20 world-renowned photographers

A must-see list of 20 world-famous photographers and their masterpieces.

1 man ray Manley USA 1890- 1976

The founder of Dadaism, pioneer photographer, poet, sculptor, pioneer of surrealist film. He was also the first artist whose photographic works were far more valuable than other art forms.

Started painting and sculpture creation from 19 1 1. As one of the earliest abstract painters in America, he had frequent contact with avant-garde artists in Europe at that time. Photography started at 19 15. He advocates the exploration and innovation of art forms and opposes the imitation and repetition of old forms and old themes. He once conducted photography experiments with a relaxed game mentality, and invented techniques such as half-exposure and shadow photos of objects, which were later called? X-ray photos? . These explorations are not only unique in language skills, but also in line with the anti-artistic spirit of Dadaism and surrealism in concept.

2 Eugene Ajie Eugene Atget

I used to be an actor and studied painting, but I didn't succeed. I started photography at the age of 40, 1899 became a photographer. His photography style is unique. He doesn't like taking regular portraits, but he is good at taking pictures of people on the street. He used a 7×9.5-inch wooden camera to shoot in Paris for 30 years, and completed 1053 artistic photos of old Paris, 1568 unique photos of Paris, and two grand thematic photo collections. 1927 died in obscurity in poverty. The large number of works he shot laid the foundation for him? Father of French documentary photography? State.

Eugene Ajie is a photographer who has a great influence on Man Lei and is also a photographer full of contradictions. On the one hand, he is regarded as a documentary photographer in the history of photography; On the other hand, many of his works are characterized by constructivism, emphasizing history and respecting places. At the same time, his photographic works are full of mystery and are often classified as surrealism.

3 Jura Alaz Blacet Tejura Chalas Blacet 1899- 1984.

One of the most important photographers in the 20th century established an unshakable position as a master photographer in the early 1930s. In the 1920s, he frequented places frequented by artists such as Kandinsky.

His album "One Night in Paris" was published in 1933, which was a sensation and was called by the famous writer henry miller. Eye of Paris? . He said:? What has photography brought us? This is a kind of fresh air and a strong sense of reality, which makes things almost physically expressed. ?

In addition to sensational content, night photography technology is also one of the reasons for Blacet's fame. At that time, professional photographers could not capture the dynamic pictures under the night light. However, Blacet's night photography challenges the limits of planning, so he is called the originator of night photography.

4 Andrei Cortes Andre Kertesz Hungarian 1894- 1985

As a pioneer of modern photography, Cortez's photos and attitude towards life have always brought endless inspiration to photographers all over the world. Various expressions can be found in his works.

Every photo of Cortez fully shows the integration of art and life. He likes to construct pictures with changeable geometric forms to make up for traces, and enhance the mysterious effect of light and shadow through various forms of interaction, which causes a subtle and rich psychological feeling in people's hearts. Blacet once said: Cortez has two qualities that great photographers must have: tireless curiosity about the world, people and life, and exquisite sense of modeling. ?

5 Edward Weston, Edward Weston, USA 1886- 1958.

/kloc-took his first photo at the age of 0/8. 1932 co-founded the famous. F64 team? 1937 became the first photographer to win the Guggenheim Prize. His works distinguish photography from other art forms, that is, accurate description, rich and delicate colors, unique observation and expression different from painting, which are all vividly displayed.

Weston's art is an extremist art, always pursuing the richest and most complete things; At the same time, his art is symbolic and obscure, and he always points to the two poles of enrichment and exhaustion in the most basic sense. His works are both objective and personal, emphasizing the expression of the photographer's stereoscopic consciousness through objective elements such as the shape and texture of the shadow of the object.

Weston's life does not seek fame and fortune, but tries to simplify his life. The reason why his works can give people a sense of refinement is related to his spiritual realm.

6 German august sander august sander 1876- 1964.

The characters in each photo of Sander are posed and deliberately dressed. The behavior of the characters reveals the most appropriate manners. The expression shows: I hope others know this side of me. Some people try very hard to keep their most vigorous energy; Some people can't hold on, they look relaxed, but they show a very comfortable look. However, these people are all serious people, and their grief is thick or light. They are all people of the defeated countries in the First World War. Because the victorious allied forces asked Germany to re-establish household registration files for management, everyone needed a new ID photo, and Sander was the photographer who was overwhelmed by the shutter at that time.

Sander is the only photographer listed as a major event that changed our lives. He will occupy such an important weight in the historical latitude and longitude, which is related to his completely objective attitude. He found the prototype among his compatriots? The true character of the Germans. Anyone who sees his picture will think that this is a Germanic. The studio master not only took portraits, but also took photos of the whole era, leaving a face for the times.

7 Robert Du Wanuo Robert Doisneau French 19 12- 1994.

In French photography, Robert Doisneau and henri cartier bresson are neck and neck masters. Du Wanuo is a civilian photographer, and his life is only based on the Paris where he lives. A kiss in front of Paris City Hall, the most famous kissing photo in the world, was taken at 1950. In 2005, Dassault auction house in Paris sold for155,000 euros.

He loves Paris and life, killing time in hotels, drinking coffee and chatting with ordinary citizens. He likes to catch humorous moments in ordinary people's daily life, always staring at people around him with gentle and humorous eyes and depicting them with sympathy. People are not only afraid of his shots, but also willing to be models in his shots. His works not only have a sense of humor, but also give people a special sense of intimacy, with a typical French humanism brand.

8 ansel adams, ansel adams, USA 1902- 1984

During his long and productive photography career, Adams has made remarkable achievements in photography theory and practice. /kloc-0 was born in San Francisco in 1902, and/kloc-0 met strand in 1930. The strong attraction of strand's realistic photography made him finally decide to devote himself to photography.

As? The most popular photographer in American history? Adams' outstanding landscape photography has attracted the attention of the whole world. He devoted himself to showing the spectacular beauty of the world with his photographic skills. Completely abandon the recording function of photography, and let photography become a purely technical operation as an expression tool of aesthetic feeling? . The works show touching scenery with exquisite and perfect photography, and interpret nature with personal ideas, making people realize the importance of protecting nature.

The regional exposure method he created has been highly praised by the photography community.

As the most famous photo of W.Eugene Smith, Towards Heaven is Steichen? A human family? An unforgettable photo in the photo exhibition. As a famous documentary photographer, his other works, like this photo, express his deep love for mankind, life and the world.

He emphasized that he was an idealist, and hoped that every time he pressed the shutter, there would be hope, and every photo would arouse people's vigilance, review and awakening. After his death, his former friends set up the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund to reward those who were not driven by business interests like Smith? Independent reputation? Young photographer.

10 robert frank, robert frank, USA 1924-

The greatest flag bearer of new documentary photography. /kloc-0 was born in Zurich in 1924, and/kloc-0 came to new york in 1947. At first, I was engaged in fashion photography, but later, because I hated the vanity of the fashion industry, I embraced photography. 1955, as the first foreigner to win the Guggenheim Consortium Award, Frank started a photography tour around the United States for about two years. 1958 Select 83 photos from the 20,000 negatives taken during the trip and call them "Americans". Is this called modern photography? The bible? .

The American broke the heroism and romanticism that dominated American photography with its open poetic but melancholy style photos, and changed the aesthetic orientation of modern photography in one fell swoop. Frank showed how to use the positive and keen spirit of abstract expressionism to capture images without any traces of painting. These works have completely subverted the traditional documentary photography and become an important watershed in the development history of documentary photography.

Frank believes it? See what others don't see? His views, methods and styles have influenced a large number of young photographers. 1994 10 10 In October, the National Art Museum of Washington held a retrospective exhibition entitled "Going Out" for this modern photographer? Godfather? He made a panoramic scan and affirmed his great contribution to the history of world photography.

Henry Cartier-henri cartier bresson

Regarding his own works, Cartier-Bresson once said: First of all, I am eager to record the whole essence of a situation unfolding before my eyes by means of photography? In less than a second? Fact itself and visual form are closely organized, and form will give it meaning. This is to put people's heads, eyes and hearts on the same axis. ? This is his photography philosophy.

Cartier-Bresson? A decisive moment, a moment to reveal the essence of things? His aesthetic theory has a great influence on photographers. He believes that the photographer must be integrated with the environment, so as not to affect the behavior of the subject, which helps to sneak shots without being noticed. For a long time, he has been regarded as one of the most famous photographers in the world.

12 Stephen Shore Stephen Shore USA 1947-

American photographer? New color photography? The representative of. His colorful works, including architecture and natural scenery, have attracted the attention of photography circles with their intricate perceptual power.

The landscape theme he chose is very ordinary, and there is no particularly prominent visual focus in the picture. All plants are in an equal and harmonious atmosphere, which shows the photographer's calm mentality, and also finds a unique aesthetic channel for natural scenery photography in the 1980s, guiding more photographers to find the required visual expression elements in ordinary nature.

Diane Albers Diane Arbus USA 1923- 197 1.

As an important figure in contemporary documentary photography, Albers has a particularly keen eye for recording. He consistently uses photos to express those marginalized people who are difficult to be recognized by the society. Men and women in clothes, dwarfs, mental patients, etc. Seems willing to show herself and her shortcomings in front of her camera.

When talking about his photos, Albers said? Most people live in the world always afraid that they will be traumatized. These people are born with initiative. They have stood the test of life. They are first-rate figures. ? Because of similar themes, her works are often compared with those of Augst Thornton.

14 Joel Meyer Lowitz Joel Meyer Lowitz USA 1938-

An award-winning photographer, whose works have been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world for more than 350 times, is the only photographer who has been allowed to enter the new york 9. 1 1 terrorist attack site without any restrictions since September.

He is very sensitive to the subtle influence of light on color expression, and he is one of the first photographers who tried to express the street landscape of American cities with color photography. 1982, he published a color photo collection called "Unusual Places", which showed the unremarkable rural scenery that the United States can often see with calm eyes.

Since the 1970s, he has given up the 35mm light camera and used a 20× 25 bulky box camera, which makes his photos have wider angles and brighter colors and light. The photographer himself said:? I sublate the long-standing belief of photography: for me, the so-called focus of the picture does not exist in the decisive moment, and every element in the picture: people, architecture, light and shadow, lines should have equal importance. I call it the whole concept. Photography interior? . ?

15 Bill Brandt, England 1904- 1983

He is not only recognized as the greatest photographer in British history, but also one of the few masters who can immediately recognize his image style without falling into personal mode. He began to study photography in Paris, when he was an assistant to man ray, a surrealist painter and photographer. He believed that intuition was subconsciously leaked by the creator? Eye of the mind? Only it can see the essence of things clearly.

His early works were mainly documentary, and after World War II, he turned to portrait, landscape and human photography. He used bright black and white tones to isolate the object, making it break away from the original meaning, bringing a sense of visual stimulation and accurately showing the photo atmosphere deliberately strengthened by the photographer. His photographs of deformed figures are especially famous.

16 william klein, william klein, USA 1928-

The new documentary photographer, 1928, was born in new york and lives and works in Paris. He took many photos of fashion, streets and news reports, as well as movies and advertisements. His photography is difficult to be classified into a certain category. He consciously and boldly rebelled against the elegance, exquisiteness, nobility and conformity of serious photography aesthetics with high-sensitivity film, overexposure, coarse grain, distorted perspective, heretical composition and rough amplification. He forced the camera to take pictures in front of people at a killer speed, and interpreted the city he lived in with images that mixed reality with nightmares, accident with abstraction, innocence with evil. Are you immersed in yourself and ignoring yourself? Therefore, it has become a model of new documentary photography.

Is life in new york good for you? Taken at 1956? The carnival that william klein saw in a trance was obviously and strongly emotional, which made him famous in Europe. It was selected as one of the 30 most important photographers in the history of photography by the international evaluation of 1963 World Photography Expo.

17 robert capa 193 1- 1954.

When historical events happen, photographers are on the scene and record them in the fastest and most direct way. This is Kappa's photography philosophy.

Robert capa, whose original name was Andre E. Friedman, was born in Budapest in 19 13. Kappa is his pen name. He is a world-famous war photographer who participated in the establishment of the famous magnum photos. 1936 during the Spanish civil war, he photographed the death of a soldier and recorded the moment when a soldier was about to fall after being shot, which caused a sensation and became an immortal work of war photography. 1954, when he was filming French combat troops in Vietnam, he unfortunately stepped on a mine and died at the age of 4 1.

As a photographer, Kappa filmed five wars in 18. In memory of this war photographer, 1955 established Life magazine and overseas journalists' club? Robert capa Memorial Award? Who is awarded every year? Do you need excellent works shot overseas with courage and dedication? .

18 Larry Clarke, Larry Clarke, USA 1943-

Famous American photographers and directors have opened another style of documentary photography: sharp, dazzling, realistic, stream of consciousness, personalized, shocking and shocking.

Larry Clarke, 1943 was born in Oklahoma, USA. 1977 became famous for his autobiographical photo collection Tulsa. He used the wide-angle lens of a 35 mm camera and the unadorned live light to nakedly reproduce the themes of youth subculture, sex, riots, drugs and so on. When expressing the life of teenagers, he pays more attention to the extreme, bad and even dangerous living conditions, trying to explain that getting rid of the shackles of social norms will inevitably lead to self-destruction. This idea is fully reflected in the discussion film "Children" he created from 1994 to 1995.

19 Joel stanfield Joel Sturm field USA 1944-

The representative figure of American new color photography is also a key figure in contemporary America. From his works, we can not only see the influence of traditional photographers such as A. Adams and Walker Evans, but also see the evolution of contemporary art photography. He often juxtaposes the prosperity and destruction brought by technology in his photos in an ironic way. Some critics believe that stanfield's works redefine landscape photography and documentary photography.

The characteristic of new color photography is to prompt a subjective color reality with the unique expressive force of color photography and express the photographer's new view and attitude towards reality. At the same time, their color practice has also refreshed people's traditional concept of photographic expression and given them new possibilities.

While driving across the United States, stanfield paid attention to capturing some unexpected images, such as firefighters choosing pumpkins in nearby shops instead of struggling to put out the fire at the scene of the fire, and these images reinforced a sense of absurdity because of the performance of colors.

20 Domon Ken and Japan 1909-

Domon Ken was born in Bantian City, Yamagata Prefecture on 1909. He loved painting very much in middle school, especially oil painting, and Cezanne was his most admired person. 1935, he bought a camera and started shooting some reportage works. 1940 initiated the establishment of Japan Journalists Association.

His works are thoughtful and reflect the broad masses of working people in the lower classes of society. Because of the great disaster and misfortune brought to them by the war, he recorded the soldiers who lost their feet in the war and the street children who lost their parents to beg in the street, which attracted people's attention.

Domon Ken said? Reporting photography is a new photographic conception method separated from news photography. ? Always pay attention to the developing social consciousness and reevaluate the living environment around you. How many shots can you catch in the material around you?

Domon Ken's shooting method is: 1, theme combined with lens; 2, exclude the absolute snapshot at the mercy of any director.

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