2006-11-28 17:54:01 · 9 answers · asked by Evelyn 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
The following photographer's work stands up because they work with light and dark and color and texture to produce amazing images. From the meticulous detail of an Ansel Adams landscape to the grainy edginess of an Annie Leibovitz portrait, each master photographer also has their own style and composition but the common basis is the level of quality and creativity they each bring to their work.
2006-11-28 18:09:02 · answer #1 · answered by Christy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ansel Adams for one.
Yousef Karsh another.
Both these men took portraits, Adams chose to photograph nature, particularly in and around Yosemite and Karsh photographed the powerful people that influenced the world.
Why do their images stand the test of time? In my humble opinion because of their simplicity.
2006-11-30 00:15:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the photographers mentioned here are excellent and I would pick all of them as well. One great master, however, is missing - Yousuf Karsh. Karsh was a Canadian portraitist whose subjects included just about every famous person from 1940 forward. Heads of state, movie stars, artists (Ansel Adams among them), great leaders many were Karshed. Many of his portraits graced the cover of Life Magazine.
http://www.eastman.org/ne/mismi3/karsh_sld00001.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:YousufKarsh.jpg
http://masters-of-photography.com/K/karsh/karsh.html
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/karsh_yousuf.html
2006-11-29 21:45:18 · answer #3 · answered by tvhasben 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lewis Hines... because of his provaocative photos in the early 1900's of young children performing difficult (and often dangerous and deadly) jobs, child labor laws were enacted. Hines was a reporter, and his photos got the truth out about young children doing hard labor for small wages. I have a book about this awesome guy, but here is a website about him. Some of the photos are the same ones as in the book.
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/index.html
2006-11-29 02:02:57 · answer #4 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diane Arbus, Garry Winogrand, Walker Evans, Alex Webb...they are artists
2006-12-01 15:33:37 · answer #5 · answered by ♫ giD∑■η ♫ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ansel Adams and Clyde Butcher are the 2 I admire most. I can't pinpoint one thing about their work, but it makes you feel something.
The link is to one of my friends, his work can be bought at a much lower price than the other two listed above.
2006-11-29 02:12:12 · answer #6 · answered by PhotogInSC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Josef Sudek - because he mastered the art and took extraordinary pictures of ordinary scenes and objects. Sorry I cannot be more specific, as it would take a very long time to describe all of the reasons. Google him
2006-11-30 05:48:25 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gregory Crewdson
Each photo seems like it tells so much. They look like a scene from a movie, making you guess what's happening and keeps you drawn in wondering what the people in the photos are doing.
2006-11-29 03:04:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look around on this site, maybe it'll help:
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/
2006-11-29 02:00:06 · answer #9 · answered by F.J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋