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There is a beautiful post where it is explained more or less what I would like to do.

Actually, I am not using subfigure, but usepackage{subfig}. Therefore, I've tried to implement the example with the subfig solution. My entire document is using subfig, I would not change to subfigure now.

Here is the code I am using:

begin{figure}[tb]

centering

sbox{bigleftbox}{%

    begin{minipage}[b]{.5textwidth}

    centering

    vspace*{fill}

    subfloat[Image 1]

        {includegraphics[height=5cm]%

        {images1}%

        label{image1}}

    end{minipage}%

}usebox{bigleftbox}%

    begin{minipage}[b][htbigleftbox][s]{.5textwidth}

    centering

    subfloat[Image 2]

        {includegraphics[width=0.9linewidth]%

        {images2}%

        label{image2}}

    vfill

    subfloat[Image 3]

        {includegraphics[width=0.9linewidth]%

        {images3}%

        label{image3}}

    end{minipage}

caption{%

    Figure}

label{figure}

end{figure}

In the attached picture I can see the result and it is not glorious.
I would not like to change the change the size of the picture. The size shall remain the same. The problem is that 1) the left picture is not vertically centered with respect with the two other images, 2) the caption of the figure is not at the bottom of the last picture, and 3) the title of the next section is entering the figure.

How is it possible to solve all these problems using subfig and not subfigure?

I would be very thankful for your help.

Your problem is different, as you don't have to measure anything.

In order to align the two parts at the top, you can use raisebox{-height}{...}.

documentclass{article}

usepackage{graphicx,subfig}



begin{document}



begin{figure}[tbp]

centering



raisebox{-height}{%

  subfloat[Image 1]{%

     includegraphics[height=5cm]{example-image-9x16}%

     label{image1}%

  }%

}qquad

raisebox{-height}{%

  begin{tabular}{@{}c@{}}

  subfloat[Image 2]{%

    includegraphics[width=0.4textwidth]{example-image}%

    label{image2}%

  } \

  subfloat[Image 3]{%

    includegraphics[width=0.4textwidth]{example-image}%

    label{image3}%

  }

  end{tabular}%

}

caption{Figure}

label{figure}



end{figure}



end{document}

If you want to vertically center the left image:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{graphicx,subfig}



begin{document}



begin{figure}[tbp]

centering



begin{tabular}{@{}c@{}}

  subfloat[Image 1]{%

     includegraphics[height=5cm]{example-image-9x16}%

     label{image1}%

  }%

end{tabular}qquad

begin{tabular}{@{}c@{}}

  subfloat[Image 2]{%

    includegraphics[width=0.4textwidth]{example-image}%

    label{image2}%

  } \

  subfloat[Image 3]{%

    includegraphics[width=0.4textwidth]{example-image}%

    label{image3}%

  }

end{tabular}



caption{Figure}

label{figure}



end{figure}



end{document}

see if the following example can help you:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{multirow,tabularx}

usepackage[export, demo]{adjustbox}

usepackage{subfig}

newsaveboxbigleftbox



begin{document}

begin{figure}[tb]

centering

    begin{tabularx}{linewidth}{XX}

    multirow[t]{2}{=}{subfloat[Image 1 label{image1}]%

                    {includegraphics[height=5cm, valign=t]{images1}}%

                    }

    &   subfloat[Image 2 label{image2}]%

                    {includegraphics[height=dimexpr2.5 cm-baselineskip, valign=t]{images1}} \

    &   subfloat[Image 3 label{image3}]%

                    {includegraphics[height=dimexpr2.5 cm-baselineskip, valign=b]{images1}} \

end{tabularx}

    caption{Figure}

label{figure}

Here is a variant using minipages:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{graphicx,subfig}



begin{document}



begin{figure}

centering

  begin{minipage}[c]{0.3textwidth}

    subfloat[Image 1]{%

       includegraphics[height=5cm]{example-image-9x16}%

       label{image1}%

    }

  end{minipage}

  begin{minipage}[c]{0.4textwidth}

   subfloat[Image 2]{%

      includegraphics[width=textwidth]{example-image}%

      label{image2}%

    }



   subfloat[Image 3]{%

    includegraphics[width=textwidth]{example-image}%

    label{image3}%

  }

  end{minipage}

caption{Figure}

label{figure}

end{figure}



end{document}