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Re: Ask HN: Which photographers do you admire?

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mikewarot wrote: post #6

I really like the tack sharp focus that Ansel Adams brought to the scenes he captured.[1] I later learned that he revisited the same places over and over in search of just the right mood, etc. I used to do the same thing when I worked in Chicago. Myself, I'm into landscapes, time-lapses, and virtual-focus/synthetic aperture photography, though it's been quite a long time since I was able to venture forth and take pho…

True, Ansel Adams really was a master of his craft. I have to study his work more, he has some amazing photographs! The black and white really does something for the picture, I always thought that the contrast it is able to bring out without being too much is very pleasable to the eye.

I took a look at your photos - a lot of them are good! The ones with the same person multiple times in the frame kinda threw me for a loop. How did you achieve that?

Re: Ask HN: Which photographers do you admire?

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7373737373 wrote: post #15

Yann Arthus-Berthrand and Peter Menzel. They capture nature and human life like I've never seen before "The earth from above": https://search.brave.com/images?q=yann+arthus-bertrand+the+w... The Human (Musics) film is special: https://youtu.be/uog4eCZTUX4 Fascinating portraits of human lives all over the planet: https://www.menzelphoto.com/portfolio/G0000GPaxwfSZQ0Q "What the world eats": https://time.com/8515/what-t…

Yann Arthus-Berthrand's "The earth from above" is amazing! Thank you for sharing it. It reminds me a lot of George Steinmetz's work whom I also shared in my own comment.

I've seen Peter Menzel's photos before they are very fascinating. Crazy idea to photograph entire families with either their belongings or what they eat in that way, but it totally works and nobody has done it before (as far as I know).

Do you take photos yourself?

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madscphoto wrote: post #19
adamhp wrote: post #17

Sean Tucker, Craig Whitehead (sixstreetunder), Joshua Jackson, Alan Schaller. They all mostly shoot street. Sean Tucker has a popular YouTube channel about Photography.

I used to watch Sean's videos all the time! I find street a bit hard as a genre because I feel that most photos I see are basically just random snapshots without any real story or anything that makes it special. Of course there are some talented street photographers. Vivian Maier took some excellent photos and was basically unknown until someone found a bunch of her film canisters at a yard sale and developed them. h…

Definitely. It kind of depends on what you like. I'm drawn to aesthetics more than I am story. Those photographers are some of the greats though, for sure, and I do think most of the "greats" are that because they blend aesthetic and story perfectly.

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gwbrooks wrote: post #2

Weegee and W. Eugene Smith were my primary influences back when I was shooting as a hobbyist and, later, as a professional. The former taught me the importance of simply being there and being ready to shoot in the moment, lighting and composition be damned. The latter showed me that you could compose art -- real, emotional and meaningful art, not just cookie-cutter photos -- by thoughtfully capturing emotional moment…

Wow, imagine having to do street work with a giant Speed Graphic camera like Weegee. Normally I try to be as stealthy as possible when photographing street, but that would be impossible with a camera of that size :-).

Both are very good, and shooting in the early to mid 1900's shot in black and white, which I really like.

What about you? Do you shoot color or b&w? Did you stick to street like Weegee and Smith or have you taken a different route?

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Post by madscphoto »

askafriend wrote: post #5
alvivanco wrote: post #3

Peter McKinnon (lifestyle, landscape, action shots) and Sean Tucker (portraits, street photography, nature sometimes)

Isn't Peter's style a bit of a meme these days?

I think he is a talented photographer but he is unfortunately getting swept up in all the trends of Instagram in his photography, which makes his photos less authentic and interesting. His new obsession with REALLY dark and moody editing is a shame, in my opinion.

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alistairjallan wrote: post #12

Daniel Sanwald to me is one of the most innovative contemporaries. I’ve only met him once but seemed lovely too. Portraits and fashion. Jamie Hawksworth has a keen eye and delivers warmth in his traditional process. He shoots landscape and fashion. Nick Night and Craig Mcdean for pushing the boundaries of fashion photography. Rankin for his work ethic. I could watch him working from my desk for about a year, he worke…

The fashion and portraits genre is not one which I am very well versed in, and I haven't really seen that many photos from it as I haven't been seeking it, but they do make some nice images!

Re: Ask HN: Which photographers do you admire?

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Post by 7373737373 »

madscphoto wrote: post #22
7373737373 wrote: post #15

Yann Arthus-Berthrand and Peter Menzel. They capture nature and human life like I've never seen before "The earth from above": https://search.brave.com/images?q=yann+arthus-bertrand+the+w... The Human (Musics) film is special: https://youtu.be/uog4eCZTUX4 Fascinating portraits of human lives all over the planet: https://www.menzelphoto.com/portfolio/G0000GPaxwfSZQ0Q "What the world eats": https://time.com/8515/what-t…

Yann Arthus-Berthrand's "The earth from above" is amazing! Thank you for sharing it. It reminds me a lot of George Steinmetz's work whom I also shared in my own comment. I've seen Peter Menzel's photos before they are very fascinating. Crazy idea to photograph entire families with either their belongings or what they eat in that way, but it totally works and nobody has done it before (as far as I know). Do you take p…

I think their projects have great humanitarian and documentary value, I wish they were regularly repeated.

In what parts of the world has life become more similar to the viewers', in which parts has it remained distinct? What do people value? Seeing is believing, and understanding, and an opportunity for empathy.

I'm doing some amateur astrophotography myself.

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