Who are some of your favorite photographers?

[seenew]

I have to compile a list of 50 photographers and examples of their work for a portion of my technical notebook in my photo class for this quarter.. So, I couldn't think of a better place to ask than here!

So, if you don't mind, could you all please share your favorite photographer(s), and your favorite photo of theirs?

 

[bartelby]

Don McCullen
Diane Arbus
Glen E. Friedman

I don't have a favourite image by each of them. All their stuff is class.

 

[Westside guy]

As cliché as people will think this is, I've got to pick Ansel Adams.

I'm having trouble finding an on-line version of my favorite photo of his, though.

 

[Kingsly]

Lucy O'Bryan.

But, then again, she's my mom... so there is a bit of family loyalty!

 

[Coheebuzz]

Let's not forget The legendary Bill Atkinson.! I discovered that he is now into photography just a while ago and i find his work very impressive.

EDIT: i found this photo in his website, can anyone please tell me what kind of camera is he using?

2nd EDIT: Nevermind, i just found that under his pics it says "Hasselblad".

 

[juanm]

Looks like a Hasselblad...

 

[alembic]

Galen Rowell. Really hard to choose a favorite image although his most famous is arguably "Rainbow over the Potala Palace" (in the Tibet and China gallery under Fine Art Prints).

Nevada Weir. Another wonderful adventure/travel photographer.

Art Wolfe. More known for his nature images but carries his craft over to travel as well.

 

[job]

D. Hump.

http://www.sippingjetstreams.com/currents.php?currentSection=currents

Some of the best surf/travel pictures I've ever seen. Also took the shot for my avatar.

 

[balofagus]

This is my favourite photo of all time... it's by Inge Morath:

She has a lot of really good photographs, but nothing tops a llama, in a car, in New York city!

 

[siurpeeman]

i have two, annie leibovitz and walker evans.

 

[Clix Pix]

Margaret Bourke-White.

Also, Robert Frank.

 

[jesses]

Scott Pommier
Vincent Laforet
and
probably Fred Miranda.
look em up. I'm really into their stuff right now.

 

[shecky]

doug+mike starn

 

[GoCubsGo]

Edward Weston, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, and all-time favorite who does with film what we all do with photoshop is Jerry Uelsmann.

But..., if you are in a photo class and you can't come up with some of your own I worry for you.

 

[Carl Spackler]

Beauty: Ruth Bernard
Beast: Joel Peter-Witkin

 

[Foucault]

John Humble
Merlin Bronques

 

[Father Jack]

Top of the list must be Ansel Adams

Followed by:
Edward Weston, Paul Strand, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange & Imogen Cunningham.


FJ

 

[oblomow]

The obvious Ansel Adams for landscape. And being dutch I must mention
Anton Corbijn for his portraits. Miles Davis for example.
Oops, forgot Henri Cartier Bresson

 

[juanm]

David Doubilet

 

[saxondale.]

Martin Parr
Gary Winnogrand
Henri Cartier Bresson
Lee Friedlander
Richard Billingham
Chris Weeks

 

[wmmk]

Alexander Garcia. Photo 14 in his portraits section blows me away every time I see it. His images are spiritual, artistic, thoughtful, and natural.

As his intern, I'm also bit partial...

 

[Lau]

Favourites, probably Andreas Gursky and Wolfgang Tillmans. Oh, and Bernd and Hilla Becher. Check out Martin Parr as well.

 

[saxondale.]

Can anyone recommend some photographers who were known for their social landscape photographs?

 

[sblasl]

Mark Seliger

http://www.markseliger.com/home.html

 

[danielem]

Nan Goldin.