Living photographers you most admire

[snusmumriken]

No more than 10, but I suspect most of us will have trouble thinking of 10! Some photographers I admire are alive but sadly their working days are largely behind them, so I won’t include them here.

1. Natela Grigalashvili
2. Susan S Bank
3. Homer Sykes
4. Peter Mitchell

I look forward to seeing lots of fresh names to follow up.

Edit: I forgot
5. Pentti Sammalahti

 

[GregY]

1. Eddy Van Wessel
2. Josef Koudelka
3. Jay Dusard
4. Wm Allard
5. Alberto Bregani
6. Todd Korol
7. Peter Turnley

 

[Sirius Glass]

Myself

ROTFLMAO!!!​

 

[snusmumriken]

1. Eddy Van Wessel
2. Peter Turnley
3. Jay Dusard
4. Wm Allard
5. Alberto Bregani
6. Todd Korol

Phew, Eddy van Wessel! His name was new to me, but that's powerful stuff for sure. Thanks.

 

[Loose Gravel]

Witherill
Wimberley
Mondon
Mann
Martini-Fuller
Citret
Weston, Kim

 

[Alex Benjamin]

Robert Adams
Dawoud Bey
Tyler Mitchell
LaToya Ruby Frazier
Harry Gruyaert
Alec Soth
Alex Webb
Teju Cole
Judith Joy Ross
Stephen Shore

 

[Dali]

Don McCullin
Josef Koudelka
Raymond Depardon
Michael Ackerman
Masao Yamamoto
Nobuyoshi Araki

 

[scanalog]

No more than 10, but I suspect most of us will have trouble thinking of 10! Some photographers I admire are alive but sadly their working days are largely behind them, so I won’t include them here.

1. Natela Grigalashvili
2. Susan S Bank
3. Homer Sykes
4. Peter Mitchell

I look forward to seeing lots of fresh names to follow up.

Wow, this is a fantastic thread. Thanks for getting this started. I'm loving Peter Mitchell. I'm fond of storefronts, as well and he's got some fantastic shots.

 

[awty]

This will be a much shorter thread, even shorter thread would be photographers born after 1970.
Not very good at remembering names, I just look at the pictures.

 

[logan2z]

Many of the photographers on my list in the other thread are still alive - they're fairly old but still working so I've included them here.

Lee Friedlander
Robert Adams
Don McCullin
Josef Koudelka
Eugene Richards
Graciela Iturbide
Sage Sohier
Jungjin Lee
Danny Lyon
Bruce Davidson
Emmet Gowin

 

[images39]

Michael Kenna comes to mind right away.

Also:
John Sexton
Alan Ross
Bruce Barnbaum
Bruce Davidson
Ryuji
Josef Hoflehner
Jason Langer

 

[images39]

Oh, and someone who's new to me, but I like what I see of his work:

Kit Young

Splash - Kit Young

Kit Young - Darkroom Artist

www.kityoung.co.uk

 

[Steven Lee]

This thread is a depressing reminder of all good photographers hiding their work behind awful / unusable websites. Tiny images, terrible navigation, horizontal scrolling, shit's not loading at all... On the other hand, all wedding photographers have fantastic websites. I wonder if that's done on purpose?

I tried googling "[Name] photography" for a few fresh names here and quickly gave up.

 

[Sirius Glass]

This thread is a depressing reminder of all good photographers hiding their work behind awful / unusable websites. Tiny images, terrible navigation, horizontal scrolling, shit's not loading at all... On the other hand, all wedding photographers have fantastic websites. I wonder if that's done on purpose?

I tried googling "[Name] photography" for a few fresh names here and quickly gave up.

A professional photographer that has had National Geographic covers, told me that over several decades he has yet to sell a photograph, however at the Beverly Hills Art fair and other such fairs and festivals and aboard cruise ships he earns a comfortable income selling photographs.

 

[Alex Benjamin]

Many of the photographers on my list in the other thread are still alive - they're fairly old but still working so I've included them here.

Lee Friedlander
Robert Adams
Don McCullin
Josef Koudelka
Eugene Richards
Graciela Iturbide
Sage Sohier
Jungjin Lee
Danny Lyon
Bruce Davidson
Emmet Gowin

This is such a great list! I recently purchased three books by Danny Lyon but haven't had time yet to really dive into them.

I'm also a big Eugene Richards fan. I contributed to the Kickstarter campaign for his latest book, which should be out this fall.

Thanks for making me discover Jungjin Lee. Absolutely stunning work!

 

[logan2z]

This is such a great list! I recently purchased three books by Danny Lyon but haven't had time yet to really dive into them.

I picked up 'Message to the Future' a while ago and have been enjoying it. The publisher (Twin Palms) was selling signed copies for only $10 more than the unsigned edition. I see that the signed copies are now sold out, but the regular edition is still available.

I'm also a big Eugene Richards fan. I contributed to the Kickstarter campaign for his latest book, which should be out this fall.

Anxiously awaiting the new book too.

Thanks for making me discover Jungjin Lee. Absolutely stunning work!

You're welcome!

 

[Valerie]

My list... and there are so many more I could include!

Keith Carter
Sally Mann
O. Rufus Lovett
Graciela Iturbide
Melanie Walker
Susan Kay Grant
Suzanne Revy
Jess Dugan
Elliott Erwitt
Cig Harvey
Dornith Doherty

 

[FujiLove]

Todd Hido

Todd Hido

www.toddhido.com

 

[jvo]

ming smith
rivka katvan
robert doisneau
leon levinstein
roman loranc
mario giacomelli
habip kocak
katharina hesse
willy ronis, (found on you tube)
ara guler, new to me
simon chaput
dominic rouse
jimmy nelson

thanks for being the catalyst to look at their work again... and find others.

 

[logan2z]

leon levinstein

I love Leon Levinstein's work too, but he died in1988.

 

[BHuij]

Bruce Barnbaum - his work and writings have both been very inspirational to me and fairly instructive as well
Theo Bosboom - same as above
Allister Benn - same as above
Steve O'Nions - Some of his work is really phenomenal, and I enjoy his YouTube channel for avoiding the pretentiousness of a lot of others
Mat Marrash - While I do resonate with a few of his photographs, I mostly appreciate the hard work he's putting in to bring people into the world of large format

 

[snusmumriken]

I love Leon Levinstein's work too, but he died in1988.

Also, I’m afraid, Willy Ronis (2009) and Robert Doisneau (1994).

 

[GregY]

Also, I’m afraid, Willy Ronis (2009) and Robert Doisneau (1994).

Ara Guler... 2018

 

[Mark J]

John Wimberley

 

[Stephen Ryde]

The living photographer that I admire the most is Andrew O'Neil
I am always learning something new in a wide range of processes