Ask HN: Which photographers do you admire?

Re:Ask HN: Which photographers do you admire? by madscphoto on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @08:15AM (#34707535)

I used to watch Sean's videos all the time! I find street a bit hard as a genre because I feel that most photos I see are basically just random snapshots without any real story or anything that makes it special. Of course there are some talented street photographers.

Vivian Maier took some excellent photos and was basically unknown until someone found a bunch of her film canisters at a yard sale and developed them.

https://www.vivianmaier.com/

Henri Cartier-Bresson also took some AMAZING photos in his time. Some of them you really wonder how he got somewhere at just the right time.

https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/henri-cartier-bres...

A lot of Magnum photographers are very skilled street photographers, I think.

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Re:Ask HN: Which photographers do you admire? by adamhp on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @08:25AM (#34707645)

Definitely. It kind of depends on what you like. I'm drawn to aesthetics more than I am story. Those photographers are some of the greats though, for sure, and I do think most of the "greats" are that because they blend aesthetic and story perfectly.

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