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Originally Posted by 71buc
One commonality that these artists share is that much of their work has appeared primarily in magazines. Perhaps this would account for my difficulty finding original examples of their work?
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I think that's definitely part of the scarcity, especially if the publications that they primarily worked for are still active. Another factor would be if the photographer is still alive. In both cases, it would mean that their photographs are much more likely to be housed in archives that have not been sold off, broken down, or otherwise released into the hobby. Until they are, unless the photographer actively sold his prints elsewhere, the few examples you find may have been gifts or prints sent out for other purposes. Whatever the case, it means fewer examples available for collectors.
I don't know which if any of those apply to the photographers you mentioned, but it goes to show how "scarcity" of such things can change.