Pat O'Hara: I became convinced of the modern large-format-photography by a book of this photographer. Of course I had seen the black-and-white photographs of Ansel Adams before. The more recent photographs of Pan O'Hara showed that american landscape photographers use LF-cameras with the modern colour-films very successfully.

Eliot Porter was a pioneer of colour in nature photography. In my opinion his books contain brilliant photographs beside works not up to his usual standard. I admire his brilliant works.

Carr Clifton is a photographer from California. He is one of the numerous local landscape-photographers that make books with perfect LF-photographs. In my opinion many of the photographs in their books are in a rather mellifluous style which obviously sells good in the USA.

David Muench (www.muenchphotography.com/) - At present he seems to be the most successfull landscape-photographer using LF. He is able to present new sights of the american wonders of nature which have been pictured thousands of times before. Magnificent photographs in all of his books!

John Fielder (www.johnfielder.com/) - His textbook "Photographing the Landscape The Art of Seeing" motivated me again and again to set off with the LF-Camera. It is not a must to purchase Lamas to carry the gear, but often I wished on my hiking tours that I had some lamas at hand.

Jack Dykinge (www.dykinga.com/) His "Large Format Nature Photography" is another pretty textbook with inspiring photographs, some of them a bit kitschy.

David Misrach - He has developed a distinguished personal style of landscape photography. In particular I appreciate his photographs of the bombing range in the desert - not kitschy at all.

Shinzo Maeda - If you have seen enough of american landscape photography you should look for the photographs of this grand old man of japanese landscape photography.

Fortunately, the Tecklenborg Verlag (www.tecklenborg-verlag.de/) presents skandinavian photographers in their magazine Naturfoto to their german readers. Otherwise these photographers from neighbouring countries would be less known than their american collegues. The book "Nordische Impressionen Landschaften Skandinaviens" delivers us insight into the works of norwegian, swedish and finish photographers.

The best way to purchase books from these photographers is to contact them directly (if you don't live in a scandinavian country).

The norwegian and swedish photographers which I know to use LF-cameras at least occationally are listed below. They each have developed their personal style. In my opinion they have something in common which distinguishes their work form of their american collegues. The scandinavian photographers prefer more subdued colours. Their composition is in general less strident. To my opinion they extend the spectrum of landscape photography considerably.

Hans Strand (www.hansstrand.com/)
I like those of his works best that are shot in sweden and which show landscapes without sunshine and with uncommen strong composition from the foreground to the horizon. Of course he also shows breathtaking grand scenics from all over the world.
Books: And The Sea Never Rests (1995)(ISBN 91-972395-2-6), Så länge skogen växer (1998) (ISBN 91-972395-9-3), Den Åttonde Dagen (2001) )(ISBN 91-972460-0-X)

Jan Töve (www.jantove.com) has published wonderful books: Speglingar (in swedish) (ISBN 91-630-4657-1) und in May 2002: Beyond Order (english version) (ISBN 91-973011-6-7) respectively Bortom redan (schwedish version) (ISBN 91-973011-5-9). In August 2007 appered his newest book: Riverside Viskan (ISBN: 9789197685207). This book displays his increasing interest in "social landscape".  The cultural elements of the swedish landscape are percieved and correlated to the natural envirement.

Dag Röttereng (www.naturfotograf.no) His book "Naturens Storstue" (1996, sold out) has its focus on norwegian coniferous forest.

Pål Hermansen (www.palhermansen.com )
has deveoped a pronounced personal style. His book Pamorma Norway (ISBN 8291502064) is very romatic. I like more his Svalbard Polarlandet (ISBN-10: 8245805300). In  the "philosophy" section of his homepage he describes his thoughts about photography. They helped me to distinguish the various approaches towards contemporary nature-photography.

From Austria:

(Added in March 2009). Verena Popp-Hackner and Georg Popp are more than 10 years in this business. They work often with LF-Cameras and have developed a personal style. There Homepage (www.popphackner.com ) displays nicely how they can handle difficult light-situations confidently and that they are masters of composition. They just published an impressive book on New Zealand, but I prefer (as always) the photographs from their home-country. In Germany you can buy their calenders in the bookshops. Their books can be bought right from the photograpers .