Today we will analyze photographs that were taken by recognized masters of photography. 10 great photographers. 10 famous photographs.
Philipp Halsman and his Dali Atomicus, 1948
A brilliant artist must have a brilliant portrait. Perhaps Halsman was guided by this. Perhaps he was inspired by Dali's unfinished work Leda Atomica by that time, which can be seen in the photo, perhaps he wanted to transfer surrealism to photography ... In any case, he needed a studio, additional sources of artificial light, several assistants who splashed water from buckets, calmed cats between takes and kept chairs in the air, 6 hours of work, 28 takes and, of course, Salvador Dali himself.
"Dali Atomicus", Philipp Halsman, 1948
Advice: Do not be afraid to make a large number of takes - one of them will definitely turn out to be successful.
Irving Penn and his Girl in Bed, 1949
Despite the apparent simplicity of this picture at first glance, it fascinates. Is not it? Yes, perhaps, all the work of this brilliant photographer can be described in his own words: “If I look at any object for some time, then the sight fascinates me. This is the photographer's curse." And he was able to convey this fascination with the subject like no one else. Natural light from the window, model, contemplative position of the author - and, in this case, the masterpiece is ready.
Girl in Bed, Irving Penn, 1949
Advice:: To take a beautiful picture of someone or something, you have to fall in love with the subject.
Richard Avedon and his Judy, 1948
Almost all of Richard Avedon's photos show bright, but fleeting moments that we usually don't pay much attention to. But sometimes it is moments like these that can open a person's soul.
Judy, Richard Avedon, 1963
Advice: If you want to become a good photographer, try different genres to help you find your niche in photography.
Ansel Adams and his Tetons and the Serpent River, 1942
Talking about the great photographers and their work, we can not ignore the creator of the zone exposure system and the famous author of books about photography, Ansel Adams. Let's take a look at one of his works: The Tetons and the Serpent River.
In addition to interesting composition, you can see how skillfully Adams uses his system for choosing the ideal exposure of a shot. If you look closely, you can see each of the 10 zones from absolute black to white.
The Tetons and the Serpent River, Ansel Easton Adams, 1942
Advice: even when working with a digital camera, do not ignore the traditional recommendations. You can't always rely on automatic exposure.
Henry Cartier Bresson
Naturally, this post simply could not be complete without Henry Cartier-Bresson. The legendary photo reporter, founder of the Magnum Photos agency, said: “I don't like organizing and managing events. It's horrible. We cannot imitate real life. I adore the truth and shoot only the truth.” We can think about Bresson's photography endlessly, but it's even more useful to read his books The Decisive Moment and Imaginary Reality in the English edition.
Advice: Waiting for a good moment, do not miss it!
Alfred Eisenstadt and his Times Square Victory Day
Alfred Eisenstadt became famous thanks to a photo of a sailor kissing his girlfriend. One photo taken at a turning point made him a real star. And it doesn't matter if the photo is blurry. The photographer did a great job capturing the atmosphere.
"V-J Day in Times Square", Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1945
Advice: Always carry your camera with you.
Ernst Haas
Ernst Haas is a pioneer of digital photography. His famous quotes:
- Photography is an expression of your ideas and feelings. If the high has no place in your soul, you will never notice them in the outside world.
- Beauty speaks for itself. When the process reaches its peak, I take a picture.
- I don't take pictures of new interesting objects. I try to find something new in familiar things.
- When photography appeared, a new language was born. Now we can talk about reality in the language of reality.
- Your camera type doesn't mean anything. Any camera can capture what you see. But you must see.
- There is only you and your camera. All rules and restrictions are in your head.
- Tell me what you see and I'll tell you who you are.
Ernst Haas. Kyushu Island, Japan, 1981
Advice: beauty is everywhere. Find and feel it.
Yusuf Karsh and his portrait of Winston Churchill
Yusuf Karsh is a famous Canadian photographer known for portraits of prominent political figures. The history of this photo is unusual. After a speech in the lower house of parliament, the British prime minister entered the meeting room and saw the photo equipment. He allowed me to take just one photo and lit a cigar. It is not known exactly why the photographer approached Churchill and removed the cigar from his mouth, but that is exactly what Karsh did. He returned to his camera and took a picture.
The photo shows all the skills of Yusuf Karsh. He managed to create an impression of depth and space with the help of light, perfect pose and gesture. The result is a dramatic, enchanting portrait that vividly shows the British Prime Minister's inner strength.
Portrait of Winston Churchill, Yusuf Karsh, 1941
Advice: don't be afraid to provoke your models to show themselves. You can see what is hidden from everyone.
Guyon Miley
Guyon became a popular photographer thanks to the unique mixture of "algebra and harmony" in his photographs and the effect of the moment stopped. Perhaps the light drawings gained popularity precisely because of Mili. Guyon practiced in different areas, constantly experimenting. However, one thing remained unchanged. His ability to capture the grace and drama of the current moment.
Pablo Picasso masters light painting. Guyon Mily, 1949
Advice: do not forget that photography is not only an attractive drawing. Experiment with focus, exposure and shutter speed.
William Smith
We chose to mention this press photographer at the end of the article for a reason. His words should become the slogan of anyone who wants to become a good photographer: “Photography has no end. As soon as I reach the highest point of mastery, an even higher peak is shown in the distance. And I'm on the road again."
William Smith, Dr. Tseriani with a Wounded Child, 1948
Advice: never stop reaching your goals. Shoot not with a camera, but with your soul.
Always analyze the work of famous world photographers in as much detail as possible. Soak up their experiences and notice what expressions they use. One day you will notice how this knowledge is absorbed into your own photographs and becomes the quality of your work.
A collection of iconic photographs from the past 100 years that showcase
the grief of loss and the triumph of the human spirit...
An Australian kisses his Canadian girlfriend. Canadians rioted after the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup.
Three sisters, three "lengths" of time, three photos.
Two legendary captains Pele and Bobby Moore exchange jerseys as a sign of mutual respect. FIFA World Cup, 1970.
1945 Petty Officer Graham Jackson plays "Goin' Home" at President Roosevelt's funeral on April 12, 1945.
1952. 63-year-old Charlie Chaplin.
Eight-year-old Christian accepts the flag during a memorial service for his father. Who was killed in Iraq just a few weeks before he was due to return home.
A veteran near the T34-85 tank, on which he fought during the Great Patriotic War.
A Romanian child hands a balloon to a police officer during protests in Bucharest.
Police Captain Ray Lewis arrested for participating in the Wall Street protests in 2011.
A monk next to an elderly man who died suddenly while waiting for a train in Shanxi Taiyuan, China.
A dog named "Leao" sits for two days at the grave of his owner, who died in terrible landslides.
Rio de Janeiro, January 15, 2011
African American athletes Tommy Smith and John Carlos raise their black-gloved fists in solidarity. Olympic Games, 1968.
Jewish prisoners at the time of their release from the camp. 1945
The funeral of President John F. Kennedy, which took place on November 25, 1963, the birthday of John F. Kennedy Jr.
Footage of JFK Jr saluting his father's coffin was broadcast around the world.
Christians protect Muslims during prayer. Egypt, 2011.
A North Korean man (right) waves from a bus to a weeping South Korean man after a family reunion at Mount Kumgang October 31, 2010. They were separated by the 1950-53 war.
The dog met with his owner after the tsunami in Japan. 2011.
"Wait for me, daddy" is a photograph of a march by the British Columbia Regiment. Five-year-old Warren "Whitey" Bernard ran from his mother to his father, Private Jack Bernard, yelling "Wait for me, Dad." The photograph became widely known, was published in Life, hung in every school in British Columbia during the war, and was used in war bond issues.
Priest Luis Padillo and a soldier wounded by a sniper during an uprising in Venezuela.
A mother and son in Concord, Alabama, near their home, which was completely destroyed by a tornado. April, 2011
A guy looks at a family album he found in the rubble of his old house after the earthquake in Sichuan.
4-month-old girl after the Japanese tsunami.
French citizens at the entrance of the Nazis to Paris during World War II.
Soldier Horace Greasley confronts Heinrich Himmler while inspecting the camp in which he was imprisoned. Surprisingly, Greasley left the camp many times to meet the German girl he was in love with.
A fireman gives water to a koala during wildfires. Australia 2009.
The father of the deceased son, at the 9/11 memorial. During the tenth annual ceremonies, on the grounds of the World Trade Center.
Jacqueline Kennedy at the swearing-in of Lyndon Johnson as President of the United States. Immediately after the death of her husband.
Tanisha Blevin, 5, holds the hand of Hurricane Katrina survivor Nita Lagarde, 105.
A girl, who is in temporary isolation to detect and clean up radiation, looks at her dog through the glass. Japan, 2011
Journalists Yuna Lee and Laura Ling, who were arrested in North Korea and sentenced to 12 years hard labor, have been reunited with their families in California. After successful US diplomatic intervention.
Meeting mother with her daughter, after serving in Iraq.
Young pacifist Jane Rose Casmere, with a flower on the bayonets of the Pentagon guards.
During a protest against the Vietnam War. 1967
"The Man Who Stopped the Tanks"...
An iconic photo of an unknown rebel standing in front of a column of Chinese tanks. Tiananmen, 1989
Harold Whittles hears for the first time in his life - the doctor has just installed a hearing aid for him.
Helen Fisher kisses a hearse carrying the body of her 20-year-old cousin, Private Douglas Halliday.
US Army troops making landfall during D-Day. Normandy, 6 June 1944.
World War II prisoner released by the Soviet Union meets his daughter.
The girl sees her father for the first time.
A Sudan People's Liberation Army soldier during a rehearsal for the Independence Day parade.
Greg Cook hugging his lost dog after he was found. Alabama, after a tornado in March 2012.
Photo taken by astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission. 1968
Take a closer look at this photo. This is one of the most remarkable photographs ever taken. The baby's tiny hand reached out from the womb to squeeze the surgeon's finger. By the way, the child is 21 weeks from conception, the age when he can still be legally aborted. The tiny pen in the photo belongs to a baby who was due to be born on December 28 last year. The photo was taken during an operation in America.
The first reaction is to recoil in horror. It looks like a close-up of some terrible incident. And then you notice, in the very center of the photo, a tiny hand grasping the surgeon's finger.
The child is literally grasping for life. Therefore, this is one of the most remarkable photographs in medicine and a record of one of the most extraordinary operations in the world. It shows a 21-week-old fetus in the womb, before the very spinal surgery that was required to save the baby from severe brain damage. The operation was performed through a tiny incision in the mother's wall and this is the youngest patient. At this time, the mother may choose to have an abortion.
The most famous photograph that no one has ever seen,” is how Associated Press photographer Richard Drew calls his picture of one of the victims of the World Trade Center, who jumped out of the window to her death on September 11
“On the day that was captured on camera and film more than any other day in history,” Tom Junod later wrote in Esquire, “the only taboo by common consent was taking pictures of people jumping out of windows.” Five years later, Richard Drew's "falling man" remains a terrible artifact of that day that should have changed everything but didn't.
Photographer Nick Yut took a photo of a Vietnamese girl running away from the exploding napalm. It was this picture that made the whole world think about the war in Vietnam.
A photo of 9-year-old girl Kim Fook on June 8, 1972 went down in history forever. Kim first saw this picture 14 months later in a hospital in Saigon, where she was being treated for terrible burns. Kim still remembers running from her siblings on the day of the bombing and can't forget the sound of the bombs falling. A soldier tried to help and doused her with water, unaware that this would make the burns worse. Photographer Nick Yut helped the girl and took her to the hospital. At first, the photographer doubted whether to publish a photo of a naked girl, but then he decided that the world should see this picture.
The photo was later named the best photo of the 20th century. Nick Yut tried to keep Kim from becoming too popular, but in 1982, when the girl was studying at a medical university, the Vietnamese government found her, and since then Kim's image has been used for propaganda purposes. “I was under constant control. I wanted to die, this photo haunted me,” says Kim. She later managed to escape to Cuba to continue her education. There she met her future husband. Together they moved to Canada. Many years later, she finally realized that she couldn't run away from this photo and decided to use it and her fame to fight for peace.
Malcolm Brown, a 30-year-old photographer (Associated Press) from New York, received a phone call and was asked to be at a certain intersection in Saigon the next morning, as something very important is about to happen. He went there with a reporter from the New York Times. soon a car drove up, several Buddhist monks got out of it. Among them is Thich Quang Duc, who sat in a lotus position with a box of matches in his hands, while the rest began to pour gasoline on him. Thich Quang Duc struck a match and turned into a living torch. Unlike the weeping crowd watching him burn, he didn't utter a sound or move. Thich Quang Duc wrote a letter to the then head of the Vietnamese government asking him to stop the repression of Buddhists, stop the detention of monks and give them the right to profess and spread their religion, but did not receive a response
On December 3, 1984, the Indian city of Bhopal was hit by the largest man-made disaster in human history. A giant poisonous cloud, released into the atmosphere by an American pesticide factory, covered the city, killing 3,000 people that same night, and 15,000 more in the coming month. In total, more than 150,000 people were affected by the release of toxic waste, and this does not include children born after 1984.
Surgeon Jay Vacanti of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston is working with microengineer Jeffrey Borenstein to develop a technique for growing artificial livers. In 1997, he managed to grow a human ear on the back of a mouse using cartilage cells.
The development of a technique that allows culturing the liver is extremely relevant. In the UK alone, there are 100 people on the waiting list for transplants, and according to the British Liver Trust, most patients die before they get a transplant.
A picture taken by reporter Alberto Korda at a rally in 1960, in which Che Guevara is also visible between a palm tree and someone's nose, claims to be the most widely disseminated photograph in history
The most famous photograph of Steve McCurry, taken by him in a refugee camp on the Afghan-Pakistani border. Soviet helicopters destroyed the village of a young refugee, her whole family died, and before getting to the camp, the girl made a two-week journey in the mountains. After being published in June 1985, this photograph becomes a National Geographic icon. Since then, this image has been used everywhere - from tattoos to rugs, which turned the photo into one of the most replicated photos in the world.
At the end of April 2004, the CBS program 60 Minutes II aired a story about the torture and abuse of inmates at the Abu Ghraib prison by a group of American soldiers. The story showed photographs that were published in The New Yorker a few days later. This became the loudest scandal around the presence of Americans in Iraq.
In early May 2004, the leadership of the US Armed Forces admitted that some of the methods of torture were not in accordance with the Geneva Convention and announced their readiness to publicly apologize.
According to the testimony of a number of prisoners, American soldiers raped them, rode them, forced them to fish food from prison toilets. In particular, the inmates said: “They made us walk on all fours like dogs and yelp. We had to bark like dogs, and if you didn't bark, then you were beaten in the face without any pity. After that, they left us in the cells, took away the mattresses, poured water on the floor and forced us to sleep in this slush without removing the hoods from our heads. And all this was constantly photographed”, “One American said that he would rape me. He drew a woman on my back and forced me to stand in a shameful position, to hold my own scrotum in my hands.
The terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 (often referred to simply as 9/11) was a series of coordinated suicide terrorist attacks that took place in the United States of America. According to the official version, the Islamist terrorist organization Al-Qaeda is responsible for these attacks.
On the morning of that day, nineteen terrorists, allegedly related to Al-Qaeda, divided into four groups, hijacked four scheduled passenger airliners. Each group had at least one member who completed basic flight training. The invaders sent two of these aircraft into the towers of the World Trade Center, American Airlines Flight 11 into WTC 1, and United Airlines Flight 175 into WTC 2, causing both towers to collapse, causing severe damage to adjacent structures.
White and colored
Photo of Elliott Erwitt 1950
The photograph of an officer shooting a handcuffed prisoner in the head not only won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969, but also completely changed American attitudes towards what was happening in Vietnam. Despite the obviousness of the image, in fact, the photograph is not as unambiguous as it seemed to ordinary Americans, filled with sympathy for the executed. The fact is that the man in handcuffs is the captain of the Viet Cong "revenge warriors", and on this day he and his henchmen shot many unarmed civilians. General Nguyen Ngoc Loan, pictured left, has been haunted by his past all his life: he was refused treatment at an Australian military hospital, after moving to the US, he faced a massive campaign calling for his immediate deportation, the restaurant he opened in Virginia, every day was attacked by vandals. "We know who you are!" - this inscription haunted the general of the army all his life
Republican soldier Federico Borel Garcia is depicted in the face of death. The picture caused a huge uproar in society. The situation is absolutely unique. During the whole time of the attack, the photographer took only one picture, while he took it at random, without looking into the viewfinder, he did not look at all in the direction of the “model”. And this is one of the best, one of his most famous photographs. It was thanks to this picture that already in 1938 the newspapers called the 25-year-old Robert Cap "The Greatest War Photographer in the World"
The photo, which depicted the hoisting of the Banner of Victory over the Reichstag, spread around the world. Yevgeny Khaldei, 1945
By the early summer of 1994, Kevin Carter (1960-1994) was at the height of his fame. He had just received the Pulitzer Prize, job offers from famous magazines poured in one after another. “Everyone congratulates me,” he wrote to his parents, “I can’t wait to meet you and show you my trophy. This is the highest recognition of my work, which I did not dare to dream of.
Kevin Carter won the Pulitzer Prize for his photograph "Famine in Sudan" taken in early spring 1993. On this day, Carter flew to Sudan specifically to shoot scenes of hunger in a small village. Tired of shooting people who died of starvation, he left the village in a field overgrown with small bushes and suddenly heard a quiet cry. Looking around, he saw a little girl lying on the ground, apparently dying of hunger. He wanted to take a picture of her, but suddenly a vulture vulture landed a few steps away. Very carefully, trying not to startle the bird, Kevin chose the best position and took a picture. After that, he waited another twenty minutes, hoping that the bird would spread its wings and give him the opportunity to get a better shot. But the damned bird did not move, and in the end, he spat and drove it away. In the meantime, the girl apparently gained strength and went - more precisely crawled - further. And Kevin sat down near the tree and cried. He suddenly terribly wanted to hug his daughter ...
November 13, 1985. Eruption of the volcano Nevado del Ruiz - Colombia. Mountain snow melts, and a mass of mud, earth and water 50 meters thick literally wipes everything in its path from the face of the earth. The death toll exceeded 23,000 people. The disaster received a huge response around the world, thanks in part to a photo of a little girl named Omaira Sanchez. She was trapped, up to her neck in slush, her legs trapped in the concrete structure of the house. Rescuers tried to pump out the dirt and free the child, but in vain. The girl held on for three days, after which she became infected with several viruses at once. As journalist Christina Echandia, who was nearby all this time, recalls, Omaira sang and talked with others. She was frightened and constantly thirsty, but she was very courageous. On the third night, she began to hallucinate.
Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995), a photographer working for Life magazine, strolled around the square photographing the kissers. He later recalled that he noticed a sailor who “rushed around the square and kissed indiscriminately all the women in a row: young and old, fat and thin. I watched, but the desire to photograph did not appear. Suddenly he grabbed something white. I barely had time to raise the camera and take a picture of him kissing the nurse.”
For millions of Americans, this photograph, which Eisenstadt called "Unconditional Surrender", became a symbol of the end of World War II...
In fact, ratings are not a thankful thing and are very subjective. Summing up the best of the best in the rating lists, we still use some kind of our own internal tuning fork. We also decided to make our own rating list of the 10 greatest Soviet photographers, according to the site.
We note right away that the list will include several photographers who worked long before the formation of the Union of Soviets, however, their influence on the development of photography, both Soviet and world, is so great that it was simply impossible to say anything about them. And yet, given the subjectivity of this list, we tried to reflect in it the brightest representatives in each individual photographic genre.
The first place in our ranking undoubtedly belongs to. This is the greatest figure of culture and art. His influence on the development of Soviet art cannot be overestimated. He concentrated on himself all the fine arts of the young country of the Soviets - he was a sculptor, an artist, a graphic designer, and a photographer. Considered one of the founders of constructivism. Rodchenko is a universal and multifaceted figure. He became an effective impetus for the development of photography and design. His methods of constructive construction of photography are used as canons.
The second position is occupied by a Russian photographer of the early 20th century - Georgy Goyningen-Hühne. Despite the fact that Georgy spent his entire professional life and activities in France, England and the USA, he is Russian by origin. And in this case, he serves as an example of how people from Russia achieved recognition and success abroad. George is one of the greatest fashion photographers of the 20s and 30s. By 1925, become the chief photographer of French Vogue. In 1935 - the American Harper's Bazaar. In 1943, two of his books are published, after which all his photographic attention is concentrated on Hollywood celebrities.
The contribution of Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky to the development of photographic art is great. Prokudin-Gorsky was a chemist and a photographer, and the occupation of one helped to improve - the second. He went down in history as the first experimenter who offered the possibility of creating a color photograph in Russia. The method used by Prokudin-Gorsky to acquire a photograph of color was not new. It was proposed back in 1855 by James Maxwell, it included the imposition of three negatives, where each is passed through a filter of a certain color - red, green and blue. These three negatives are superimposed on each other, in the projection they give a color image. Today, thanks to Prokudin-Gorsky, we have the opportunity to see Russia at the beginning of the 20th century in color.
Our top ten is continued by the Soviet military photographer, the author of two of the greatest, iconic photographs of the Great Patriotic War - "The First Day of the War" and "The Banner over the Reichstag" - Yevgeny Khaldei. As a military photographer, Khaldei went through the entire Great Patriotic War, and his most significant works were made in the period from 1941 to 1946. The photographs of Chaldea are overflowing with a sense of historical importance. It is no secret that many of the photographer's works, including the work "The Banner over the Reichstag" were staged. Khaldei believed that photography should convey the spirit of time and events as fully as possible, therefore, there was no need to hurry. The author approached the creation of each work responsibly and thoroughly.
Our list continues with the classic of photographic journalism - Boris Ignatovich. Ignatovich was a close friend and colleague of Alexander Rodchenko, with whom in the late 1920s he organized a photographic association, the Oktyabr Group. It was a time of striving and searching for new forms. Creative people, as a rule, fruitfully engaged in several directions at the same time. So Ignatovich was a photographer, a photojournalist, a documentary filmmaker, a journalist, and an illustrator.
This is followed by the greatest Soviet portrait photographer -. Nappelbaum entered the history of photography as an unrivaled studio portrait photographer. Nappelbaum, a master of compositional solutions, approached the light composition in a surprising and original way, in which all the attention of the viewer is accumulated on the person being portrayed. As in the case with, through the studio of which all foreign celebrities of the 20th century passed, the greatest representatives of the country of the Soviets, right up to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, passed through the Nappelbaum lens. Nappelbaum enjoyed great success and popularity as a good photographer. It is noteworthy that it was he who was invited to photograph the place of death of the great Russian poet - Sergei Yesenin.
Our top ten great Soviet photographers are continued by the first Russian landscape photographer, Vasily Sokornov. One of the first landscape painters who captured the beauty of Russian nature, and especially the Crimea, with a camera, was an artist by education, and a photographer by vocation - Vasily Sokornov. Sokornov's works were very popular during the lifetime of the photographer. Just like the works of , who photographed the nature of Virginia all his life, the works of Sokornov, for the most part, are devoted to the Crimea. They were published in magazines and scattered throughout Russia as postcards. Today it is considered the main chronicler of the Crimean nature of the first decades of the 20th century.
The founder of Russian, Soviet journalistic, social photography - Maxim Dmitriev, occupies the eighth position in our rating. The life and work of Dmitriev is the story of an incredible rise and an equally incredible fall. A native of the Tambov province, a student of the parochial school, by the beginning of the 1900s, Dmitriev became the leading photographer of Moscow. The founder of the photo studio, through which the leading people of the time pass - Ivan Bunin, Fedor Chaliapin, Maxim Gorky. But we love and remember Dmitriev for his chronicle photographs of the Volga region. They concentrate the original life and way of Russia, skillfully noticed by a brilliant photographer. The fall of Dmitriev was the coming to power of the Bolsheviks and widespread dispossession. By the beginning of the 1930s, the artist's photo studio was selected, along with more than seven thousand magnificent local history photographs.
In the modern world, photography is a popular and very widespread branch of art, which continues to actively develop and delight with new discoveries and creations. It seems that why so much enthusiasm around ordinary photography, can it be compared with a picture in which the artist invests a lot of time, soul and effort?
But not everything is so simple, talented photographs can hardly be called “simple”, in order for the frame to come out really bewitching, the master must be a true connoisseur of the moment, be able to catch beauty where it remains invisible to an ordinary person, and then present it in such a way that it becomes accessible to the wide the masses. Is this not art?
Today we will talk about the most talented and famous fashion photographers who have managed to turn the familiar world of photography, bring something new, and also gain recognition from the whole world.
These people cooperate with the most famous glossy publications in the world, the most famous advertising campaigns of the leading companies of our time have been created by their hands, the most famous and wealthy people of the planet strive to get to shoot with them. Isn't that enough to cause everyone's admiration?
- Annie Leibnovitz
Our top 10 is opened by one of the highest paid and most sought after craftsmen, Annie Leibovitz. Each of her works is a recognized work of art, which is admired by even the most ignorant viewers.
While Annie is a master of portraiture, she excels in many other genres. Music stars, famous actors, models, as well as members of her family visited her lens, while everyone who was there became a part of something perfect and extraordinary.
Among them are Queen Elizabeth II, Michael Jackson, George Clooney, Uma Thurman, Natalia Vodianova, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp and many others.
- Patrick Demarchelier
One of the most famous and sought-after French photographers, who started shooting back in the distant 80s and quickly managed to achieve success. Very soon, his pictures began to appear in Glamour, Elle, and a little later - Harper's Bazaar and Vogue.
To get into his lens is the dream of any model, and cult fashion houses from all over the world fought for the right to get a meter to shoot the next advertising campaign. At one time he was the personal photographer of Princess Diana, he photographed a very young Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer and more than once worked with Madonna, Scarlett Johansson and other stars of modern Hollywood.
- Mario Testino
One of the most famous British photographers, is the winner of many prestigious awards. An interesting fact is that Mario became a photographer, in principle, by accident, his family was far from the world of art, and the path that he had to go through to achieve success turned out to be very thorny. But it was worth it!
Today, Testino's work can be found in almost every glossy publication, he has worked with most of the most famous and popular models, became the favorite photographer of Kate Moss, and is also known for his magnificent photographs of the royal family.
- Peter Lindberg
Another world celebrity, winner of many awards and just a talented person. Peter, to a greater extent, became famous as a master of black and white photography, an opponent of the worldwide passion for Photoshop, and therefore prefers to look for perfection in imperfection.
- Stephen Meisel
Considered one of the most popular fashion photographers, he is known for his unique photo shoots for Vogue magazine, as well as a series of very provocative shots for Madonna's book. His works cause a very wide resonance in the public world, however, most of his works continue to be published in fashion publications.
- Ellen von Unwerth
A popular German photographer known for her passion for erotic and staged subjects. Particular success came to Ellen after shooting Claudia Schiffer for Guess. After that, offers poured in, and her work constantly appears in publications such as Vanity Fair, The Face, Vogue and many others.
- Paolo Roversi
In the fashion world, he is known as one of the most mysterious and inaccessible personalities. Few people know this photographer by sight, but many know his signature style, and his work is strikingly different from the typical magazine “stamping”.
His extraordinary long-exposure work is one of the finest and most magnificent images produced in the last century.
- Tim Walker
British photographer who gained his popularity thanks to the fabulous style in which most of his work is created: the directions of surrealism and rococo. As the author himself says, he is often inspired by literary heroes and fairy-tale characters, which is probably why each of his photographs is a whole story.
It is also noteworthy that Walker does not like photoshop, and therefore, to create his unique works, he tries to use real props and the game of lighting.
- Mert and Marcus
One of the most famous and best photo duets, whose work is always recognizable and in demand no less than the work of their older colleagues. Known for their bright, shocking and often provocative photographs, all the most beautiful divas of our planet lit up in their lenses: Kate Moss, Jennifer Lopez, Gisele Bundchen, Natalia Vodianova and many others.
- Inez and Vinood
Another talented photo duet, whose members are employees and have been creating masterpieces for over 30 years. Like most of the above colleagues, they collaborate with the most fashionable glossy publications, shoot advertising campaigns for Isabel Marant and YSL, and are also one of Lady Gaga's favorite photographers.
The image can speak all languages. And their language is understood not only by photographers, but also by photography lovers, just grateful viewers. Photography has witnessed the evolution of cameras, from the traditional camera obscura to the modern digital one. All of them were used to obtain an excellent image. When you think about some of the most famous photographers from the past and present, photography is an art and not just “freezing” the moment.
When William Henry Fox Talbot invented the negative/positive photographic process, he probably had no idea how popular his invention would be. Today, photography, and therefore the specialty of photographers, is divided into different categories that range from fashion, wildlife, interiors, portraits, travel, food to… The list is endless. Let's take a look at some of the most famous photographers in the most popular photography categories. See also examples of their work.
Fashion
Irving Penn
This American photographer is known for his chic and elegant shots, especially from the post-World War II era. Since 1938, he has collaborated with Vogue magazine and actively uses the technique of white and gray backgrounds. It is the use of this technique that makes him the greatest photographer of the time. Penn's photography has always been one step ahead of its time. A series of nude shots made a lot of noise.
Terence Donovan
This British photographer was known for his photographs of the fashion world in the 60s. His indefatigable thirst for adventure was reflected in his work, and in order to obtain beautiful images, the models performed rather daring stunts. Approximately 3,000 advertising images, this man was a member of the richest people in London and was a popular celebrity photographer.
Richard Avedon
It was he who moved away from the traditional understanding of models. Born in New York and set up his own studio in 1946. Richard Avedon showed models in natural light, and many of his works have been published in the pages of Vogue and Life magazines. As a photographer, he received many awards in his time and the images he created were recognized all over the world.
Nature and Wildlife
Ansel Adams
Born in the city of San Francisco. He made a huge contribution to the development of black and white photography. He was interested in questions related to nature. Ansel Adams is the author of several epic photographic frescoes. Received three Guggenheim Fellowships.
Frans Lanting
Frans was born in Rotterdam. His work could be seen on the pages of such magazines as National Geographic, Life, Outdoor Photographer. Frans traveled a lot and his photographs clearly express his love for the flora and fauna of the rainforests.
Galen Rowell
For many years, Galen conveyed the relationship between man and the desert. His photographs, like nothing else, conveyed the fascinating and magnetic beauty of these sultry places. 1984 award winner. Collaborated with many well-known publications of the time. Rowell's work was distinguished by its depth and coverage of everything new in the displayed topic.
Photojournalism
Henri Cartier-Bresson ( Henri Cartier—Bresson)
French photographer who influenced the development of photojournalism for many years. Received international recognition for his coverage of Gandhi's funeral in India in 1948. He traveled extensively around the world and firmly believed that the art of a photojournalist was to capture the "right" moment. Some call him the father of the photo essay.
Eddie Adams
Pulitzer Prize winner and winner of more than 500 prizes. His photographs depicting the Vietnam War from the inside shocked the whole world. Adams also took portraits of celebrities, politicians and military leaders of the time. He believed that the photographer should be able to manipulate the scene in order to reflect the truth.
Felice Beato
Famous "war photographer". His penchant for travel has allowed him to capture many moods and moments in different corners of the earth. Traveled to India, Japan, China. It was Felice who captured the Indian uprising of 1857 and the events of the second Opium War. His powerful and immortal work is still a source of inspiration for photojournalists.
Portrait photography
Ueno Hikoma
Born in Nagasaki. Fame brought portrait work and landscape photography. He started with his own commercial studio, where he gained tremendous experience in portrait photography. The author of portraits of many famous and famous people of that time. In 1891 he made a portrait of the Russian heir to the throne.
Philippe Halsman
Although Halsman suffered some early setbacks in his personal life, this did not stop him from becoming a great portrait painter of his day. His photographs were somewhat sharp and dark and differed significantly from the portraits of the time. Portraits were published in many magazines of that time, including Vogue. After meeting the surrealist artist Salvador Dali, he decides to make a surreal portrait of Dali, a skull and seven nudes. Three hours were spent on the implementation of the planned work. It was he who developed the philosophy of displaying a person in motion, in a jump. He believed that this was the only way to show a “real” person from the inside. At the peak of his career, he took portraits of celebrities such as Alfred Hitchcock, Marilyn Monroe, Winston Churchill, Judy Garland and Pablo Picasso.
Hiro Kikai ( Hiroh Kikai)
The popularity of this Japanese photographer brought monochrome portraits of the inhabitants of the Asakusa district (Tokyo). In his early years, he witnessed many clashes and spent all his free time photographing visitors to Asakusa. A perfectionist by nature, he could spend several days looking for the right person - the subject of shooting.
aerial photography
Talbert Abrams
The first shots in this category were taken while serving in the US Marine Corps during World War II. Photographic images of the squadron during the period of insurgency in Haiti helped decide to continue this art.
William Garnett ( William Garnett)
Born in Chicago in 1916, he began his career as a photographer and graphic designer in 1938. Assisted the US Army in the production of training films for US troops. By 1949, he had already acquired his own aircraft and switched to aerial photography.
Underwater photography
Dustin Humphrey
A surfer and photography enthusiast who has his own photography studio in Bali. His passion for surfing helped him take some amazing photos for which he received the Sony World Photography Award in 2009. It's amazing how he managed to gather so many people and film it all without a single cut!
