The Best Photographers Of All Time

[nastassia]

Paolo Roversi-Guy Bourdin-Sarah Moon-Serge Lutens
Josef Koudelka

 

[livy]

ansel adams
bettina rheims
peter lindbergh
weegee

 

[TaRiNa]

I love Steven Meisel!!!! He's amazing

 

[livy]

^^
i agree!!!

 

[SusanSuperstar]

Some of my favourites are:

Chris von Wangenheim
Robert Doisneau
Peter Lindbergh
David LaChapelle
Francesco Scavullo
Bert Stern
Ellen von Unwerth
Mario Testino
Andrea Blanche

 

[texastess]

Julia Margaret Cameron
Dorthea Lange
Diane Arbus
Larry Clark
Sebastio Salgado

 

[krizzlec]

Gordon Parks
Robert Frank
Lennart Nilson
Bruce Davidson
Irving Penn
James Nachtwey

Fashion photography is made to sell a product. While I am a big a fan of fashion photography for its stunning visual and "the skys the limit"in creativity, I dont feel that it has changed the world or anything. Some photographers work have done just that.

 

[ialmrnt5]

(in order) richard avedon, irving penn, helmut newton, herb ritts, steven meisel

liebowitz is waaaay overrated in my opinion, its always some crap hollywood over the top set up with movie stars in big gowns... so predicable & boring

 

[sethii]

Meisel and Lindbergh are my favourites!

 

[Donhay]

all time favourites gotta be in order:
1) Mario Testino
2) David Bailey
3) Steven Meisel

 

[coolasfcuk1010]

1. Herb Ritts
2. Mario Testino
3. David LaChapelle

 

[a.t.]

David Sims
Greg Kadel

Inez & Vinoodh
Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott
Jurgen Teller
Thomas Schenk

 

[Rickyui]

Guy Bourdin
Helmut Newton
Edward Steichen
Cecil Beaton
Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Mario Testino
Juergen Teller

 

[kissmesweet]

In terms of going the distance, no one does it better than Steve Meisel. But when it comes to the more nostalgic effect, Annie Leibovitz does it best.

 

[Kanna]

Steven Meisel
Paolo Roversi
David Sims
Tim Walker

 

[livy]

gregory crewdson

 

[nastassia]

Paolo Roversi
Sarah Moon
Duane Michals
Francesca Woodman
Josef Kudelka
Sally Mann

 

[kissmesweet]

I'd add Paolo Roversi to the list too.

 

[turnofflights]

miesel newton Ritts Lindbergh Inez & Vinoodh sims... ahh so many talented folks!

 

[Zeitgeist]

German fashion photographer

I have the impression that under the top fashion photographers, there are many with at least German roots: F.C. Gundlach, Ellen von Unwerth, Helmut Newton, Chris von Wangenheim, Sibille Bergemann... But maybe that's just my selective perception, as I'm German myself. What do you think?