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What living photographer(s) inspire you most?

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RED i said:
I try not to get inspired by one one but myself but when I saw his book on vertical panoramas at Chapter's in 2002 ish I think it totally changed the way I looked at urban stuff.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=hors...-I7YAhVD_WMKHZkJCxQQ_AUICigB&biw=1745&bih=953
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Thanks for this link. He's an interesting lesson for me, too.

I moved to New York City over 15 years ago, and, of course, there's an overwhelming temptation/opportunity in this city to shoot looking up. After thousands of those looking-up shots (I make part of my living reviewing cameras, so I've taken literally tens of thousands of pictures in New York City), I gave up and vowed to stop shooting them. I almost never liked the results.

So it's really interesting to see somebody confront and embrace the things I found unsatisfying about making those pictures, and turn those challenges into some very fine work.

Definitely a lesson in the possible paths to take when you're confronted with what seems like an obstacle. I'm not second-guessing my own choice, but I do admire what Hamann has done.
 
Eamon Hickey said:
RED i said:
I try not to get inspired by one one but myself but when I saw his book on vertical panoramas at Chapter's in 2002 ish I think it totally changed the way I looked at urban stuff.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=hors...-I7YAhVD_WMKHZkJCxQQ_AUICigB&biw=1745&bih=953
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Thanks for this link. He's an interesting lesson for me, too.

I moved to New York City over 15 years ago, and, of course, there's an overwhelming temptation/opportunity in this city to shoot looking up. After thousands of those looking-up shots (I make part of my living reviewing cameras, so I've taken literally tens of thousands of pictures in New York City), I gave up and vowed to stop shooting them. I almost never liked the results.

So it's really interesting to see somebody confront and embrace the things I found unsatisfying about making those pictures, and turn those challenges into some very fine work.

Definitely a lesson in the possible paths to take when you're confronted with what seems like an obstacle. I'm not second-guessing my own choice, but I do admire what Hamann has done.
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Well this was at the start of my photography so seeing his photos that were not 3:2/square perspective was an eye opener with such simple subjects. Although I was mostly shooting urban/architecture stuff in Vancouver, seeing his book made me look more at the buildings/parts of buildings then shooting the whole scene/landscape around the structures.

After that I started to save for those panning cameras but by the time I had the money the Digital/Canon D30 bug hit me and rest is history.

As for feeling this is yet another vertical shot I'm sure if I lived in NY eventually I'd get the same feeling as I do when I shoot certain subjects for too long but as an outsider its all new and exciting.
 
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Max Iso said:
Brad Bohland said:
Max Iso said:
...my daughter is my inspiration.
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Does she have a Gallery yet?
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Actually i think she does have quite a few on several of our old phones, i will have to take a look sometime and gather the keepers. The pentax she was holding was broken but she could still look through the VF so i kept it for her to pretend.

Once she gets a little older (almost 7 now) i will get her something beyond a phone. Total daddy's girl though, makes me so proud that she loves taking photos.
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May I say that you’re her inspiration? I do think photographers can be inspirational to those who “catch” their enthusiasm.
 
David Bailey

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www.visualartists.com

His method of filling a frame with a face, and his use of an action posture has been copied by many. And that's without even mentioning his trend setting fashion shots.
 
Anders is not a working photographer, rather, he was an nuclear engineer, and astronaut, and a retired Air Force general. But like Nick Ut, And Nilufer Demir, who are, he took a photograph that was so powerful and impactful that it changed the world for the better.

William Anders: December 24th, 1968 Earthrise

http://100photos.time.com/photos/nasa-earthrise-apollo-8

Nick Ut: Napalm Girl

http://100photos.time.com/photos/nick-ut-terror-war

Nilufer Demir: Alan Kurdi

http://100photos.time.com/photos/nilufer-demir-alan-kurdi
 
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I admire Salgado, who I have seen in exhibitions, and Burtynsky, whose work I have seen coming out of the print processing machine, followed by some of my pictures.

But inspire is the wrong word.

It applies to Annie Leibovitz and David Bailey.

BAK
 
Lightpath48 said:
Max Iso said:
Brad Bohland said:
Max Iso said:
...my daughter is my inspiration.
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Does she have a Gallery yet?
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Actually i think she does have quite a few on several of our old phones, i will have to take a look sometime and gather the keepers. The pentax she was holding was broken but she could still look through the VF so i kept it for her to pretend.

Once she gets a little older (almost 7 now) i will get her something beyond a phone. Total daddy's girl though, makes me so proud that she loves taking photos.
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May I say that you’re her inspiration? I do think photographers can be inspirational to those who “catch” their enthusiasm.
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Thank you light, i sure hope so. I think people in general, especially kids, find it neat to see themselves in images. Sort of like a primate seeing a mirror for the first time lol 👀
 
Not sure about inspired but the photographer who taught me the most was an instructor at a local college where I took a night course in wedding photography (I was volunteered to photograph my niece's wedding reception and figured I should try to learn how it's done). Ten lessons with models playing the bride and groom. Got to experiment with flash triggers, multiple light set ups and got constructive feedback. Also, got the best business advice for wedding photographers - which is never take an assignment where the bride plans to spend more on the wedding cake than on the photographer as it will never end well for the photographer. If such courses are available where you live, I highly recommend them.
 
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BAK said:
I admire Salgado, who I have seen in exhibitions, and Burtynsky, whose work I have seen coming out of the print processing machine, followed by some of my pictures.

But inspire is the wrong word.

It applies to Annie Leibovitz and David Bailey.

BAK
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another vote for Annie....she's a local, she's disliked by many, but I like her stuff.
 
Her shot of the queen is one of my favorite portraits:

Queen Elizabeth by Annie Leibovitz
Queen Elizabeth by Annie Leibovitz
 
Twitchly said:
Her shot of the queen is one of my favorite portraits:

Queen Elizabeth by Annie Leibovitz
Queen Elizabeth by Annie Leibovitz
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Thank you, I was looking for that portrait to post also. Like you, I think it's magnificent and think of it when I think of Leibovitz.

To me this portrait invokes not only the present Queen, but England's somewhat dark and bloody history....Leibovitz posing her against this ominous background was inspired.

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Don
 
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She is the photographer for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. I am learning so much. She's amazing. It's humbling to see what she does to make a shot work (hint: it's not about the gear---mine is far better and more diverse than hers).

She is a pro fine arts repro photographer by trade, so it is unlikely you will have seen her work. But, among many other things in a long career, she has been one of the 3 authorized photographers for the work of Dan Flavin . Whatever you may think of his work, stop for a minute and think about the challenges of photographing it for reproduction.
 
The man, the myth, the legend.
Men want to be him. Women want to be with him.
The James Bond of the photography world.

I wear KR underpants and PJs and go to sleep under my KR duvet cover.
Think Star Wars mechanising, but less tacky.
 
Photographizationalist said:
The man, the myth, the legend.
Men want to be him. Women want to be with him.
The James Bond of the photography world.

I wear KR underpants and PJs and go to sleep under my KR duvet cover.
Think Star Wars mechanising, but less tacky.
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