Dick Arentz (born May 19, 1935) is an American fine art photographer and author, known for his textbook on platinum-palladium printing.
Arentz's text book, Platinum & Palladium Printing, Focal Press.
1st edition (1999), 2nd edition (2004) “is known in online forums and industry magazines as the most comprehensive book on the subject.” Other photography insiders such as Dr.
Michael J.
Ware and Bill Jay have commended the author as a master-craftsman in platinum-palladium printing.
Arentz has mentored other photographers in the platinum-palladium printing process by conducting more than 40 workshops for organizations such as The Center for Creative Photography, The Friends of Photography and The Museum of Photographic Arts.
His work was displayed at over fifty one-man exhibits in museums and private galleries in the US and Europe.