Top Ten Photographers

Henri Cartier Bresson (August 1904 – August 2004) 

was a French photographer  considered to be the father of modern photojournalism, an early adopter of 35mm format, and the master of candid photography. He helped develop the “street photography” style that has influenced generations of photographers that followed.

Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) 

was an American photographer and environmentalist, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West and primarily Yosemite National Park.

For his images, he developed the zone system, a way to determine the proper exposure of a photograph. The resulting clarity and depth were characteristic of his photographs. Although his large-format 8×10” film camera was difficult to use because of its size, weight, setup time, and film cost, its high resolution ensured sharpness in his images. His use of the unwieldy camera demonstrated his determination to achieve a vision of perfection.

He founded the Group f/64 along with fellow photographers Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham, which in turn created the Museum of Modern Arts department of photography. Adams’ timeless and visually stunning photographs are reproduced on calendars, posters, and in books, making his photographs widely recognizable.

 

jose Maria Rodriguez Madoz (born 1958)

better known as Chema Madoz is a Spanish photographer, best known for his black and white surrealist photographs. Chema Madoz studied Art History at Universidad Complutense de Madrid between 1980 and 1983. It is here that he was first exposed to the study of photography and imaging.

In an interview published in 2001, Chema explains that he currently uses a Hasselblad camera to take his photos. The book, Chema Madoz: Objetos 1990–1999 was presumably shot entirely with this camera, rather than the 6×6 Mamiya he has used previously.

 

Rune Guneriussen

Olivo Barbieri

It’s often hard to convince people that Olivo Barbieri’s aerial photographs are real. They look uncannily like hyperdetailed models, absent the imperfections of reality. Streets are strangely clean, trees look plastic, and odd distortions of scale create the opposite effect of what we expect from aerial photography—a complete overview, like military surveillance. “I was a little bit tired of the idea of photography allowing you to see everything,” Barbieri says. “After 9/11 the world had become a little bit blurred because things that seemed impossible happened. My desire was to look at the city again.”

I love the effect of what tilt shift photography gives you and the work above is absolutely fantastic. There is also alot more examples of work like this which you can see below from various different photographers.

Philippe Sainte-Laudy

While browsing the internet i came across some stunning photo’s based on reflection photography by the photographer Philippe Saint-Laudy.

There are many other photographers that specialise in this style of photography like Merrie Wells, Kern Justin and chiara. Take a look at them some of heir work is absolutely stunning.

Misterkey

I came across this photographer while browsing the internet and i think his photos are absolutely stunning. I tried to find some information about him but i couldn’t find anything that was in English, but his photos are so good i wanted people to see them and if you can find any information about him please let me know.

Edward Henry Weston

He began photographing at the age of sixteen after receiving a Bull’s Eye #2 camera from his father. Weston’s first photographs captured the parks of Chicago and his aunt’s farm. He is most famous for his series of photos on peppers which is probably the most replicated photos in the world which you can see below.

Holger Pooten

I think this guys work is absolutely amazing, he has worked for my top clients like Adidas, Nike, Virgin and Intel

Jon Lowenstein

Jon Lowenstein believes documentary photojournalism can contribute to social change. His photos are absolutely fantastic and is one of my favourite Doc photters of all time.