Michael Reichmann
Reichmann (25 June 1944 – 18 May 2016), better known by his monogram MR, was a Canadian landscape, travel and street fine-arts photographer, as well as videographer, author, blogger, workshopper, independent technical consultant, camera tester, software developer and entrepreneur. Reichmann was the president of Batteries Included in the mid-1980s. In his various capacities at Batteries Included, he was frequently interviewed in consumer and industry publications such as InfoWorld.
Michael Reichmann
- Name
- Michael H.
- Born
- 25 June 1944
- Birthplace
- England
- Died
- 18 May 2016
- Place of death
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Known for
- Batteries Included, Luminous Landscape Luminous Endowment for Photographers
- Education
- Bachelor in Philosophy and Political Science
- Spouse
- Teya Wendie Flaster
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- photographer
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Reichmann (25 June 1944 – 18 May 2016), better known by his monogram MR, was a Canadian landscape, travel and street fine-arts photographer, as well as videographer, author, blogger, workshopper, independent technical consultant, camera tester, software developer and entrepreneur. Reichmann was the president of Batteries Included in the mid-1980s. In his various capacities at Batteries Included, he was frequently interviewed in consumer and industry publications such as InfoWorld.
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He founded one of the earliest web sites dedicated to photography, The Luminous Landscape (LuLa), between 1995 and 1997. In 2014, he created the Luminous Endowment project, a charitable fund to assist talented photographers through grants. Both projects are continued by Kevin Raber and others. Reichmann proposed a new digital exposure method called exposing to the right (ETTR) in 2003. He was also an advocate of open raw image file formats. Reichmann died in 2016 of bladder cancer.
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• Name — Michael H. Reichmann • Born — 25 June 1944 • Birthplace — England • Died — 18 May 2016 • Place of death — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Resting Place — Mount Pleasant Funeral Centre, Toronto, Canada • Siglum — MR • Known for — Batteries Included, Luminous Landscape Luminous Endowment for Photographers • Education — Bachelor in Philosophy and Political Science • Spouse — Teya Wendie Flaster
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Michael Reichmann was born on 25 June 1944.
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Michael Reichmann died on 18 May 2016.
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- 1.Mount Pleasant Group - Funeral Centres and Cemeteries. In memory of Michael Reichmann, June 25, 1944 - May 18, 2016. 21 May 2016.
- 2.The Nature, Wildlife and Pet Photography Forum. Artist Showcase: Michael Reichmann. 14 March 2005.
- 3.The Globe and Mail Inc. Deaths: Reichmann, Michael. The Globe and Mail. 21 May 2016.
- 4.The Luminous Landscape. It's A Sad Day For Luminous-Landscape. 19 May 2016.
- 5.Mense, Ryan. The Luminous Endowment Offers Financial Grants To Pursue Photographic Goals. Fstoppers. 2014-08-01.
- 6.The Luminous Landscape. Expose (to the) Right - Maximizing S/N Ratio in Digital Photography. 31 July 2003.
- 7.The Luminous Landscape. Optimizing Exposure - Why Do Camera Makers Give Us 19th Century Exposures With Our 21st Century Cameras?. August 2011.
- 8.Digital Photography Review. Michael Reichmann, founder of Luminous-Landscape, dies aged 71. 19 May 2016.
- 9.Amateur Photographer. Photographers pay tribute to Luminous-Landscape founder Michael Reichmann who dies at 71. 20 May 2016.
- 10.LensWork Publishing. Michael Reichmann has passed - Michael Reichmann has died. 19 May 2016.
- 11.Imaging Resource. Photography world loses an artist, visionary and mentor: Michael Reichmann dies at 71. Memories - people. 20 May 2016.
- 12.photoscala. Gründer von Luminous Landscape: Michael Reichmann verstorben. 20 May 2016.
- 13.The Luminous Landscape. On A Personal Note. 10 December 2012.
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