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The inspiration of one comes from the creativity of others. If you want to grow as a photographer, it is best to learn from the masters. Kappa and Rosenthal are some of the greats, but it never hurts to seek inspiration from current photographers. Today I bring you a list of 100 professional photographers, some very popular, others less so, but they all have a common denominator: they are great professionals in their photographic genre and their work is of irrefutable quality.
I include his page so you can enjoy his work carefully. There are 100 of them, they are in no particular order and they all have something to teach you. And at the end, as a bonus, I bring you a little gift, famous photographers that you probably didn't know they were.
100 PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO CAN INSPIRE YOUR NEXT GREAT PHOTOGRAPH
1. Tom Hoops: A self-taught Englishman who started his career late, at over 38 years of age. What he missed was photography until he started taking photos.
2. Brook Pifer:He has received a good number of awards as a portrait painter: spontaneity, introspection and determination is what he looks for in faces.
3. Sergio Belinchon:Spanish master of compositions.
4.Smetana Andreas:An Australian specializing in advertising photography.
5. Dave Hill:An American from the west coast who has named his own secret style that no one has been able to decipher so far: the famous Dave Hill effect.
6. Levon Biss: He has worked for major brands, from Adidas to HSBC, through Puma and Texaco, among others.
7. Mitchell Kanashkevich: This globetrotter seeks out ancient cultures to steal an image from them.
8. Jose Manuel Ballester: A classic, great artist. National Photography Award 2010.
9. Gavin Gough: Excellent light treatment.
10. Chase Jarvis: Limitless creativity and daring framing. Wide theme of photos.
11. Lisa Bettany: A Canadian who, fed up with being a model and actress, became behind the camera photographing nature.
12. Kalyan Varma: Very ambitious and capable of fulfilling his ambitions.
13. Tim Lamen:A biologist very committed to the environment. He denounces through the photos of him.
14. Marina Cano:A Spanish veteran who has a unique and very special look at nature photography. Emotion in each of her images.
15. Mario de Aguayvives:Another Spaniard, an excellent portraitist.
16. Cyril Jazbec:Cold images, chiaroscuro and always a hyperdeveloped artistic side.
17. Genin Andrada: International photographer with contributions to National Geographic.
18.John Write:Learn portraits from the photographs of this man.
19.Clayton Bozard:American specialized in art photography.
20. Carlos Aires:An interesting specimen of patriotic portraiture.
21. Morgan Norman: A very theatrical dreamer but at the same time he achieves naturalness.
22. Peter Kool.Street photographer who knows how to capture the precise moment.
23. Denis Rouvre:Romanticism and fantasy in some works, quite the opposite in others.
24.Thomas Kettner:Technique and art come together in his photographs.
25. Lynsey Addario:A Yankee press photographer who works all over India.
26. Nickonken: Some hate their approaches, most learn from them.
27.Robert Dann:A veteran who can bring you a lot.
28. Simon Plestenjak:A Slovenian drawn to both geometry and facial expression. He deals with various topics.
29.David Lindsey Wade: The son of two artists, this young photographer used machine photography, which fascinates him, to break away from the more traditional way of presenting art.
30. Jonas Peterson:A wedding photographer. You will be surprised at the approach and quality of his work.
31. Lee Towndrow:Strongly inspired by design, he turned to photography from the world of music album covers. He worked in Buenos Aires until a few years ago.
32. Laura Makabresku.Artistic photographer whose work will not leave you indifferent.
33. Lyndon Wade:His iconic images are those of suspended animation. It has a great capacity to inspire thought and create narrative from interrupted movements.
34.Kalle Gustafsson:A master of the use of color.
35. Henrik Knudsen:A Nordic who creates stories from everyday images.
36.Yuri Yasuda:His portraits of modern, urban tribes serve as inspiration to many imitators.
37. Koen Demuynck:The bizarre and the comic come together in his photographic works.
38.Adam Alex:He started making compositions for weddings and stood out for his unique style and enormous quality.
39.Sarah Cheng-DeWinne:A freelance specialized in portraits, fashion and conceptual photography. Her goal is to represent identities through photography. She gets it.
40. Dimitris Theocharis:His photographs can help you discover new approaches to composition.
41.Luigi Bussolati:Still lifes are her focus, not people. His game of colors of resting objects is excellent.
42. Cornelia Adams: A photography veteran who currently runs a photography agency.
43.Simon Hoegsberg:Master in giving a new approach to everyday situations.
44.Tom Khan:A magician of the frames.
45.Andrew G Hobbs:A New Zealander who has done covers for Esquire, Rolling Stones, The Sunday Times Style, among others.
46. Aaron Ruell:An artist designing still scenes.
47. Timothy Hogan:This photographer can teach you a lot about object photography; It gives them personality.
48. Joel Rhodin: Master in the use of light, take a look at his work if you want to be a good portrait painter.
49. Florian Ritter: His specialty is the photography of landscapes and urban scenes.
50. Kazuha Matsumoto:A Japanese with a characteristic: you will never know exactly what he has photographed. He likes to play with double meanings. He is currently dedicated to advertising photography.
51.Ben Hassett: He has a Vogue cover to his credit.
52. Francois-Xavier Marciat: His black and white of everyday scenes create a trend.
53.Nicholas Samaras:This Greek does excellent work in underwater photography.
54.Alex Prager:Dark and cinematic photographs.
55. Bjorn Lofterud:I don't know if he takes advertising or ironic photos with the products themselves. But without a doubt, it gives a new approach to any subject.
56. Quentin Shih: A Chinese specialized in photography for magazines, art and fashion. He also does commercials.
57.Robin Skjoldborg:Genius of group scenes.
58. Ryan Pavlovich: A true photography chameleon who has touched all the sticks.
59. Alessandro Rocchi:Italian artist born in Pesaro, he does both commercial and artistic or documentary photography.
60. Natasha Gudermane:This photographer has a somewhat haunting and sinister streak. She knows how to play with double meanings.
61.Simon Powell: He works mainly with models and has one of the most changeable styles of photography, landscapes, sports or nature are among his favorite subjects.
62.Adam von Mack:Great mixes of eroticism, sensuality and elegance.
63. Seb Janiak:His compositions transport us to strange worlds.
64. Carlos Bellavia:Take a look at his page. He has great work in detail and nude photography.
65.Martin Amis:An unconventional photographer. His treatment of empty spaces can teach you a trick, or at least make you reflect.
66.Zhang Jingna: This photographer has worked for Vogue, Elle and Harper's Bazaar. She was named to the 2018 Forbes Under 30 Asia list.
67. Christoph Echard:He works with protest movements, compromised photography, collage. He is French.
68. Victor Shalom:If you want to dedicate yourself to fashion photography, check out their website.
69. Hirano Aichi:An indefinable style that makes you wonder what story is behind the photos.
70. Alexandra Hager:Compositions and quasi-surreal photography.
71.Bagrad Badalian:It does not have a recommended style for the more traditional or naive mentality. Take a look at his gallery.
72. Herve Lefebvre: A specialist in advertising photography, he works on commission from Bordeaux. At the moment he has done prestigious commissions for magazines and agencies.
73. Pierre Choiniere:Canadian. Excellent facial treatment.
74. Nobuyuki Kobayashi:A freelance Japanese who has treated indigenous peoples of South America.
75.Michael David Adams:I don't know if it has the best photographs, but it does have the best models. Fashion, eroticism, glamour.
76. Klaus Nigge: Since 1984 participating in publications such as National Geographic and GEO, essential for lovers of bird photography.
77.Victoria Diehl: Spanish from La Coruña, graduated in Fine Arts and with various photographic projects to her credit. The human body and emotions are her central themes.
78. Tony Dorio: Specialist in anonymous photography through the streets of Chicago.
79.Daniel Kennedy: Fashion photographer posed for by many celebrities and celebrities.
80.Stuartbicknell : Nature, landscapes, fauna and flora are his favorite subjects.
81.Eric Ryan Anderson: Portrait photographer with a strong penchant for retro and vintage style.
82.Brian Hampton: If you are attracted to the wild life of animals and Safaris, the works of this photographer will give you the dose of inspiration you need.
83.Rickard Sund: It stands out mainly in studio photography and with excellent management of artificial light.
84. Vari Carames: Self-taught Spanish with a special fixation for windows.
85. Gabriel Campuzano: Another Spaniard, architect and photographer with a very personal style where he combines photography, drawing and text.
86.Daniel Weisser:Very eclectic German photographer, specialized in portrait, music and fashion photography.
87. Oliviero Toscani:So veteran that it's almost a classic, you've seen his campaigns for Benetton a thousand times.
88. Edward Olive: A photographer of weddings, baptisms and communions. Do not get carried away by the topic: he has artistic photos of great depth.
89.Brent Stirton: Custom photojournalist, exceptional.
90. Christian Oth: Excellent photos and very good presentation portfolio.
99.Joel Robinson: Canadian photographer with a very personal style marked by fantasy and the dream world.
And by more than justified popular request, I include:
100. Chema Madoz: National Photography Award 2000. Master of black and white surrealism. I'm lovin 'it.
FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS OR FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS
As I promised you at the beginning of the article, I bring you a bonus with ten celebrities who are very fond of photography (some are even professionally dedicated) that will surprise you. Did you know that these celebrities love photography?
1.Bryan Adams.We all know him as a musician, but... did you know that he was a great fan of photography? So much so that today he is his main occupation.
2.Lenny Kravitz. Another singer behind the camera. In addition to photographing his own paparazzi while he was in the spotlight or holding an exhibition, he has also been the photographer for the Don Perignon advertising campaign and has collaborated with Leica , for example.
3.Jeff Bridges. This time it's a very well-known actor who seems to feel just as comfortable in front of the camera as he is behind it.
4.Jessica Lange. In addition to being a great actress with two Oscars to her credit, she is a photographer. Part of her work is gathered in this photobook.
5. Antonio Banderas. One of our most international actors has photography as a hobby and he doesn't seem to be bad at it. A few years ago he presented an interesting photographic exhibition with women as the main theme entitled «Secrets about black».
6.Viggo Mortensen . Another actor, there are also many film directors, but I think we are much less surprised because the relationship is more evident. However, many of you will be surprised by this facet of Mortensen.
7. Helena Christensen. Helena was one of the most recognized and photographed models of the 90s . Now she is the one who takes the photos.
8. Lou Reed. We introduce a musician who also used the camera to express his emotions beyond the songs.
9. Andreu Buenafuente. One of our most famous television presenters has another view of the camera. He shares his love for him here.
10. Brad Pitt. Brad Pitt's photographer facet became known when he presented what is probably his most intimate project. The family photographs of him were full of sensitivity.
Famous photographers, or rather famous photographers, there are many more, but if you are curious, all you have to do is say it in the comments and we will dedicate a special article to them telling you more in depth.
And if it seems to you that the female gender is not sufficiently represented, don't miss this article dedicated especially to female photographers.
I insist, these are not the 100 best photographers, it is not a top 100, it is a list of photographers that at some point have caught my attention for something and that I think can inspire you.
And it is not a closed list either, I invite you to include the names of other photographers in the comments.
