Which photographers inspire you?

[Dibble]

Following on from the Nachtwey (sp?) thread, which photographers inspire you?

For me, in no particular order, it's got to be Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier Bresson, Ansel Adams, Tim Page and Don McCullin (and occasionally Man Ray, if I've been drinking Absinthe). I also like the portraits by (I think) June Bown in the Observer - I can't remember her name.

Doisneau and Bresson always seem to capture something extra in the scenes they shoot; Adams's pictures are just sheer art (although he did have rather good models to start with); Page and McCullin produce execptional reportage that literally leaves me with my mouth hanging open, and Man Ray is, well, Man Ray.

Who does it for you, and why?

And to make it extra hard, try to "illustrate" without using a picture...

[GetCarter]

Bill Brandt got me on the road to ruin.

Spent many hours in dark rooms trying to be 'dark'. Then I saw the light, and have been chasing it ever since.

(Yet to find BTW)

[poah]

generally myself to make myself better.

[dinkel]

HCB, Penn, Parr, Newton, a few Dutchies no one knows.

I like strong - almost 3rd Reich - kinda images. Funny since I consider myself a soft image photopgrapher. No posing and all that.

[beano500]

Dibble said:

Ansel Adams

[sidaorb]

dibble said:

Ansel Adams

Another vote from me love his work although nothing like what I produce.

Carl

[EmmaP]

Dibble said:

(I think) June Bown in the Observer - I can't remember her name.

Jane. She is one of the all time great newspaper portrait photographers.

[EmmaP]

I could look at any single Bill Brandt portrait for an age and never tire of looking.

Joel Meyerowitz fills me with a love of colour and light and makes me want to emigrate.

Helmut Newton for his mastery of the erotic image.

Irving Penn for his ability to create such achingly beautiful images, whether they be of women, flowers or detritus.

Don McCullin for his insightful view of the world and unfailing ability to distil so much in a single image.

Robert Capa for his balls and lust for life.

[agent006]

GetCarter
5531 posts
75 months

Inspiring in an accessible "I think I could do something like that" way. Plenty of other photographers have supplied me with plenty of ideas but Steve's work (especially the Pic-a-day) is what gets me out of this chair and draining the D30's batteries most often.

Edited by agent006 on Friday 13th April 23:44

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Ansel Adams, Scott Mutter & Dave McKean

[mv6_stormer]

agent006 said:

GetCarter
5531 posts
75 months

Inspiring in an accessible "I think I could do something like that" way. Plenty of other photographers have supplied me with plenty of ideas but Steve's work (especially the Pic-a-day) is what gets me out of this chair and draining the D30's batteries most often.

Seconded Thank's Mr GetCarter for sharing your photography.

[trackdemon]

Joe Windsor Williams
Gus Gregory

[Dibble]

I should've added Eamonn McCabe as well.

[haggle]

Ansell, the mans meathods and attention to detail and obessive perfection and pitcures are mind blowing

the Magnum collective, ive always loved magnum just as most of the pictures are form places we see evey day but it always makes you look and think and hunt for the better shot

Lord Litchfeild, master of repotage and portrait something that has become over looked and abused by to many who think they are good

Lee Miller, war photographer some of the most amazing and shocking pictures ive seen, Her meathods show war in so many differnt ways

Edited by haggle on Monday 16th April 01:05