogspot] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Ed}} Category:1965 births Category:American portrait photographers Category:American landscape photographers Category:2016 deaths Category:Nude photographers Category:Road incident deaths in California Category:Motorcycle road incident deaths Category:Jesuit High School (Carmichael) alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ed Ross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Ross) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Ross?action=history)). 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