What Photographer(s) inspire you

[papagene]

If you are going to mention Gordon Parks, you should also mention Roy de Carova (sp?) and James van der Zee (again sp?). I saw an exhibit of Roy de Carova's work at SUNY New Paltz while visiting my daughter, an excellent cross section of his work. Too bad the little gallery it was in was a little too dim.
gene

[estrellita]

Emmet Gowin, Sally Mann, Harry Callahan, Frederik Sommer, Graciela Iturbide, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Francesca Woodman, Diane Arbus, Mary Ellen Mark, Bruce Davidson.

[rakuhito]

ralph eugene meatyard
http://www.geh.org/ne/str085/htmlsrc..._sld00001.html

frederick sommer
http://www.jhcampbell.com/web/estate...t1/guest1.html

they also both have galleries on the masters of photography website.
http://www.masters-of-photography.com

[SuzanneR]

When I first got interested in photography I loved the work of Garry Winnogrand, and Robert Frank, but lately, I find myself looking at Gertrude Kasebier. Her portraits, although very painterly, are so modern, and her sitters so clearly engaged in life. It's great stuff.

[tomtom]

i'm inspired by a lot of photographers (the photo/shiny object syndrome)
these are photographers who's work i've recently seen -

todd hido http://www.toddhido.com/todd.html - homes, landscapes and interiors - awsome night work

rolfe horn http://www.f45.com/ - amazing images and printing

michael kenna - ditto

don kirby http://www.donkirbyphotography.com/ - ditto

walker evens - polaroids :-)


tomtom

[Stephen J. Collier]

Besides the usual (Adams, Strand and The Westons) I would also have to cite:

Minor White
Margaret Bourke-White
Brassai
James Nachtwey

I think that a debt of gratitude should be forever paid to Alfred Stieglitz for pioneering photography as art, art critics be damned. And also to Nancy Newhall for her documentation and great writings on photography photographers, particularly on Group f/64.

[amurray]

Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Brett Weston, Paul Caponigro, Emmet Gowin,
Imogen Cunningham, Edward Weston And Ansel Adams Just to name a few.

[Robert L]

Mostly:
Edward Weston
Minor White
Imogen Cunningham

[Glenn McCreery]

Along with a number of photographers that have been mentioned so far, two from the Monterey Peninsula, Wynn Bullock and Morley Baer are inspirational. I must have a thing for Monterey Peninsula large format B&W photographers since Ansel and Edward are on the top of my list. Also, the photographs and, especially, the writings of Galen Rowell inspire me to take longer hikes to find photographs than I might otherwise take.

[Ian Grant]

Raymond Moore's work opened my eyes to the unusual power of straight photography, and he's largely responsible for me becoming a photographer.

Other strong influences:

John Hilliard
Victor Burgin
Paul Hill
Thomas Joshua Cooper
John Berger
Hamish Fulton

There are many other photographers whose work I like very much, but those people spring to mind as having altered my perception of photography. I wonder if anyone else on the forum holds them with the same regard?

Best,
Helen

Well I hold well over 80% in extremely high regard. Is only one I'm not keen on but I do have to admit I do realise his importance and influence on other photographers like Willy Docherty etc.

But would add John Goto & John Blakemore, Paul Caponegro & Minor White, and also Andy Goldsworthy. And then the essays/articles by Gerry Badger, Peter Turner etc.

Ian