Edward "Ed" Krebs is a photographer and political activist based in Laguna Beach, California. He works predominantly in monochrome and is best known for his portraiture using equipment popular in the 1960s including a 1954 Rolleiflex TLR camera, a Mamiya 645, and a Koni-Omega 6x7. Lens and mounting of a large format camera Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. ... Location of Laguna Beach within Orange County, California. ... Something which is monochromatic has a single color. ... Self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh A portrait is a painting, photograph, or other artistic representation of a person. ... Rollei is a German manufacturer of optical goods, and maker of the Rolleiflex series of cameras. ... A camera is a device used to take pictures (usually photographs), either singly or in sequence, with or without sound, such as with video cameras. ... Mamiya (マミヤ) O.P. is a Japanese company that manufactures cameras, golf equipment, and specialty electronics and optical sensing equipment. ...

Themes that recur in Krebs' work include baseball, beaches, boys and water sports.

Krebs also plays guitar and organ in three reggae bands. He is also the webmaster of HERB (Had Enough Religious Bullshit), a site for anti-republican and anti-religious humour with particular emphasis upon cartoons. Reggae is a style of music developed in Jamaica and is closely linked to the Rastafari movement, though not universally popular among Rastafarians. ... Republicanism is the view that a republic is the best form of government. ... Fishers of men; Oil on panel by Adriaen van de Venne (1614) Religion—sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system—is commonly defined as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the moral codes, practices, values, and institutions associated with such belief. ...

Published works

• Krebs, Ed. String Teaching Guide (K, 1989) ISBN 0962334197
• Powell, William F.; Krebs, Ed. Photo Tinting (Laguna Hills, CA: Walter Foster, 1999) ISBN 1560102993
• Cover illustration for Wilson, David. Children (Hove, UK: Roto Vision, 2001) ISBN 2880465354

External links

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Ed Krebs

• Ed Krebs Photography web site
• HERB

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References

• Krebs, Ed. 'The Thalia Street Gallery', EdKrebs.comm (2005). Retrieved August 22 2005.