Lots of wonderful things happen around us all the time; being able to see is easy, but being able to capture that very moment is probably the hardest part. A good photo comprise of many things, not only you must hit the shutter at the right time and moment, the perspective, composition and color coordination plays a big role too.
Being a good photographer is not easy, let alone getting to that professional level. This weekend, we want you introduce you some of the greatest photographers around the globe and their awesome portfolios. We hope you’ll be able to get some sort of inspiration from their work. In no particular order, here’s 50 Great Photographers You Should Know. Full list after jump.
CirilJazbec
“Do everything for what you dream or think that is in your strenghts! There are hiding geniality, strength and magic in the courage.” CirilJazbec
David Lindsey Wade
David Lindsey Wade made a few important choices during his prime teen rebellious years. Raised by a pair of artist, his way of challenging his parents (who were already a bit off the grid) was to embrace his attraction to speed and excitement through his passion for machines.
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Senol Zorlu
egofoto.net presents selected photographers by senol zorlu. The focus liew on potraying people, places and their cultures. egofoto is an independent and headstrong project. The photos display the expression of a personal view of people and instances.
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Lee Towndrow
Lee Towndrow was a designer upon starting out. Made album covers. Was moved by kissing robots to become flame*artist. Built a darkroom, made bread (the kind you eat). Moved to Buenos Aires to try to grow up. Learned Spanish, loved, lost. Worked with great artists. Became a photographer.
Lyndon Wade
Lyndon Wade’s Vibrant compositions often depict subjects in a kind of suspended animation; their halted motion suggests a larger narrative in the space of a single incident.
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Kalle Gustafsson
Henrik Knudsen
YURI YASUDA
Koen Demuynck
Interesting photography.
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Sarah Cheng-De Winne
Sarah Cheng-De Winne is a freelance photographer-artist specializes in portraiture, fashion and conceptual photography and keen to discover new ways of representing identities through photography.
Dimitris Theocharis
Luigi Bussolati
Edlo Kawa
Cornelia Adams
Founded 20 years ago by Cornelia Adams, as an agency representing photographers whose work appeared as editorials in magazines.
Simon Hoegsberg
We’re All Gonna Die – 100 meters of existence. This image is 100 meters long (100mX78m) is surely one hell of a work.
TOM KAN
Thomas Kettner
Thomas Kettner, photographer and BFF board member from Stuttgart, Germany. His talent: beauty, hair and fashion for women and men.
Andrew G. Hobbs
New Zealand born photographer, arrived in London from Sydney in 1992 to pursue a career in the international portrait market which has included covers for Esquire, Rolling Stones, The Sunday Times Style, editorial for i-D and etc.
Aaron Ruell Photography
Timothy Hogan
Joel Rhodin
Florian Ritter
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Kazuha Matsumoto
Ben Hassett
Francois-Xavier Marciat
Francois-Xavier Marciat . Photographer . Expo . Photography . Landscapes and lovely vues . Belgium
Nicholas Samaras
Nicholas Samaras is a new underwater photographer, but he made an impressive entrance in underwater photography area in Greece and out of his country borders.
Alex Prager
Cinematic and darkly playful The Big Valley is a series of highly saturated staged portraits by Los Angeles based artist, Alex Prager.
Erik
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Björn Lofterud
Quentin Shih
A Chinese photographer based in Beijing, China, specializes in fine art, editorial, fashion, advertising photography.
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Mike Walsen
Robin Skjoldborg
Michael Didonna
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Ryan Pavlovich
Alessandro Rocchi
Alessandro Rocchi is an Italian photographer based in Pesaro (on Adriatic sea) near rimini and ancona. He does commercial work as well as ‘art’.
Gilles Abenhaim
Natasha Gudermane
Simon Powell
Working mainly with models, Simon is renowned for his ease of style and real approach to commissions. He is passionate about his work and brings much more to shoots than just a photograph.
Adam Von Mack
Seb Janiak
Carlo Bellavia
Carlo Bellavia’s portfolio is presented in the official website through a gallery of his most beautiful photos.
Martin Amis
Zhang Jingna
Something Beautiful, a photography exhibition by Zhang Jingna
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Vitor Shalom
Hirano Aichi
Alexandra Hager
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Bagrad Badalian
Hervé lefebvre
Hervé Lefebvre, specialist advertising photographer, is proud to present a selection from his current portfolio of different commissions (clients, magazines and agencies) and invites you also to preview some of his private work. His studio is based in Bordeaux.
Pierre Choiniere
Pierre Choiniere is a photographer based in Montreal.
Nobuyuki Kobayashi
Born in Japan in 1970. AFter graduating “The Technical School of Photography”, gained experience as a publishing and editing -related photographer before turning freelance in 1993.
Michael David Adams
Last but not least
We’ve added another 3 more to the list. If you know any good photographer with great portfolios that is worth featuring, please let us know. Have a great weekend ahead.
Update: We received massive input of suggestions for more greater photographers. We’d like to thank you you the recommendations and we’ll create another sequel featuring these great dudes. While we are working on it, you can subscribe to our RSS feed to get first hand notification when entry is released.
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Comments
Jonath Lee April 17th, 2009
Great list. So many inspiration for those who interested in photography.
ReplyGoldenMoonCasinoMississippi April 17th, 2009
Great work… Keep with it.
ReplyWeb April 17th, 2009
I am not in the list. What a bad article :P
Great job.
ReplyGoldenMoonHotelCasino April 17th, 2009
Very talented people…
ReplyGoldenNuggetLaughlinNV April 17th, 2009
My name is not on the list.
Replygoldfish300 April 18th, 2009
thta’s great :)
ReplyAnsel Royale April 18th, 2009
What about this woman?
http://www.micheleannelouisecohen.blogspot.com
ReplyBen April 18th, 2009
How about … http://www.photosbysharon.com
Replyaravind April 18th, 2009
Wow!
ReplyGreat collection. Really talented photographers!
Anna Reynolds April 18th, 2009
these pictures are lovely.
ReplyAlex April 18th, 2009
Photoshop counts as photography now?
Bummer.
Replybrenden Mulligan April 18th, 2009
i think that http://www.jeremycowart.com/ should be on this list
ReplyDrew April 18th, 2009
Alex, I’m with you. There are amazing photographs here, but some are 95% Photoshop and 5% photography. I’d rather see the pure talent behind the lens rather than the post production ability.
ReplyAnnMarie April 18th, 2009
You will love
Replyvincentdixon.com
Tobin Rogers April 18th, 2009
Beautiful collection of great photographers. I like that they’re so diverse.
Replyhongkiat April 18th, 2009
We’ve been receiving a lot of feedback on more recommendations and suggestions. Looks like there will be a sequel for this. Keep them coming in!
@Alex @Drew Thanks for the feedback guys. We do agree to a certain extend that photography should be based more on lens and skills instead of post processing with applications like Photoshop. However being able to combine both (shoots + post process) will definitely create a better output.
ReplyBrian April 18th, 2009
I have to say, a lot of the work today has a sterile feel to it. It’s typically very crisp and high res, vignetted and overworked. I miss the old days of happy accidents that showed human imperfection.
ReplyMR Foto April 18th, 2009
Im not on it??? This sux!
LOL just kidding, great list!
ReplyEsp. like Jazbec, since i know him in real life :P :)
Navdeep April 18th, 2009
Really amazing photographers!
@3drockz
ReplySteve April 18th, 2009
Why do people feel the need to have such complex websites that take huge amounts of bandwidth to load. It actually detracts from their work.
ReplyAlex April 18th, 2009
Yes, fantastic
Replyhowever, some of them should be considered post processing artist.
I definitely take composition over all the post process.
Call me a purist, but good pictures should be good straight out of the camera and before all the PS work
Darby Sawchuk April 18th, 2009
There’s a lot of lists like this on blogs everywhere, but I actually like this one. It has a lot of photographers that I haven’t heard of and they’re not just photographers who happen to have gotten popular on flickr.
I cross my fingers hoping that one day I’ll start getting included in lists like this. :)
ReplyDamien April 18th, 2009
I love Trey Ratcliff’s HDR photography at http://www.stuckincustoms.com/
ReplySteven Lilley April 18th, 2009
Got to add my voice to Alex’s reply. Most of this work has nothing to do with “hitting the shutter at the right time”. Not my cup of tea.
ReplyTom April 18th, 2009
Sasha Dean Biyan?
http://www.eccentris.com/
ReplyAshley Skipworth April 18th, 2009
Very interesting, I love the details they have put into this photography, If only I were that good (I am what is known as a ‘n00b’ photographer, lol).
Replytony April 18th, 2009
That is truly awesome!
ReplyEvery site has it own feeling.
Great!
John Michael April 18th, 2009
SInce when is Photoshop = photography – you should change your title of the series to PHOTOSHOP CREATIVE EXPERTS – and have one for PHOTOGRAPHY!
ReplyAleda Anderson April 18th, 2009
I second the Vincent Dixon vote. He is a wonderful photographer
http://www.vincentdixon.com
Replyjessv April 18th, 2009
these all look like they were taken by the same person.
ReplyJohnald April 18th, 2009
Don’t forget Photography’s Golden Boy – Joey Lawrence
http://www.joeyl.com
ReplyDennis D April 18th, 2009
Great list.
ReplySome additional photographers to consider:
bobstevens.com
glenwexler.com
http://www.jimmchugh.com
Dasgeek April 18th, 2009
http://www.ericogden.com
ReplyDanh ba web 2.0 April 18th, 2009
Thanks for awesome collection.
ReplyChris C April 18th, 2009
Why do so many photographers have the most painfully annoying web sites?
ReplyTom Goetz April 18th, 2009
So many of them aren’t even photographs. They’re digital creations.
Replyzikay April 18th, 2009
非常棒的摄影师，我很喜欢这些照片。
我爱摄影。
Very good photographers,I like the photos very much.
ReplyI love photography!
Leo April 18th, 2009
Yann Arthus-Bertrand, perhaps. He has awesome photographs that weren’t photoshopped. You know, an actual photographer, not a photoshopgrapher.
ReplyCreamy CSS April 18th, 2009
Wow,.. their’s works are really amazing! Thanks for great inspirational post!
ReplyUffy April 18th, 2009
Winkler+Noah
ReplyForgotten Photog April 18th, 2009
Mostly fashion/art… what about people like James Nachtwey??
ReplyAndreas Heumann April 18th, 2009
Interesting list but it is more about Photoshop results then
Replyabout Photography.
snap April 18th, 2009
NOT, if this is what the profession has become I’m glad I no longer call myself a photographer. PHOTOSHOP technicians.
ReplyBig Mike April 19th, 2009
i would nominate mostlylisa.com for the list.
photography and “photoshop” and both the same art to me, sometimes the art is “raw” sometimes it’s created.
ReplyJohnatDell April 19th, 2009
Great lineup. I’d add Marc Silber to the list.
ReplyVitor Shalom April 19th, 2009
Im so honored! Thank you so much!
Vitor Shalom
Replyweb design April 19th, 2009
This is a great list of inspiring photographers. They all do amazing work.
ReplyManuel April 19th, 2009
http://www.olafheine.com
ReplyHis work is superb!
Santiago April 19th, 2009
Nice, nice, nice… really incredible!!
Pls. contact with me by email, i’m interesting in your job.
ReplyDerek April 20th, 2009
I have always followed http://www.definitiveimages.net and the portrait work
ReplyKim April 20th, 2009
http://www.miami-fever.com/
ReplyFrançois April 20th, 2009
Very nice pictures!!!!TY
ReplyG. April 20th, 2009
wow, just discovered I’m on the list, thanks for that great honor (mostly being held beside such great names).
and btw most of my pictures are from a 3mpx cam and i only do some level/curves correction on it, no fancy retouching :p
ReplyBobken April 20th, 2009
To me, the process of working on a negative in a lab, which I have done, and working on a digital photo in Photoshop, which I also do, are the same. Photoshop post-production offers lots more flexibility and is more creative. You still need to have a great shot in both cases. You cannot create these photographs out of the thin air, no matter how good you are in Photoshop.
Replyalesandro rocchi April 20th, 2009
thanks a lot for put my site in the list
ReplyVim April 20th, 2009
There are some really good images here, most of which are manipulated, when i read this post i thought it would natural shots, but was really impressed by what people can do.
ReplyBest Graphic Designer April 20th, 2009
I found some of these photographs really artistic piece of work. really nice collection ..though most are manipulations but that is where your imagination and creativity counts…Isn’t it?
ReplyBrody Bond April 20th, 2009
You missed Paul Armstrong: http://www.wiseacrephoto.com/experimental/
Great post.
ReplyDominic April 20th, 2009
You missed a GREAT photographer, mr. Roger Deckker,
http://www.rogerdeckker.com/ film, a darkroom and skill.
ReplyAntoine April 21st, 2009
Photographers? Define it because most of what I can see are illustrators to me ;-) Images are not only photographs but beyond… lots of digital processing here and there!!! Although they are great to watch and see…
Replyredeye April 21st, 2009
nice list of photoshoppers……take photoshop away and how many “photographers” are left?
ReplyGarnet April 22nd, 2009
Thanks for this interesting entry. I’m a photography enthusiast, and I am sure I can get some inspiration by viewing these photographers’ portfolio. Some feature a heavy dosage of photoshop though, but used creatively, it can enforce the photographer’s ‘vision’ on his/her image to create art.
Replytomm April 22nd, 2009
art is about the content not how you get the final result. photoshop can help an artist. if you like “classic” photography, this is not a good sellection.
ReplyJane Moon April 22nd, 2009
I totally agree with you, redeye !
ReplyCreamy Panda April 22nd, 2009
Give this photographer a check… Nice Personal Series from RonaldLeong website, it’s quite interesting, bear minimum element but yet reflect his own possession of thoughts and expression of his feeling, documenting his void/feelings.
check it out:
http://www.ronaldleong.com
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Replydevil April 24th, 2009
Please work on your English. It’s difficult to read what you’ve written because your grammar is so poor.
More importantly, you should check out the work of Martin Parr, who is easily better than most of the photographers on your list.
ReplyJulia April 24th, 2009
Any photographer ever heard of HTML based web site? Why would every single one use flash…
ReplyCallum Chapman April 25th, 2009
Thanks a lot for this collection, must have taken some time to put together!
ReplyKaybenn April 29th, 2009
How about Joey Lawrence?
http://www.joeyl.com/
ReplySig Solares April 30th, 2009
What a great list. I can’t even decide who is my favorite one. Sig Solares
ReplyJames May 2nd, 2009
I love the new Dimitris Theocharis stuff….Saw him of his NY Fashion week shoots for Unconditional… they were amazing…the best thing to come out of Greece since moussaka!
ReplyCorbin T. Doak May 14th, 2009
Most of these images are spot on amazing.. but a few did nothing for me.. I would have to see some more work of the ones that didn’t for me to believe they belong in a list such as this.
Replystef May 14th, 2009
what about this french photograph ? http://www.julienmagre.com/
Replymikoo May 17th, 2009
this photographer doesn’t rely on photoshop
Replyhttp://www.robertearnest.com
Alex May 18th, 2009
Das is fantastic !!!
Replyrief May 22nd, 2009
cool…
Reply[H]Yudee May 22nd, 2009
cool …
thanks for the inspiration bout photographer …
:D
Replykombizz May 25th, 2009
Thank you for sharing this list.
Replyreezluv May 30th, 2009
nice list..But I love Rarindra..not in the list? ;(
Replymohdhafizulfarid June 2nd, 2009
great bunch. but stimes i realize that there is no diff btwn beginner and prof. even some of those in flickr ave great shot. yet they r just doing it for fun. being a good photographer is just too subjective. or am i didnt see it.
anyone?
ReplyPeter Jenkins June 2nd, 2009
So glad I found you such an inspiration
Replyadhi artha June 3rd, 2009
someday ill be in the list :)
ReplyJens June 6th, 2009
I prefer Martin Amis. The pictures looks not so stylish.
ReplyJo Davril June 6th, 2009
Hi, thank you for sharing all those links.
I have discovered an excellent photographer if you like to see different pictures of those on the list. I really like this one and I follow him on Twitter and RSS because he send a daily picture. So that’s cool.
His photo blog is http://www.wakatrip.com
Have a nice visit.
Tell me if you like it !
Jo
ReplyRichard Arran Photography June 7th, 2009
Some great work there but I have to agree with the comments about photoshop, theres an awful lot of really obvious post processing.
Replychelcie bateman June 8th, 2009
inspired by alot of these pics love it
x
Replychelcie bateman June 8th, 2009
im loving Kalle Gustafsson pic at the moment
its so realistic and the sky is amazing
beaut !..
only just starting photography and after this i am gonna push myself harder
thanks
Replyani June 15th, 2009
Kate O’brien http://kateobriencreative.com/portfolio.htm
ReplyPriyanka Naib July 21st, 2009
Very informative collection indeed. An important entry to add. The famous photographer Steve Mccurry ( http://www.stevemccurry.com) who had taken the snap of the Afghan girl, published on the cover page of National Geoghraphic magazine years back. The nationalgeographic.com site also contains huge and rich section of photography.
ReplyJ. Geraldo Padilha August 1st, 2009
What a dramatic photos. they are quite different and pretty good
Replykatti August 19th, 2009
Photoshopographers or you ment photographers?
Replyadam September 2nd, 2009
Bruno Dayan
ReplyErtan (Erkasoft Web Tasarım) September 7th, 2009
nice photos and thas for photoshop :)
Replywilliam pieters September 30th, 2009
excellent work. i had to see every photo you took. keep it up.
ReplyPedro Santos October 1st, 2009
You missed on of the greatest: Rui Vale Sousa
Replyhttp://www.ruivaledesousa.com
P. Smith October 2nd, 2009
You forgot GD Whalen.
http://www.gdwhalen.com
Replyjake October 5th, 2009
omg these are all gay man
Replyhaha chek my images out at http://www.redtube.com
Simon October 13th, 2009
Well I wouldn’t be very original if I would say that there’s too much photoshop going on so I would like to feature Ryan McGinley, a great photographer who is specialized in UNPHOTOSHOPED nude art, heh: http://www.ryanmcginley.com/
Replyjubey November 4th, 2009
great photo and inspiration…like it!
Replyplywood chennai November 5th, 2009
The designs are amazing and unimaginable Thanks for sharing
Replyplywood chennai November 5th, 2009
The photographs are looking wonderful and awesome excellent
ReplyCristobal Guerra November 18th, 2009
How about Ellen Rogers. Her work is great!
http://www.ellenrogers.co.uk/
Replyseo faqs November 21st, 2009
The photographs are really amazing and excellent collection
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