fotomeow
name under my name
wait a minute, someone said Koudelka was OVERrated??!! Looks like I have a bone to pick .......
chris00nj
Young Luddite
Gjon Mili
His use of flash technique and strobes was groundbreaking. To all the people doing light graffiti, he was doing it back in the 40s.
His use of flash technique and strobes was groundbreaking. To all the people doing light graffiti, he was doing it back in the 40s.
Welsh_Italian
Established
Fellow Welshman Angus McBean. He's hardly mentioned here and yet was one of the most creative and surrealist photographers in his day. Some of the most famous people in the world have been photographed by him including the Beatles (the cover of 'Please, please me' Vivien Leigh and Audrey Hepburn, Laurence Oliver, and Noel Coward.
Try some of these: http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=an...&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1044&bih=636 http://www.leninimports.com/angus_mcbean_bio.html.
Remember that these were done *long* before photoshop.
Try some of these: http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=an...&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1044&bih=636 http://www.leninimports.com/angus_mcbean_bio.html.
Remember that these were done *long* before photoshop.
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Phantomas
Well-known
Bump to THIS thread, also to agree that the Smague guy is great, been following him for a while.
andredossantos
Well-known
Boris Savalev
http://www.b-savelev.com/Hoppen2009/index.htm
http://www.b-savelev.com/Hoppen2009/index.htm
integrale
Happy Amateur
Count me out - it is not possible to underrate my work...
Strangeluv
Christer Johansen
Vicky, Terrorkitten's work has a hint of an Eggleston influence about it. A talented Photographer who's work I've much admired over the years is Richard Misrach. Here's an example of his work.
Huge fan of Eggleston and love his work, but Richard Misrach....wow! Gorgeous!
Andrea-dsi
Black & White Evangelist
Koudelka!
Koudelka!
Joseph Koudelka is perhaps the greatest photo journalist / artist of the 20th century. I had dinner with him in the early 90s. He is also a hoot.
http://www.google.com/images?client...tle&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQsAQwAA&biw=1271&bih=751
Koudelka!
Joseph Koudelka is perhaps the greatest photo journalist / artist of the 20th century. I had dinner with him in the early 90s. He is also a hoot.
http://www.google.com/images?client...tle&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQsAQwAA&biw=1271&bih=751
Attachments
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
David Plowden http://www.davidplowden.com
I never hear of him (except when I'm pushing him) but I find his work, especially documenting the last steam trains, ships & the like, to be first rate. Of course, living in the midwest and watching the passing of barns and farms to still more strip malls and fugly exurb developements does tend to predispose me towards that kind of work.
William
His "A Handful of Dust" is hauntingly beautiful.
Another underrated photographer: George E. Todd. I learn a lot about how to appreciate and evaluate black and white photos from his book which is IMO stupidly titled (by his publishers).
Rogrund
Antti Sivén
A great photographer, but hardly underrated, is he?
John Lawrence
Well-known
Lauffray
Invisible Cities
Yes Felix Lupa is one I discovered recently. I may be mixing underrated and unknown here but Rene Maltete and Saul Leiter are definitely too names I'd toss in here
Rene Maltete
Saul Leiter
Rene Maltete
Saul Leiter
Nate Butler
Established
I don't think any of these guys are underrated, but I wonder why they don't get more attention.
Ernst Haas: http://www.ernst-haas.com/ . Esp. his color work. I think he's my current fave.
Martin Munkacsi: http://www.pbase.com/omoses/martin_munkacsi . Very energetic.
Herb Ascherman, whom I learned about last year at RFF through the mysterious uncredited photograph of children outside a school in Paris.
http://www.ascherman.com
Arthur Tress: I haven't seen much of his work, but the earlier black and white stuff is great, esp. "Girl with Dunce's Cap" and "Boy in Water Under Bridge"-- a couple of his portraits remind me of Diane Arbus.
www.arthurtress.com
Nate
Ernst Haas: http://www.ernst-haas.com/ . Esp. his color work. I think he's my current fave.
Martin Munkacsi: http://www.pbase.com/omoses/martin_munkacsi . Very energetic.
Herb Ascherman, whom I learned about last year at RFF through the mysterious uncredited photograph of children outside a school in Paris.
http://www.ascherman.com
Arthur Tress: I haven't seen much of his work, but the earlier black and white stuff is great, esp. "Girl with Dunce's Cap" and "Boy in Water Under Bridge"-- a couple of his portraits remind me of Diane Arbus.
www.arthurtress.com
Nate
Rayt
Nonplayer Character
Kirk Tuck is pretty awesome.
ianstamatic
Well-known
me. more totally unknown than underrated lol
http://iankraus.com
http://iankraus.com/old_photo <<old site from the 90s
also I liked Felix Lupa's work alot. some great links in this thread
http://iankraus.com
http://iankraus.com/old_photo <<old site from the 90s
also I liked Felix Lupa's work alot. some great links in this thread