Your Photographic Heroes...

[Andrew Tymon]

Thomas Joshua Cooper
John Blakemore
Paul Hill
Keith Arnatt

[David Lobato]

Laura Gilpin
Eliot Porter
Alan Ross

[IanG]

Thomas Joshua Cooper
John Blakemore
Paul Hill
Keith Arnatt

I'd forgotten Paul Hill, but his influence (too strong a word) in many ways came from what I was told about his approach to the landscape before I'd seen his work, which made me feel I was going in the right direction. I've known Paul for over 25 years now. Keith Arnatt is an interesting artist he was a visiting lecturer when I hid my MA.

I missed Jem Southam from my list.

Ian

[dpn]

Adam Fuss
Richard Learoyd
Sally Mann
William Cheney Johnston
Ed Ross

[John Jarosz]

Porter
Siskind
Outerbridge
Plowden
Sinsabaugh

[bgh]

I'd have to go with Julius Shulman. Such a wonderful eye for buildings.

And, Jack Boucher, the long-time photographer for the HABS program. A wonderful, generous man and a heck of a knack for historic buildings.

Bruce

[Eric Woodbury]

Al Weber
Huntington Witherill
Brett Weston
Oliver Gagliani
Morley Baer
John Wimberley
(a lot of 'W' photographers)

[Mark Darragh]

Many great photographers have been mentioned, I would like to add the following who all shot or continue to shoot large format

Toshio Shibata
Shinzo Maeda
Robert Polidori
Peter Dombrovskis
Chris Bell

and two who have become friends and mentors
David Tatnall
Rob Blakers

[Jim Jones]

If being a hero involves intense effort and risk as well as results, not merely results, W. Eugene Smith.

[HiHoSilver]

'Heard the name, but didn't know the work of Eugene Smith. 'Still don't know his story, but if it impresses you, I'm betting its pretty impressive. His work on Magnum is certainly enough to impress.