Nathan Farb, an 85-year-old photographer whose career spanned the Summer of Love in 1967 New York City, the Soviet Union's Siberia, and the remote Adirondacks, has died.

Farb's lens documented diverse subjects: hippies dancing in Tompkins Square Park during the 1967 counterculture movement, Siberians under Soviet rule, and the stark beauty of the Adirondack Mountains. His 1980 book, *The Russians*, featured portraits taken in Novosibirsk, including figures like a woman in a babushka with steel teeth and grim Communist Party leaders. His later work in the Adirondacks, captured with a 60-pound camera, produced iconic images like *Lost Pond*.

Farb transitioned from psychology and social work to photography at 25, driven by a desire to connect with people and comment on society. His 1971 Siberia trip, funded by the US Information Agency, led to his studio work and the *The Russians* book. He later returned to Novosibirsk in 2000, photographing subjects again. His death was confirmed by his stepdaughter, Ruth Sergel, without specifying a cause.

He is survived by his stepdaughter Esme Pearl Farb, life partner Kathleen Carroll, and daughter from his relationship with Judith Sergel.