Here are a couple of folks... one retired....Joel Strasser, http://www.ressarts.com/index-2.html then click on South Dakota Photography. A lot of this was done in the 60's and up to about the 90's.

and the other is current, Greg Latza. http://www.peoplescapes.com/contact.html

Both out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where I was born. Each of these has that magical way of relating to the subject.

kyoshinikon said:
100% Agreed although he is also 100% Yosemite too :)

I know this is an old post.

Not true...I have a print of Mt. McKinley of his :)

More like he was western United States.

kanuck said:
Oh my god I actually left out Ansel Adams...He is photography!

100% Agreed although he is also 100% Yosemite too :)

I love the classics Bresson, Garry Windogrand, and Alfred Steglitz. Like Chase Jarvis, Nick Brandt, Joel Grimes, and Clark Little too.

Tons of very, very, good photographers working today...I'm fond of Joe Mcnally and Moose Peterson,as much for their humor as their photography.......and speaking of humor.. Niko.....your once brilliant sense of humor seems to have been riding off into the sunset lately :>)

@ Mike: Good post! I will never be on a famous list for photographers!! But there are people who really will go very far out of their way to help and their influence on each of us is critical. My Major Professor at Cornell University was Dr. Dwight Webster, the Chairman of the Natural Resources Department in Ithaca, NY. His influence on me in photography was a great influence on me.
He was a Aquatic Scientist but very interested in photography. He thought the larger formats were important. Today 35mm DSLR though rules according to my reading of the tea leaves! Strangely I never had another college teacher even interested in Photography other than Dr. Webster and his associate Dr. Carl Schofield.

Hi all,

@DaveyJ, I met Ansel, too, and took a class with him. He was something else.

One of the things that I was sort of trying to get at in my first post was that I got as much from Buzzy Drews or Paul Buchanan. But their names don't show up on any search engines. They were unsung mentors who helped me and many others on their way to photography, maybe more so than some 'famous names' that happen to have more press.

There's no doubt that there have been and are influential folks in photography, people who are transformational, but there are lot more people who do more day-to-day acts of charitable influence in mentoring that push the art of photography forward in schools, colleges, universities, small papers, and studios.

My best,

Mike

@ Kanuk: I meet Ansel Adams. I asked him who were his favorite photographers. He was 79 years old when I asked him that, I believe in 1981 on a trip I made to some of the grand scenes out west. He replied without hesitation, "Why Henry William Jackson" and he also mentioned a few photographers in his books, "and Dorthea Lange!". The other photographers he mentioned that were in his books I recall were in the books on the negative, the print, etc. Ansel was not the most modest person I ever meet. Henry William Jackson lived to nearly 100 years old and was riding horses until he was 94. He described himself as "never more than a slideshow in a great circus." Many credit him with being the greatest force in starting our National Parks. He himself I am sure would have quickly challenged that. The work that went into his field lab and glass plates and the hardships were amazing by our standards today. His notes show a sense of appreciation, respect, and nobility that I find most compelling. The native americans had a great respect for him.

The US Postal Service did a famous photographer stamp collection. I would suggest anyone with this kind of interest check out who the 20 photographers they picked for the stamps. Henry William Jackson and Dorthea Lange would be two if you haven't seen their work, I am not sure you have much vision in this examination

Man, I love the work Brent Stirton. If you haven't already, you have to check out his website. I especially love his portraits.

http://www.brentstirton.com

Martin Parr, Robert Polidori, and most Magnum photographers.

Oh my god I actually left out Ansel Adams...He is photography!

The individual that sticks out for me is Greg Kadel. I had to opportunity to meet him on a number of occasions, and he was very nice, down to earth. Prior to meeting him the first time, I thought he would be on the conceited side being a fashion/glamor photographer, but was taken back since that was not even remotely true. Stereotyping people can get you in trouble.

*Not Safe For Work - contains nudity*
http://www.gregkadelstudios.com/#/home/

ChrisLange said:
Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Andre Kertesz, George Rodger, Robert Capa, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Larry Towell, Donovan Wylie, Constantine Manos, Sebastiao Salgado, Weegee, Edward Steichen, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Don McCullin...
Need I go on?

How come my name's not in there …????? :oD

Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Andre Kertesz, George Rodger, Robert Capa, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Larry Towell, Donovan Wylie, Constantine Manos, Sebastiao Salgado, Weegee, Edward Steichen, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Don McCullin...

Need I go on?

Hi all,

I'm old enough to have been around long enough to work with some terrific folks and meet a lot of the older masters of the craft personally.

Ansel Adams was a standout among them, and he was a hoot. Jerry Uselsmann's classes were instrumental for me in my work.

That said, you guys should take a good look at the photos of the day at this site.

You're in good company already.

My best to all,

Mike

I saw a gallery with the works of Steve McCurry that changed everything for me. Photography, travel, people, landscapes, it just blew me right away and kept on getting stronger as you moved deeper into the exhibition.

I also really like Canon Shooter Art Wolf,current Leica man Steve Huff and of course for Nikon Galen Rowell who had simply the best colors I have ever seen on print. For photoshop and overall images I like Franz Lanting and tech tips from George Lepp from outdoor photographer.

Nice topic, I know it's been done, but please keep it open Niko^^

Please do a search on the forum. We have a bunch of links in a post for the Nikonrumors wiki.

I follow a lot of photographers.

Some of them are:

Chase Jarvis - http://www.chasejarvis.com
Joe McNally - http://www.joemcnally.com/blog/
Moose Peterson - http://www.moosepeterson.com/blog/
Peter Baas - http://bb-fotografie.nl/cms/index.php?lang=en

Also Marc Silber: http://www.silberstudios.tv/ for some cool interviews with photographers

Hey guys i have had owned my D90 for a while now. Can you guys recommend some famous or photographers that you really appreciate? Feel free to post their blogs below!( i don't know if i posted at the appropriate catagory )