Nick Brandt
Source ‘n Author: Nick Brandt
Source ‘n Author: Nick Brandt
Source ‘n Author: Nick Brandt
Source ‘n Author: Nick Brandt
Source ‘n Author: Nick Brandt
Source ‘n Author: Nick Brandt
Each off the above images has a small interesting story behind it, if you follow the links on his names under each photo to his blog.
There are more fascinating images on Google Images.
It also happens that there are a few photos of his are exhibited in the Edwynn Houk Gallery in Zurich till 2016-07-16, opening hours are here.
Regarding equipment, in the blog and else I red uses the 6x7 medium format Pentax camera with the 200mm f/4.0 his favorite and most used lens. The most recent photos with the picture in the picture have been made with a Mamiya 6x7 camera, with multiple photos on film and then scanned and stitched together.
Last one:
Source: Inherit the Dust