Famous Fine Art Nature/Landscape Photographers

[jbf]

Hey all,


I'm in need of some help. I'm working on a concept for a visual effects piece (computer generated environmental piece) and I need reference material!


I really need names (or galleries) of famous landscape photographers. The only one I really know of is ansel adams to be quite honest. I'm looking for nature shots of any kind, although I would prefer them to be of a high quality and have much visual interest.


Anything from urban decay in rural settings to rural landscapes, etc.


Basically I need nature in the shots. Interesting contrasting objects or ideas within the theme of nature landscape photography.


So if you guys know of any famous landscape photographers I'd be extremely interested and happy. Thanks so much.



Help! eee 😀

 

[mackigator]

Galen Rowell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galen_Rowell

 

[jbf]

While his work is impressive, i need more than just "plane jane nature".


What I'm looking for are artists that showcase landscapes with both nature and signs of human civilization. Such as ruins or remnants of farm houses or anything of that sort.

It could also be more surreal landscape photography. Staged or not staged is fine too.

 

[Bingley]

Eliot Porter

Edward Weston

David Muench

Ernest Braun

David Cavignaro

Charles Cramer

Joel Meyerowitz

I like Galen Rowell, too, but you wanted the names of others....

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Walker Evans and David Plowden. Both did landscapes and urban and rural scenes that showed human activities/buildings/ruins. Plowden also did a lot of trains in his landscapes and Evans and Plowden both did a lot of stuff in small rural towns

 

[imajypsee]

John Pfahl; Robert Adams; Joe Deal; Joan Myers; Paul Caponigro; Lee Friedlander; Garreth McConnell; Sarah Pickering; Sophy Rickett; Alex Slade; Heide Specker; Olaf Eliasson; and, there's a new book out by Danny Wilcox called "Driftless" which pictures rural Iowa.. haven't seen it yet, but it's in my queue..
HTH,
Mary in Florida

 

[simonclivehughe]

Art Wolfe
www.artwolfe.com

 

[Bingley]

Lest I forget, the Brit photographer who goes by GeeBee and takes gorgeous photos of Northamptonshire. He does some pretty amazing things w/ a summitar...

http://www.geebeephoto.com/

 

[Anglekat]

Another good photographer based in the UK is Joe Cornish

http://www.joecornish.com/

He has great range of landscapes from the north of England & Scotland.

 

[ocean7]

Have you tried NSN forums?

http://www.naturescapes.net

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

Heather Angel for big close ups of nature

John Blakemore for fluid landscapes

Martin Parr for slice of life

all very very different.

Google them and enjoy.

 

[chambrenoire]

David Plowden! Great B/W's.

 

[Dogman]

Fay Godwin (UK). Michael Kenna (esp. Japan). Emmet Gowin (USA aerials, Petra). Sally Mann (Southern USA). Eugene Atget (early 1900's Paris). Wright Morris (Midwestern USA).

 

[richard_l]

William Henry Jackson.

 

[MickH]

James Ravilious

http://www.jamesravilious.com/

 

[Joerg]

Hi,

i second Michael Kenna and recommend Joseph Hoflehner.
Both are terrific in B&W.

Ciao

joerg

 

[peterc]

Pete Myers