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In fact, ratings are not a rewarding thing and are very subjective. When summing up the best of the best in rating lists, we still use some kind of inner tuning fork. We also decided to make our own ranking list of the 10 greatest Soviet photographers, according to the site.
Let us immediately note 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 also, taking into account 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. It became an effective impetus for the development of photography and design. His methods of constructive construction of photographs are used as canons.
In second position is the Russian photographer of the early 20th century, Georgy Goyningen-Hüne. Despite the fact that Georgy spent his entire professional life and activity in France, England and the USA, he is still Russian by origin. And in this case, he serves as an example of how immigrants from Russia achieved recognition and success abroad. Georgiy is one of the greatest fashion photographers of the 20s and 30s. By 1925, he became the chief photographer of French Vogue. In 1935 - American Harper's Bazaar. In 1943, two of his books were published, after which all his photographic attention 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 his occupation helped him improve the other. He went down in history as the first experimenter to propose the possibility of creating color photography in Russia. The method of acquiring color in a photograph that Prokudin-Gorsky used was not new. It was proposed back in 1855 by James Maxwell; it involved the superposition of three negatives, where each was passed through a filter of a certain color - red, green and blue. These three negatives, superimposed on each other, produce a color image in projection. Today, thanks to Prokudin-Gorsky, we have the opportunity to see Russia at the beginning of the 20th century in color.
Continuing our top ten greats is 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” - Evgeniy Khaldei. As a war photographer, Khaldei went through the entire Great Patriotic War, and his most significant works were made in the period from 1941 to 1946. Chaldea's photographs are filled 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 the times and events as fully as possible, therefore there was no need to rush. 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 associate of Alexander Rodchenko, with whom he organized the photographic association “October Group” in the late 20s. It was a time of aspiration and search for new forms. Creative people, as a rule, were fruitful in several directions at the same time. So Ignatovich was a photographer, a photojournalist, a documentary filmmaker, a journalist, and an illustrator.
Next comes the greatest Soviet portrait photographer -. Nappelbaum went down in the history of photography as an unsurpassed studio portrait photographer. Nappelbaum, a master of compositional solutions, had a surprising and original approach to light composition, in which all the viewer’s attention is concentrated on the person being portrayed. As in the case of , through whose studio all the foreign celebrities of the 20th century passed, the greatest representatives of the Soviet country, right up to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, passed through Nappelbaum’s lens. Nappelbaum enjoyed enormous 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.
The first Russian landscape photographer, Vasily Sokornov, continues our list of ten great Soviet photographers. One of the first landscape painters who captured the beauty of Russian nature, and primarily Crimea, with a camera, was an artist by education and a photographer by vocation - Vasily Sokornov. Sokornov’s works were extremely popular during the photographer’s lifetime. Just like the works of Sokornov, who spent his entire life photographing the nature of Virginia, Sokornov’s works are mostly dedicated to the Crimea. They were published in magazines and postcards were sent all over Russia. Today he is considered the main chronicler of Crimean nature in the first decades of the 20th century.
The founder of Russian, Soviet journalistic, social photography, Maxim Dmitriev, occupies the eighth position in our rating. Dmitriev's life and work is a story of incredible rise and equally incredible fall. A native of the Tambov province, a student at a parochial school, by the early 1900s, Dmitriev became a leading photographer in Moscow. The founder of the photo studio, through which the leading people of the time pass - Ivan Bunin, Fedr Chaliapin, Maxim Gorky. But we love and remember Dmitriev for his chronicle photographs of the Volga region. They contain the original life and way of life of Russia, skillfully noted by the brilliant photographer. The downfall of Dmitriev was the rise to power of the Bolsheviks and widespread dispossession. By the early 1930s, the artist's photographic studio had been selected, along with more than seven thousand magnificent local history photographs.
Today we will analyze photographs that were taken by recognized masters of photography. 10 great photographers. 10 famous photographs.
Philippe Halsman and his "Dali Atomicus", 1948
A brilliant artist must have a brilliant portrait. Perhaps Halsman was motivated by this. Perhaps he was inspired by that time by Dali’s unfinished work Leda Atomica, which can be seen in the photo, perhaps he wanted to transfer surrealism into photography... In any case, he needed a studio, additional sources of artificial light, several assistants who splashed water from buckets, calmed down cats between takes and held chairs in the air, 6 hours of work, 28 takes and, of course, Salvador Dali himself.
"Dali Atomicus", Philippe Halsman, 1948
Advice: Don't be afraid to do 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 photograph at first glance, it is mesmerizing. Is not it? Yes, perhaps, the entire work of this brilliant photographer can be described in his own words: “If I look at any object for some time, the spectacle fascinates me. This is the photographer’s curse.” And he knew how to convey this fascination with the subject of photography like no one else. Natural light from the window, a model, the contemplative position of the author - and, in this case, the masterpiece is ready.
"Girl in Bed", Irving Penn, 1949
Advice:: To photograph someone or something beautifully, you need to fall in love with the subject.
Richard Avedon and his "Judy", 1948
Almost all of Richard Avedon's photographs show bright but fleeting moments that we usually don't pay much attention to. But sometimes it’s moments like these that can open a person’s soul.
"Judy", Richard Avedon, 1963
Advice: If you want to become a good photographer, try yourself in different genres - this will help you find your niche in photography.
Ansel Adams and his Tetons and Snake River, 1942
When talking about great photographers and their works, we cannot ignore the creator of the zone exposure system and the famous author of books on photography, Ansel Adams. Let's take a look at one of his works: The Tetons and the Snake River.
In addition to the interesting composition, you can see how skillfully Adams uses his system for choosing the ideal exposure for a photo. If you look closely, you can see each of the 10 zones ranging from pitch black to white.
The Tetons and the Snake River, Ansel Easton Adams, 1942
Advice: Even when working with a digital camera, do not ignore 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, creator of the Magnum Photos agency, said: “I don’t like organizing and managing events. It's horrible. We can't imitate real life. I adore the truth and shoot only the truth.” We can think about Bresson's photography endlessly, but it is even more useful to read his books "The Decisive moment" and "Imaginary reality" in English edition.
Advice: If you wait for the right moment, don’t miss it!
Alfred Eisenstadt and his "Victory Day in Times Square"
Alfred Eisenstadt became famous thanks to the photo of a sailor kissing his girlfriend. One photo taken at a turning point made him a real star. And it doesn’t matter that the photo is blurry. The photographer did a wonderful job of 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 photo.
- 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.
- The type of camera you have doesn't matter. Any camera can capture what you see. But you must see.
- It's just you and your camera. All rules and restrictions are in your head.
- Tell me what you see and I will 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 renowned Canadian photographer known for his portraits of prominent political figures. The story behind 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 just one photo to be taken and lit a cigar. It is not known exactly why the photographer approached Churchill and took the cigar out of his mouth, but that is exactly what Karsh did. He returned to his camera and took a photo.
The photo shows all the skills of Yusuf Karsh. He was able to create the impression of depth and space with the help of light, perfect pose and gesture. The result is a dramatic, captivating portrait that vividly reveals the inner strength of the British prime minister.
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 Mili
Guyon became a popular photographer thanks to his unique mixture of “algebra and harmony” in his photographs and the effect of a frozen moment. Perhaps light paintings gained popularity precisely because of Mili. Guyon practiced in different areas, constantly experimenting. However, one thing remained the same. His ability to capture the grace and drama of the moment.
"Pablo Picasso masters light painting." Guyon Mili, 1949
Advice: Don't forget that photography is more than just an attractive drawing. Experiment with focus, exposure and shutter speed.
William Smith
We decided 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. Just as I reach the highest point of mastery, an even higher peak appears in the distance. And I'm on the road again."
William Smith "Doctor Ceriani with a wounded child", 1948
Advice: never stop achieving your goals. Shoot not with your camera, but with your soul.
Always analyze the works of famous world photographers in as much detail as possible. Absorb 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 last 100 years that demonstrate
the grief of loss and the triumph of the human spirit...
An Australian man kisses his Canadian girlfriend. Canadians rioted after the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup.
Three sisters, three “segments” 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 weeks before he was due to return home.
A veteran near the T34-85 tank, in 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 was arrested for his involvement in the 2011 Wall Street protests.
A monk stands 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 Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their black-gloved fists in a gesture of solidarity. Olympic Games, 1968.
Jewish prisoners at the moment of their release from the camp. 1945
The funeral of President John F. Kennedy took place on November 25, 1963, John F. Kennedy Jr.'s birthday.
Footage of John Kennedy 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 tearful South Korean after a family reunion near Mount Kumgang, October 31, 2010. They were separated by the 1950-53 war.
A dog met its owner after the tsunami in Japan. 2011.
"Wait for Me, Dad" is a photograph of the British Columbia Regiment marching. Five-year-old Warren "Whitey" Bernard ran from his mother to his father, Private Jack Bernard, shouting "Wait for me, Daddy." 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 the 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 Sichuan earthquake.
4-month-old girl after the Japanese tsunami.
French citizens as the Nazis enter 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 a German girl with whom he was in love.
A fireman gives water to a koala during forest fires. Australia 2009.
Father of his dead son, at the 9/11 memorial. During the tenth annual ceremonies, on the site of the World Trade Center.
Jacqueline Kennedy taking the oath 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, 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 of hard labor, have been reunited with their families in California. After successful diplomatic intervention by the US.
A mother meeting with her daughter after serving in Iraq.
Young pacifist Jane Rose Kasmir, with a flower on the bayonets of guards at the Pentagon.
During a protest against the Vietnam War. 1967
"The Man Who Stopped the Tanks"...
An iconic photograph of an unknown rebel who stood in front of a column of Chinese tanks. Tiananmen 1989
Harold Vittles hears for the first time in his life - the doctor has just installed a hearing aid for him.
Helen Fisher kisses the hearse carrying the body of her 20-year-old cousin, Private Douglas Halliday.
US Army troops land ashore during D-Day. Normandy, June 6, 1944.
A World War II prisoner freed by the Soviet Union met his daughter.
The girl sees her father for the first time.
A Sudan People's Liberation Army soldier at a rehearsal for the Independence Day parade.
Greg Cook hugs his lost dog after he was found. Alabama, after the March 2012 tornado.
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 mother's 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 hand in the photo belongs to a baby who was due 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. It is therefore 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, just before the spinal surgery 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 stage the mother may choose to have an abortion.
The most famous photograph that no one has seen is what Associated Press photographer Richard Drew calls his photograph of one of the World Trade Center victims who jumped from a window to his death on September 11
“On that day, which, more than any other day in history, was captured on camera and film,” Tom Junod later wrote in Esquire, “the only taboo, by common consent, was the pictures of people jumping from windows.” Five years later, Richard Drew's Falling Man remains a terrible artifact of the day that should have changed everything, but didn't.
Photographer Nick Yut took a photo of a Vietnamese girl running away from an exploding napalm bomb. It was this photo that made the whole world think about the Vietnam War.
The photo of 9-year-old girl Kim Phuc on June 8, 1972 has gone down in history forever. Kim first saw this photo 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 cannot forget the sound of the bombs falling. A soldier tried to help and poured water on her, not realizing that this would make the burns even worse. Photographer Nick Ut 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 decided that the world should see this photo.
Later the photo was called the best photo of the 20th century. Nick Yut tried to protect Kim from becoming too popular, but in 1982, when the girl was studying at 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 could not escape from this photograph, and decided to use it and her fame to fight for peace.
Malcolm Brown, a 30-year-old Associated Press photographer from New York, received a telephone call asking him to be at a certain intersection in Saigon the next morning because... something very important is about to happen. He came there with a reporter from the New York Times. Soon a car pulled up and several Buddhist monks got out. Among them is Thich Quang Duc, who sat in the lotus position with a box of matches in his hands, while others began to pour gasoline on him. Thich Quang Duc struck a match and turned into a living torch. Unlike the crying crowd watching him burn, he did not make 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 practice and spread their religion, but received no response
On December 3, 1984, the Indian city of Bhopal suffered from the largest man-made disaster in human history. A giant toxic cloud released into the atmosphere by an American pesticide plant covered the city, killing three thousand people that same night, and another 15 thousand in the next 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 an artificial liver. In 1997, he managed to grow a human ear on the back of a mouse using cartilage cells.
The development of technology that allows culturing the liver is extremely important. In the UK alone, there are 100 people on the transplant waiting list, and according to the British Liver Trust, the majority of patients die before receiving a transplant.
A photo 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 circulated photo in the history of photography.
The most famous photograph of Stephen McCurry, taken by him in a refugee camp on the Afghan-Pakistan border. Soviet helicopters destroyed the village of a young refugee, her entire family was killed, and the girl traveled for two weeks in the mountains before getting to the camp. After its publication in June 1985, this photograph became a National Geographic icon. Since then, this image has been used everywhere - from tattoos to rugs, which turned the photograph 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 prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison by a group of American soldiers. The story featured photographs that were published in The New Yorker magazine a few days later. This became the biggest scandal surrounding the American presence in Iraq.
In early May 2004, the leadership of the US Armed Forces admitted that some of its torture methods did not comply with the Geneva Convention and announced its readiness to publicly apologize.
According to the testimony of a number of prisoners, American soldiers raped them, rode them on horseback, and forced them to fish food out of prison toilets. In particular, the prisoners said: “They forced us to walk on all fours, like dogs, and yelp. We had to bark like dogs, and if you didn’t bark, you were hit in the face without any mercy. After that, they threw us in cells, took away our mattresses, spilled water on the floor and forced us to sleep in this slurry without removing the hoods from our heads. And they were constantly photographing it all,” “One American said he would rape me. He drew a woman on my back and forced me to stand in a shameful position, holding my own scrotum in my hands.”
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (often referred to simply as 9/11) were a series of coordinated suicide terrorist attacks that occurred in the United States of America. According to the official version, responsibility for these attacks lies with the Islamist terrorist organization Al-Qaeda.
On the morning of that day, nineteen terrorists allegedly associated with al-Qaeda, divided into four groups, hijacked four scheduled passenger airliners. Each group had at least one member who had completed basic flight training. The hijackers flew two of these airliners into the World Trade Center towers, 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
Photograph by 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 changed the way Americans think about what happened in Vietnam. Despite the obviousness of the image, in fact the photograph is not as clear as it seemed to ordinary Americans, filled with sympathy for the executed man. 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 and killed many unarmed civilians. General Nguyen Ngoc Loan, pictured on the left, was haunted his whole life by his past: 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 army general all his life
Republican soldier Federico Borel García is depicted facing death. The photo caused a huge shock in society. The situation is absolutely unique. During the entire attack, the photographer took only one photo, and he took it at random, without looking through the viewfinder, he did not look towards the “model” at all. And this is one of the best, one of his most famous photographs. It was thanks to this photograph that already in 1938 newspapers called 25-year-old Robert Capa “The Greatest War Photographer in the World.”
The photograph showing the hoisting of the Victory Banner over the Reichstag spread throughout the world. Evgeny Khaldey, 1945
By the early summer of 1994, Kevin Carter (1960-1994) was at the height of his fame. He had just won the Pulitzer Prize, and job offers from famous magazines were pouring 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 even dream of.”
Kevin Carter won the Pulitzer Prize for his photograph "Famine in Sudan," taken in the early spring of 1993. On this day, Carter specially flew to Sudan to film scenes of famine in a small village. Tired of photographing people who had died of hunger, he left the village into 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 photo of her, but suddenly a vulture landed a few steps away. Very carefully, trying not to spook the bird, Kevin chose the best position and took the photo. 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. Meanwhile, the girl apparently gained strength and walked - or rather crawled - further. And Kevin sat down near the tree and cried. He suddenly had a terrible desire to hug his daughter...
November 13, 1985. Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts in Colombia. The mountain snow melts, and a 50-meter-thick mass of mud, earth and water literally wipes out everything in its path. The death toll exceeded 23,000 people. The disaster received a huge response around the world, thanks in part to a photograph of a little girl named Omaira Sanchez. She found herself trapped, neck-deep in the slush, her legs caught in the concrete structure of the house. Rescuers tried to pump out the mud and free the child, but in vain. The girl survived for three days, after which she became infected with several viruses at once. As journalist Cristina Echandia, who was nearby all this time, recalls, Omaira sang and communicated with others. She was scared and constantly thirsty, but she behaved very courageously. On the third night she began to hallucinate.
Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995), a photographer working for Life magazine, walked around the square photographing people kissing. 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 there was no desire to take a photo. Suddenly he grabbed something white. I barely had time to raise the camera and take a photo 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...
We have already talked about people’s addiction to creating all sorts of ratings and top lists, on the “best”, “great”, “famous”, etc. We talked about and. Today we will talk about what we think are the most influential photographers of all time. Let's talk about ten photographers who had the greatest influence on the development of photography as an art.
10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Richard Avedon
In the first position of influential photographers is the American photographer Richard Avedon. Avedon is an American fashion photographer and portrait photographer who defined American style, image, beauty and culture of the second half of the 20th century with his work. Avedon was the epitome of the modern photographer - charming and elegant. He easily mixed photographic genres and created successful, commercial, iconic, memorable images. He was the first to take large-format portraits, against a stark white background, using two images in one frame, allowing the portrait to tell a story in one shot.
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10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - William Eugene Smith
The list of influential photographers continues with American photojournalist William Eugene Smith. Smith was obsessed with his work and refused to make any professional compromise. He went down in history with his truthful, brutal and incriminating black and white photographs from the Second World War. Member of the photo agency "". During World War II he worked as a war photojournalist and correspondent. The author of amazingly powerful reportage black and white photographs.
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10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Helmut Newton
In third position is the already well-known German “sex seller” Helmut Newton. Newton had an undeniable influence on the development of erotic photography, creating a powerful image of the woman. With his works he defined the main canons of fashion photography. He was the first to use ring flash for fashion photography.
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10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Irving Penn
Next comes the American fashion photographer and portrait painter Irving Penn. It is believed that every photographic portrait or symbolic still life owes something to Pen. He was the first photographer to make the most of the simplicity of black and white in photography. Considered the leading genius photographer of Vogue magazine.
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10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - GuyLouis Bourdin
In fifth position is French photographer GuyLouis Bourdin. No fashion photographer has been copied more than Bourdain. He was the first photographer to create narrative complexity in his work. To describe a photographer’s work, you will need many epithets. They are sensual, provocative, shocking, exotic, surreal, and sometimes sinister. And Bourdain brought all this to fashion photography.
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10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Henri Cartier-Bresson
The list of ten influential photographers continues with the founder of the greatest photographic agency "", the French documentary photographer, the father of documentary photography and photojournalism, in general, the greatest. One of the first to use 35 mm film when shooting. Creator " "The Decisive Moment", the so-called “decisive moment”. He believed that a real photograph cannot be subject to any modification. He worked on the creation of the “Street Photography” genre, in which he defended the principles of sudden, unstaged photography. He left behind a great photographic legacy, which today serves as educational material for anyone who wants to become a professional documentarian and photojournalist.
10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Diane Arbus
The only female photographer on our list is an American photographer. During her short, fast-paced life, Arbus was able to say so much that her photographs are still the subject of controversy and discussion. She was the first to pay close attention to people who are outside the norm as such.
10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Elliott Erwitt
Next up is French advertising and documentary photographer Elliott Erwitt. Elliott is one of the masters of Henri Cartier-Breson's "decisive moment". Member of the photographic agency Magnum Photos. He has an unsurpassed sense of humor with which he approaches every photograph of everyday life. Master of documentary street photography. Big fan of dogs in the frame.
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10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Walker Evans
In ninth position of our influential ten is an American photographer known for his series of works dedicated to the Great Depression - Walker Evans. He is considered a chronicler of American life, who created order and beauty in the frame through composition.
10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Martin Parr
The top ten most influential photographers are completed by British photographer and photojournalist Martin Parr. A member of the photographic agency Magnum Photos, Martine Parr had a major influence on the development of documentary photography at the end of the 20th century. Unlike classic black and white genre photography, Parr uses intense colors, thereby elevating the everyday photograph to the level of art. Considered the leading chronicler of daily life in England.
The image can speak all languages. And their language is understood not only by photographers, but also by photography lovers, simply grateful viewers. Photography has witnessed the evolution of cameras, from the traditional pinhole camera to the modern digital camera. All of them were used to produce excellent images. When you think about some of the most famous photographers from the past and present, you realize that photography is an art, not just freezing a moment.
When William Henry Fox Talbot invented the negative/positive photographic process, he probably had no idea how popular his invention would become. 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 goes on and on. Let's take a look at some of the most famous photographers in the most popular photography categories. We will also look at examples of their work.
Fashion
Irving Penn
This American photographer is known for his chic and elegant images, especially those from the post-World War II period. Since 1938, he has collaborated with Vogue magazine and actively uses the technique of white and gray backgrounds. It is his use of this technique that makes him the greatest photographer of his time. Penn's photography was always one step ahead of its time. A series of nude photos caused a lot of noise.
Terence Donovan
This British photographer was famous for his photographs depicting the fashion world in the 60s. His indefatigable thirst for adventure was reflected in his creativity, and to obtain beautiful images, models performed some rather daring stunts. With around 3,000 advertising images, the man was a fixture in the homes of London's richest and was a popular photographer for celebrities.
Richard Avedon
It was he who moved away from the traditional understanding of models. Born in New York and created his studio in 1946. Richard Avedon showed models in natural light, and many of his works were 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 San Francisco. He made a huge contribution to the development of black and white photography. He was interested in issues related to nature. Ansel Adams is the author of several epic photographic murals. Received three Guggenheim Fellowships.
Frans Lanting
France was born in Rotterdam. His work could be seen on the pages of such magazines as National Geographic, Life, and Outdoor Photographer. France has traveled extensively and his photographs clearly express his love for the flora and fauna of tropical forests.
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. Prize winner in 1984. He collaborated with many famous publications of that time. Rowell's work was distinguished by its depth and coverage of everything new in the subject matter displayed.
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. Traveled widely around the world and firmly believed that the art of photojournalism lies in capturing the “right” moment. Some call him the father of photo reporting.
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 a photographer should be able to manipulate a scene to reflect the truth.
Felice Beato
Famous "war photographer". His penchant for travel has allowed him to capture many moods of people and moments in different parts of the world. Visited India, Japan, China. It was Felice who captured the Indian uprising of 1857 and the events of the second Opium War. His powerful and timeless works continue to inspire photojournalists today.
Portrait photography
Ueno Hikoma
Born in Nagasaki. Portrait works and landscape photographs brought fame. He started with his own commercial studio, where he gained enormous experience in portrait photography. 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 several setbacks in his personal life early on, this did not stop him from becoming a superb portrait painter of his time. His photographs were somewhat harsh and dark and differed significantly from portraits of the time. Portraits were published in many magazines of the time, including Vogue. After meeting the surrealist artist Salvador Dali, he decides to make a surreal portrait of Dali, a skull and seven nude figures. It took three hours to complete the planned work. It was he who developed the philosophy of displaying a person in motion, in a jump. I 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)
Monochrome portraits of residents of the Asakusa district (Tokyo) brought fame to this Japanese photographer. 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 searching for the right person - the subject of photography.
Aerial photography
Talbert Abrams
The first photographs 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 the 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 producing training films for US troops. By 1949, he had already acquired his own plane and switched to aerial photography.
Photography underwater
Dustin Humphrey
Surfer and big lover of photography, who has his own photo studio in Bali. His passion for surfing helped him take simply masterpiece photographs, 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 edit!
