Your Favorite Photographer?

[DRabbit]

So, who are some of your favorite photographers, photographers you admire, or aspire to be like?

Share their name(s)...
and link to more information if you have one...

and why you like their work and style.

 

[RichC]

Harry Callahan - see my essay: http://www.richcutler.co.uk/photo/essay_01.htm

 

[Bob T]

W. Eugene Smith is one of my favorites: http://www.masters-of-photography.com/S/smith/smith.html

 

[bolohead]

I like Bruce Gilden, Nick Turpin and Martin Parr, among others. Gilden for is balls, Turpin for his style and Parr for his eye.

 

[Bob T]

Another link to W Eugene Smith: http://www.magnumphotos.com/archive..._ViewBox.ViewBoxThumb_VPage&CT=Album&SP=Album

 

[scorpius73]

Jeanloup Sieff is one of my favorites.
http://www.jeanloupsieff.com/#

 

[colker]

Eggleston, Luigi Guirri, Walker Evans, Kertesz, Lartigue and... Martin Muncaksi!

 

[Harry S.]

Richard Kalvar, Helmut Newton, Josef Koudelka and I reall enjoy Hin Chua's work. www.hinius.net

 

[pesphoto]

I would say when i need a bit of inspiration it's Harry Callahan first, then Kertesz Frank, Evans, W.E. Smith.......

Also, current photographer......http://www.blakeandrewsphoto.com/

 

[jke]

Sylvia Plachy.

 

[Al Kaplan]

David Hamilton. He's the only photographer that I ever heard of that would take sandpaper to the front element of his lenses, but he got some beautiful photographs! He understood the concept of lenses being tools, and you need to use the proper tool for the job at hand. I you can't buy one off the shelf you modify what you can get.

 

[photo4ls]

Mauro Scacco, this guy is just good at what
he does w/his gear.
Nelson

 

[DRabbit]

I'm enjoying looking at the links some of you have provided... keep 'm coming.

And I really DIG Blake Andrews... great photos and great website!

 

[Drewus]

Robert Capa, Diane Arbus and Henri Cartier-Bresson. To name a few.

Oops, forgot some links.

Capa:
http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive...il_VPage&l1=0&pid=2K7O3R14YQNW&nm=Robert Capa

Arbus:
http://diane-arbus-photography.com/index.html

Bresson:
http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive...0&pid=2K7O3R14T1LX&nm=Henri Cartier - Bresson

 

[Bill Harrison]

Giacomelli and another vote for W.E. Smith.

 

[David William White]

So many...

Adore: Steichen, Weston in his pictorialist phase (when he was sleeping with Mather), Demachy, photogenics of Lotte Jacobi.

Scared of: Avedon (completely untouchable), Karsh, and Arnold Newman.

Wish I could be: Ralph Gibson, and hey, Bryan Adams (who I believe also once played guitar).

 

[David William White]

David Hamilton. He's the only photographer that I ever heard of that would take sandpaper to the front element of his lenses, but he got some beautiful photographs! He understood the concept of lenses being tools, and you need to use the proper tool for the job at hand. I you can't buy one off the shelf you modify what you can get.

I second DH, but kind of a guilty, guilty, pleasure...

 

[stkorn]

1. Atget (I bought the 4 volume Moma set a few years ago and never get tired of looking at them).

2. Eggleston (really looking forward to 'Democratic Camera' coming to the Corcoran this summer)

3. Stephen Shore

 

[CK Dexter Haven]

Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Josef Koudelka, Steven Meisel, Elliott Erwitt, Robert Doisneau, Edouard Boubat, Sebastiao Salgado, Steve McCurry, Ellen von Unwerth, Andreas Bitesnich, Clifford Coffin, W.Eugene Smith....

 

[DRabbit]

Interesting about Bryan Adams (didn't know he was doing photography - NICE photos too!)