Top 10 most inspirational Photographers

A list like this is always highly subjective and its too easy just to follow the trend set by other but I hope this list gets you looking at some photographers that you may have missed or forgotten about.

This list is in no order of priority and only looks at the "classics". You will have seen the work that these great photographer produced - you just may not be aware who actually shot that amazing image. Top 10 most inspirational Photographers -

1. Ansel Adams The man who set a new standard for evaluation of light, the impact of which has been lost over time as it has become the norm. Web Site WIKI

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2. Lee Miller A photographer who continually reinvented them-self going from vogue model to vogue photographer to war photographer/correspondent and finally to gourmet cook Web Site WIKI Home Exhibition
   

   

3. Vivian Maier This lady was only highlighted and brought to the public eye years after her death

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4. Henri Cartier Bresson The man who defined the term "The decisive moment" and widely acknowledge as one of the leading lights in street photography. Web Site

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5. Man Ray An American who spent most of his life in Paris and was a major part of the surrealist movement. Web Site

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6. Dorothea Lange An American documentary photographer and photojournalist Web Site WIKI
   

   

7. Walker Evans Walker Evans was an American photographer and photojournalist best known for his work for the Resettlement Administration and the Farm Security Administration documenting the effects of the Great Depression. Web Site WIKI
   

   

8. Richard Avedon Richard Avedon was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, theater and dance. Web Site Wiki
   

   

9. Diane Arbus Diane Arbus was an American photographer. She photographed a wide range of subjects including strippers, carnival performers, nudists, people with dwarfism, children, mothers, couples, elderly people, and middle-class families. Web Site WIKI
   

   

10. Elliott Erwitt Elliott Erwitt was a French-born American advertising and documentary photographer known for his black and white candid photos of ironic and absurd situations within everyday settings Web Site WIKI
    

    

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