If you could shadow a famous photographer for one day, who would it be?

[kiemchacsu]

It was the coronation of George VI.

https://pro.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&ALID=2K1HRGRDL32

Thank for the information, the first time I see this event's photos.

 

[Liam Maloney]

At this moment I would love to shadow Peter Van Agtmael.

Best post on this thread.

 

[Ranchu]

Except for yours, man.

 

[Keith]

Dennis Hopper.

 

[fireblade]

Trent Parke and Dougie Wallace.

 

[Huss]

Dennis Hopper.

another fun exciting day!

 

[Roger Hicks]

Roger Fenton.

Cheers,

R.

 

[raydm6]

A lot of my favorites are mentioned here and some new ones I've never heard of. Thank you.

I will be a little pedestrian and say Ansel Adams. I was influenced by his books early on and I just think it would be fun to be out in nature in the fresh air, hanging out and watching him work and perhaps chat a bit about his thought process and set up; a bit more reflective and slower process than candid shooting with smaller cameras.

 

[rbsinto]

Eddie Adams, Larry Burrows, Boris Spremo, Robert Capa.
Robert

 

[p.giannakis]

Robert Doisneau during his 1950's work.

 

[RichC]

Joan Fontcuberta, because his photographs make me laugh while being on "weighty" topics. Especially relevant with all the fuss about "fake news".

For those unfamiliar with Fontcuberta, he's a Spanish photographer, well known in Europe, and recently had a big exhibition at London's Science Museum: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/plan_your_visit/exhibitions/joan_fontcuberta

 

[Steve M.]

HCB, because I am convinced that he set up many of his so called "decisive moment" shots. Anyone that has shot street, especially w/ a manual focus camera, understands that some of his shots could only have been made this way. It is just not possible for that many images to have been made on the fly, good photographer or not. Even luck could not have made it possible.

In the end of course, who cares how he made them? A good shot is a good shot, but the whole legendary thing is simply a marketing art-world way to get more money for the works (not for him, he's dead, but for those in the art world that are making a buck off old already created images).

 

[oltimer]

Would have loved to have seen all of Leni Reifenstahl's photographs before she met "that guy"?

 

[lamefrog]

Atget

Special mentions: Araki, Weegee

 

[E.M]

there are many others , but the first I can think of : René Burri , Mario Testino , David Allen Harvey ...

 

[Brian Atherton]

Apart from some mentioned above - Bailey, HCB, Capa, Fenton - Winogrand, McCullin and Eggleston.

Though I'm not sure I would survive more than a week. 😀

 

[Erik van Straten]

HCB, because I am convinced that he set up many of his so called "decisive moment" shots.

Hmm. I am not convinced. Cartier-Bresson finished his friendship with Doisneau when he found out that Doisneau set up his famous picture of an embracement. So if he did set up his own pictures he should have ended the friendship with himself too. As far as I know, he didn't.

Erik.

 

[Dogman]

Great question! Got the old gears creaking away this morning. I can think of a dozen or more photographers with whom I would love to hang out but I think the most fun day would be with Elliott Erwitt.

 

[willie_901]

Winogrand (NT)

Winogrand (NT)

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[MrFujicaman]

Nobody wants to hang with Weegee? 🙁

The stink of his cigars would be hard to take.