Editing Speed Graphic (section)

==Famous users==
A famous Speed Graphic user was [[New York City]] [[press photographer]] Arthur "[[Weegee]]" Fellig, who covered the city in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name=FAQ2/><ref name=NYT1986>{{cite web|last1=Durniak|first1=John|title=Camera; The Old Speed Graphic Is Alive And Clicking|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/15/arts/camera-the-old-speed-graphic-is-alive-and-clicking.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=27 November 2015|date=June 15, 1986}}</ref>

[[Barbara Morgan (photographer)|Barbara Morgan]] used a Speed Graphic to photograph [[Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance|Martha Graham's]] choreography.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Morgan|first=Barbara|date=June 1945|title=Barbara Morgan - Modern Dance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FGczAQAAMAAJ&q=barbara+morgan+speed+graphic&pg=PA68|journal=[[Popular Photography]]|access-date=March 2, 2016}}</ref>

Recent auctions show [[Irving Klaw]] used one in his studio for his iconic pin up & [[Bondage (BDSM)|bondage]] photos of models such as [[Bettie Page]].

In the 1950s and 1960s, the iconic photo-journalists of the [[Washington Post]] and the former [[Washington Evening Star]] shot on Speed Graphics exclusively. Some of the most famous photographs of this era were taken on the device by the twin brothers, [[Frank P. Hoy]] (for the Post) and [[Tom Hoy]] (for the Star).

The 1942-1953 [[Pulitzer Prize]]s for photography were taken with Speed Graphic cameras, including AP photographer [[Joe Rosenthal]]'s image of Marines [[Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima|raising the American flag on Iwo Jima]] in 1945.<ref name=NYT1986/>  A few winning photographs after 1954 were taken with [[Rolleiflex]] or [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak cameras]]. 1961 was the last Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph with a Speed Graphic, which taken by [[Yasushi Nagao]] showing [[Otoya Yamaguchi]] assassinating [[Inejiro Asanuma]] on stage.<ref name="moments" />

In 2004, American photojournalist [[David Burnett (photojournalist)|David Burnett]] used his 4×5 inch Speed Graphic with a 178&nbsp;mm f/2.5 Aero Ektar lens removed from a K-21 [[Aerial photography|aerial camera]]<ref name=Lommen>{{cite web|last1=Lommen|first1=Jo|title=The 7" Kodak Aero Ektar Lens and The Speed Graphic|url=http://lommen9.home.xs4all.nl/aero/index.html|website=Jo Lommen Camera|access-date=28 November 2015}}</ref> to cover [[John Kerry]]'s [[John Kerry presidential campaign, 2004|presidential campaign]].<ref>Seth Schiesel, June 8, 2005 [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/technology/circuits/08schiesel.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5088&en=c2c5650d56297840&ex=1275883200&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Which Camera Does This Pro Use? It Depends on the Shot].  New York Times.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/essays/vanRiper/040226.htm|title=Burnett's 4x5: Covering Politics the Hard Way|last1=van Riper|first1=Frank|website=[[Camera Works]]|publisher=[[The Washington Post]], Inc.|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref>
Burnett also used a 4×5 inch Speed Graphic to shoot images at the Winter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popphoto.com/news/2012/08/guy-shooting-olympics-view-camera|title=Is This Guy Shooting The Olympics With An Old School Press Camera?|last1=Horaczek|first1=Stan|date=August 3, 2012|website=[[Popular Photography]]|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> and Summer [[Olympic Games|Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Estrin|first1=James|title=An Olympic Photographer's Endurance|url=http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/an-olympic-photographers-endurance/?_r=0|website=The New York Times|access-date=27 November 2015|date=July 19, 2012}}</ref>