A collection of iconic photographs from the last 100 years that demonstrate
the grief of loss and the triumph of the human spirit...
An Australian man kisses his Canadian girlfriend. Canadians rioted after the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup.
Three sisters, three “segments” of time, three photos.
Two legendary captains Pele and Bobby Moore exchange jerseys as a sign of mutual respect. FIFA World Cup, 1970.
1945: Petty Officer Graham Jackson plays "Goin' Home" at President Roosevelt's funeral on April 12, 1945.
1952. 63-year-old Charlie Chaplin.
Eight-year-old Christian accepts the flag during a memorial service for his father. Who was killed in Iraq just weeks before he was due to return home.
A veteran near the T34-85 tank, in which he fought during the Great Patriotic War.
A Romanian child hands a balloon to a police officer during protests in Bucharest.
Police Captain Ray Lewis was arrested for his involvement in the 2011 Wall Street protests.
A monk stands next to an elderly man who died suddenly while waiting for a train in Shanxi Taiyuan, China.
A dog named "Leao" sits for two days at the grave of his owner, who died in terrible landslides.
Rio de Janeiro, January 15, 2011.
African American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their black-gloved fists in a gesture of solidarity. Olympic Games, 1968.
Jewish prisoners at the moment of their release from the camp. 1945
The funeral of President John F. Kennedy took place on November 25, 1963, John F. Kennedy Jr.'s birthday.
Footage of John Kennedy Jr. saluting his father's coffin was broadcast around the world.
Christians protect Muslims during prayer. Egypt, 2011.
A North Korean man, right, waves from a bus to a tearful South Korean after a family reunion near Mount Kumgang, October 31, 2010. They were separated by the 1950-53 war.
A dog met its owner after the tsunami in Japan. 2011.
"Wait for Me, Dad" is a photograph of the British Columbia Regiment marching. Five-year-old Warren "Whitey" Bernard ran from his mother to his father, Private Jack Bernard, shouting "Wait for me, Daddy." The photograph became widely known, was published in Life, hung in every school in British Columbia during the war, and was used in war bond issues.
Priest Luis Padillo and a soldier wounded by a sniper during the uprising in Venezuela.
A mother and son in Concord, Alabama, near their home, which was completely destroyed by a tornado. April, 2011.
A guy looks at a family album he found in the rubble of his old house after the Sichuan earthquake.
4-month-old girl after the Japanese tsunami.
French citizens as the Nazis enter Paris during World War II.
Soldier Horace Greasley confronts Heinrich Himmler while inspecting the camp in which he was imprisoned. Surprisingly, Greasley left the camp many times to meet a German girl with whom he was in love.
A fireman gives water to a koala during forest fires. Australia 2009.
Father of his deceased son, at the 9/11 memorial. During the tenth annual ceremonies, on the site of the World Trade Center.
Jacqueline Kennedy taking the oath of Lyndon Johnson as President of the United States. Immediately after the death of her husband.
Tanisha Blevin, 5, holds the hand of Hurricane Katrina survivor Nita Lagarde, 105.
A girl, in temporary isolation to detect and clean up radiation, looks at her dog through the glass. Japan, 2011.
Journalists Yuna Lee and Laura Ling, who were arrested in North Korea and sentenced to hard labor for 12 years, reunited with their families in California. After successful diplomatic intervention by the US.
A mother meeting with her daughter after serving in Iraq.
Young pacifist Jane Rose Kasmir, with a flower on the bayonets of guards at the Pentagon.
During a protest against the Vietnam War. 1967
"The Man Who Stopped the Tanks"...
An iconic photograph of an unknown rebel who stood in front of a column of Chinese tanks. Tiananmen 1989
Harold Vittles hears for the first time in his life - the doctor has just installed a hearing aid for him.
Helen Fisher kisses the hearse carrying the body of her 20-year-old cousin, Private Douglas Halliday.
US Army troops land ashore during D-Day. Normandy, June 6, 1944.
World War II prisoner released Soviet Union, met with my daughter.
The girl sees her father for the first time.
A Sudan People's Liberation Army soldier at a rehearsal for the Independence Day parade.
Greg Cook hugs his lost dog after he was found. Alabama, after the March 2012 tornado.
Photo taken by astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission. 1968
Take a closer look at this photo. This is one of the most remarkable photographs ever taken. The baby's tiny hand reached out from the mother's womb to squeeze the surgeon's finger. By the way, the child is 21 weeks from conception, the age when he can still be legally aborted. The tiny hand in the photo belongs to a baby who was due on December 28 last year. The photo was taken during an operation in America.
The first reaction is to recoil in horror. It looks like a close-up of some terrible incident. And then you notice, in the very center of the photo, a tiny hand grasping the surgeon's finger.
The child is literally grasping for life. It is therefore one of the most remarkable photographs in medicine and a record of one of the most extraordinary operations in the world. It shows a 21-week-old fetus in the womb, just before the spinal surgery required to save the baby from severe brain damage. The operation was performed through a tiny incision in the mother's wall and this is the youngest patient. At this stage the mother may choose to have an abortion.
The most famous photograph“that no one saw,” is what Associated Press photographer Richard Drew calls his photograph of one of the World Trade Center victims who jumped from a window to his death on September 11
“On that day, which, more than any other day in history, was captured on camera and film,” Tom Junod later wrote in Esquire, “the only taboo, by common consent, was the pictures of people jumping from windows.” Five years later, Richard Drew's Falling Man remains a terrible artifact of the day that should have changed everything, but didn't.
Photographer Nick Yut took a photo of a Vietnamese girl running away from a napalm explosion. It was this photo that made the whole world think about the Vietnam War.
The photo of 9-year-old girl Kim Phuc on June 8, 1972 has gone down in history forever. Kim first saw this photo 14 months later in a hospital in Saigon, where she was being treated for terrible burns. Kim still remembers running from her siblings on the day of the bombing and cannot forget the sound of the bombs falling. A soldier tried to help and poured water on her, not realizing that this would make the burns even worse. Photographer Nick Ut helped the girl and took her to the hospital. At first, the photographer doubted whether to publish a photo of a naked girl, but then decided that the world should see this photo.
Later the photo was called best photo XX century. Nick Yut tried to protect Kim from becoming too popular, but in 1982, when the girl was studying at medical university, the Vietnamese government found her, and since then Kim’s image has been used for propaganda purposes. “I was under constant control. I wanted to die, this photo haunted me,” says Kim. She later managed to escape to Cuba to continue her education. There she met her future husband. Together they moved to Canada. Many years later, she finally realized that she could not escape from this photo, and decided to use it and her fame to fight for peace.
Malcolm Brown, a 30-year-old Associated Press photographer from New York, received a telephone call asking him to be at a certain intersection in Saigon the next morning because... something very important is about to happen. He came there with a reporter from the New York Times. Soon a car pulled up and several Buddhist monks got out. Among them is Thich Quang Duc, who sat in the lotus position with a box of matches in his hands, while others began to pour gasoline on him. Thich Quang Duc struck a match and turned into a living torch. Unlike the crying crowd that saw him burn, he did not make a sound or move. Thich Quang Duc wrote a letter to the then head of the Vietnamese government asking him to stop the repression of Buddhists, stop the detention of monks and give them the right to practice and spread their religion, but received no response
On December 3, 1984, the Indian city of Bhopal suffered from the largest man-made disaster in human history. A giant toxic cloud released into the atmosphere by an American pesticide plant covered the city, killing three thousand people that same night, and another 15 thousand in the next month. In total, more than 150,000 people were affected by the release of toxic waste, and this does not include children born after 1984
Surgeon Jay Vacanti of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston is working with microengineer Jeffrey Borenstein to develop a technique for growing an artificial liver. In 1997, he managed to grow a human ear on the back of a mouse using cartilage cells.
The development of technology that allows culturing the liver is extremely important. In the UK alone, there are 100 people on the transplant waiting list, and according to the British Liver Trust, the majority of patients die before receiving a transplant.
A photo taken by reporter Alberto Korda at a rally in 1960, in which Che Guevara is also visible between a palm tree and someone's nose, claims to be the most circulated photo in the history of photography.
The most famous photograph Stephen McCurry, taken in a refugee camp on the Afghan-Pakistan border. Soviet helicopters destroyed the village of a young refugee, her entire family was killed, and the girl traveled for two weeks in the mountains before getting to the camp. After its publication in June 1985, this photograph became a National Geographic icon. Since then, this image has been used everywhere - from tattoos to rugs, which turned the photograph into one of the most replicated photos in the world
At the end of April 2004, the CBS program 60 Minutes II aired a story about the torture and abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison by a group of American soldiers. The story featured photographs that were published in The New Yorker magazine a few days later. This has become the most loud scandal around the American presence in Iraq.
In early May 2004, the leadership of the US Armed Forces admitted that some of its torture methods did not comply with the Geneva Convention and announced its readiness to publicly apologize.
According to the testimony of a number of prisoners, American soldiers raped them, rode them on horseback, and forced them to fish food out of prison toilets. In particular, the prisoners said: “They forced us to walk on all fours, like dogs, and yelp. We had to bark like dogs, and if you didn’t bark, you were hit in the face without any mercy. After that, they threw us in cells, took away our mattresses, spilled water on the floor and forced us to sleep in this slurry without removing the hoods from our heads. And they were constantly photographing it all,” “One American said he would rape me. He drew a woman on my back and forced me to stand in a shameful position, holding my own scrotum in my hands.”
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (often referred to simply as 9/11) were a series of coordinated suicide terrorist attacks that occurred in the United States of America. According to the official version, responsibility for these attacks lies with the Islamist terrorist organization Al-Qaeda.
On the morning of that day, nineteen terrorists allegedly associated with al-Qaeda, divided into four groups, hijacked four scheduled passenger airliners. Each group had at least one member who had completed basic flight training. The invaders flew two of these planes into the World War II towers. Shopping Center, American Airlines Flight 11 into WTC 1, and United Airlines Flight 175 into WTC 2, causing both towers to collapse, causing severe damage to adjacent structures.
White and colored
Photograph by Elliott Erwitt 1950
The photograph of an officer shooting a handcuffed prisoner in the head not only won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969, but also changed the way Americans think about what happened in Vietnam. Despite the obviousness of the image, in fact the photograph is not as clear as it seemed to ordinary Americans, filled with sympathy for the executed man. The fact is that the man in handcuffs is the captain of the Viet Cong "revenge warriors", and on this day he and his henchmen shot and killed many unarmed civilians. General Nguyen Ngoc Loan, pictured on the left, was haunted his whole life by his past: he was refused treatment at an Australian military hospital, after moving to the US he faced a massive campaign calling for his immediate deportation, the restaurant he opened in Virginia every day was attacked by vandals. "We know who you are!" - this inscription haunted the army general all his life
Republican soldier Federico Borel García is depicted facing death. The photo caused a huge shock in society. The situation is absolutely unique. During the entire attack, the photographer took only one photo, and he took it at random, without looking through the viewfinder, he did not look towards the “model” at all. And this is one of the best, one of his most famous photographs. It was thanks to this photograph that already in 1938 newspapers called 25-year-old Robert Capa “The Greatest War Photographer in the World.”
The photograph showing the hoisting of the Victory Banner over the Reichstag spread throughout the world. Evgeny Khaldey, 1945
By the early summer of 1994, Kevin Carter (1960-1994) was at the height of his fame. He had just won the Pulitzer Prize, and job offers from famous magazines were pouring in one after another. “Everyone congratulates me,” he wrote to his parents, “I can’t wait to meet you and show you my trophy. This is the highest recognition of my work, which I did not dare even dream of.”
Kevin Carter won the Pulitzer Prize for his photograph "Famine in Sudan," taken in the early spring of 1993. On this day, Carter specially flew to Sudan to film scenes of famine in a small village. Tired of photographing people who had died of hunger, he left the village into a field overgrown with small bushes and suddenly heard a quiet cry. Looking around, he saw a little girl lying on the ground, apparently dying of hunger. He wanted to take a photo of her, but suddenly a vulture landed a few steps away. Very carefully, trying not to spook the bird, Kevin chose the best position and took the photo. After that, he waited another twenty minutes, hoping that the bird would spread its wings and give him the opportunity to get a better shot. But the damned bird did not move and, in the end, he spat and drove it away. Meanwhile, the girl apparently gained strength and walked - or rather crawled - further. And Kevin sat down near the tree and cried. He suddenly had a terrible desire to hug his daughter...
November 13, 1985. Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts in Colombia. The mountain snow melts, and a 50-meter-thick mass of mud, earth and water literally wipes out everything in its path. The death toll exceeded 23,000 people. The disaster received a huge response around the world, thanks in part to a photograph of a little girl named Omaira Sanchez. She found herself trapped, neck-deep in the slush, her legs caught in the concrete structure of the house. Rescuers tried to pump out the mud and free the child, but in vain. The girl survived for three days, after which she became infected with several viruses at once. As journalist Cristina Echandia, who was nearby all this time, recalls, Omaira sang and communicated with others. She was scared and constantly thirsty, but she behaved very courageously. On the third night she began to hallucinate.
Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995), a photographer working for Life magazine, walked around the square photographing people kissing. He later recalled that he noticed a sailor who “rushed around the square and kissed indiscriminately all the women in a row: young and old, fat and thin. I watched, but there was no desire to take a photo. Suddenly he grabbed something white. I barely had time to raise the camera and take a photo of him kissing the nurse.”
For millions of Americans, this photograph, which Eisenstadt called “Unconditional Surrender,” became a symbol of the end of World War II...
The sea is incomprehensible, mysterious and clean. It leaves no one indifferent... Breathtaking photographs by Josh Adamski
The sea is incomprehensible, mysterious and clean. It leaves no one indifferent... Breathtaking photographs by Josh Adamski
Josh Adamski is a famous British photographer, master of modern photography. He gained his fame thanks to the art of conceptual photography. Talented photographer Josh Adamski creates true masterpieces of photography, not only improving his work with digital processing, but also putting his soul into it, displaying the idea and meaning. Josh Adamski is of the opinion that there is no certain rules making a good photograph, and there are good photographers who take good photographs. And he considers his main motto to be Ansel Adams’ statement: “You don’t take a photograph, you make it,” which translated means: “You shouldn’t take a photograph, you should make a photograph.”
They say that the sea is endless. WITH geographical point This is, of course, not the case. However, if you look at it even for a moment, all doubts immediately disappear. The endless horizon is so vast, so distant.
I love walks by the sea. I never get tired of them, because they are always different. The sea itself is never the same. It is changeable in nature. Today it is calm and quiet and as if there is nothing more gentle than its light waves. Water reflects warm Sun rays and blinds eyes not accustomed to bright light. The warm sand pleasantly warms my feet, and my skin turns golden tan. And tomorrow the sea will stir strong wind and the majestic waves are already beating against the shore with the strength of a huge beast. The blue sky will turn gray and stormy. And that calm happiness of the quiet sea is no longer there. However, this also has its own charm. This is the beauty of rawness and strength. Even the color sea water It often changes - sometimes it is almost blue, sometimes dark blue, sometimes greenish. It’s impossible to even list all its shades.
How much beauty lies in the depths of the sea. Small fish swim in schools among green and yellowish algae. And the sandy bottom is covered with shells, as if precious stones. I love collecting shells. I like to imagine that I am finding lost treasures from sunken ships. How many such jewels are still hidden in the depths of the sea?
There is nothing better than spending a day at sea. You can have fun and swim with your family and friends. And sometimes you just want to take a walk alone, feel the peace while listening to the sound of the waves.
The sea is incomprehensible, mysterious and clean. It leaves no one indifferent.
When the time comes to choose a wedding photographer, each couple is looking for someone who can best capture and preserve all the events and emotions of the most important day. Only a true professional who knows and loves his job can feel the mood of lovers and their loved ones and not miss funny and touching moments. There are many, no, even very many good wedding photographers in Moscow, but how to find the right one? Especially for those who are looking, we have made a selection of the 20 best wedding photographers working in Moscow. You no longer need to scour the Internet and call agencies. Just choose.
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1. Artem Kondratenkov
Artem is included in the Top 15 wedding photographers in Russia according to MyWed, does on-site photography in other cities and abroad, and actively participates in competitions and associations of wedding photographers of various levels. For example, in 2010 he became the winner of the professional wedding photography competition “Bi May Bride 2010” in the “Album” category (Moscow), and in 2011 - the winner of the BWPA wedding photography competition (professional competition of wedding photographers of Belarus) in the “Best Reportage” category photo". In wedding photo shoots, Artem manages to create a relaxed atmosphere in the frame, allowing the newlyweds and guests to show their character and charisma.
2. Alexander Nozdrin
Alexander’s professional account has more than 700 wedding photo sessions, in which he skillfully combines experience in reportage, production and studio photography. In Alexander’s photographs, even the most staged scenes look natural and dynamic. In 2014, Alexander was awarded the title of master of wedding and family photography, and is the only Russian photographer to receive the Grand Prix at international competition WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International).
3. Galina Nabatnikova
Galina, who usually works in tandem with Gennady Granin, describes her work as “elegant photojournalism in the style of cinema.” And this is a very accurate description - her photographs really often look like screenshots of movie scenes, they have real movement and life. It is impossible not to note the portraits of brides that Galina makes with a special approach to each girl. Gennady and Galina are winners of the First National Award “Best Photographer of the Year” in 2009, numerous winners of competitions of the World Association of Professional Wedding Photographers (ISPWP).
4. Rustam Khadzhibaev
Rustam has been a professional photographer for about 20 years, having worked in a variety of genres: advertising, fashion photography, reporting. For the last 9 years he has been working as a wedding photographer and in his photo sessions he combines artistry, energy, joy of moments and sincerity of emotions. According to Rustam, wedding photography is an excellent example of, first of all, portrait photography, because it is in a solemn and joyful atmosphere that each person shows himself at his best.
5. Katya Mukhina
Katya calls herself a wedding photographer without borders - since 2003 she has worked on more than 500 weddings in Russia and around the world. Katya loves to create unique and magical images, photographing couples with passion and a love of adventure. In 2011, she was recognized as the most creative wedding photographer at the MyWed photo conference (first place in the “Idea!” competition for the most creative love photo). In 2013, she was nominated by the editors of AMERICAN PHOTO magazine for the Top 10 Best Wedding Photographers in the World. Represents Canon in Europe and Russia as a wedding photographer.
6. Daria Bulavina
Daria is a Member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia, a participant in international exhibitions and the author of books on photography. Today she is known as one of the best photographers Moscow. Daria has an established photographic style, thanks to which she creates elegant photographs filled with the solemnity of the moment. She has her own photography school and several personal photo exhibitions.
7. Denis Kalinichenko
Denis Kalinichenko already got into the list in 2013, and again he rightfully found himself on the list of the best. His main focus is wedding and family photography, in which he has truly excelled. During wedding filming, Denis manages to pay attention to absolutely everything: the details of the festive atmosphere, the guests, the feast, the festive atmosphere and, of course, the newlyweds.
8. Yulia Buruleva
Yulia is a professional photographer, educated in the field of photography with a specialty as a photo artist. Perhaps this is what largely determines how strong Yulia is in her field: professional work with composition, light and color, with people in the frame - all this is in her photographs. Julia has been photographing weddings for more than eight years, and has more than once become a nominee and winner in specialized competitions at various levels. In 2010, Yulia won the Annual Competition of the Association of Wedding Photographers in the “Best Wedding Photographer” category.
9. Alexander Vasilev
Alexander Vasilev did not come to wedding photography right away; it was preceded by a long creative path. For a long time he lived in the USA, absorbing best hand American culture. Alexander believes that this is what largely influenced the style of his photographs: his works became bright, emotional, with elements of stock photography and a touch of “journalism.” In wedding photography, Alexander focuses on staging, but at the same time, the staging itself is of a reportage nature, the so-called “staged reportage.” The photographer believes that every wedding is unique and inimitable; it itself dictates the mood and genre of future photographs.
10. Liliya Gorlanova
Lilia came to photography from the world of fashion, in which she has a higher art education. That is why Lilia considers the creative component to be the most important thing in her photographic works. Specializes in portrait photography. What Lilia loves most about wedding photography is feeling like she’s part of what’s happening - emotions happy people and she conveys the surrounding beauty through photography. Lilia is a full member and prize-winner of international associations of wedding photographers. In 2011, she won the MyWed Award and the title “Photographer of the Year”.
11. Alexey Kinyapin
Finalist of the MyWed Award 2012, organizer of his own master classes, Alexey Kinyapin is considered one of the most successful wedding photographers in Russia. Alexey loves to photograph happy people, preserving these moments for their family history. From April to November, Alexey photographs weddings, and in winter he travels and does travel photography.
12. Sergey Zaporozhets
As Sergei said in one interview, if he were not a photographer, he would be an inventor. The desire for invention is also visible in his works - atypical angles could be called Sergei’s calling card. As Sergei himself says, Good photo is born where light, perspective and mood converge. His style is a combination of creative staging and wedding photojournalism. Noticing details, showing the ordinary in an unusual light - this is what Sergei does best.
13. Konstantin Gribov
Konstantin discovered photography as a child; he then took his first steps in photography under the guidance of his grandfather. He calls one of the most vivid childhood impressions the moment when an image began to appear on a white sheet of paper... Today, all of Konstantin’s photographs turn out so alive that you just want to reach out and touch the streams of water, jump up with the audience of the concert, or give another cookie to the charming little boy . Konstantin loves to shoot individual photo stories. In such a situation, the shot is not made for the sake of the shot, but is used as a means of expressing some thought. In essence, this is a story written in photographic language.
14. Sergei Khvatynets
A graduate of Sergei Novozhilov's School of Wedding Photography, Sergei Khvatynets is one of the most interesting and successful wedding photographers in Russia. As Sergei himself says about his work, he photographs dreams of love and romance, and through the camera lens catches the most beautiful state of a person - the state of falling in love, which reigns at weddings.
15. Anastasia Beloglazova
In each new shoot of the newlyweds, Anastasia sees an opportunity to take a fresh look at the process of creating photography, find new colors and place accents differently. In her photographs, she tries not only to convey the emotions of the newlyweds at the happiest moment of their lives, but also to introduce a piece of her own mood. This is what makes photographs unique.
16. Alexey Malyshev
Alexey Malyshev considers the most important thing in wedding photography to be the opportunity to relive a happy day. He never tires of looking for new angles and ideas for photographs, uses chance and hunts for real emotions. Alexey is a member and multiple winner of the famous world association of wedding photographers, FearlessPhotographers.
IN modern world photography is a popular and very widespread branch of art, which continues to actively develop and delight with new discoveries and creations. It seems like where is there so much enthusiasm around ordinary photography, how can it be compared with a painting in which the artist puts a large number of time, soul and strength?
But not everything is so simple, talented photographic works can hardly be called “simple”; in order for the frame to come out truly mesmerizing, the master must be a true connoisseur of the moment, be able to catch beauty where to an ordinary person it remains invisible, and then present it so that it becomes accessible to the masses. Isn't this art?
Today we will talk about the most talented and famous fashion photographers who managed to turn the usual world of photography upside down, introduce something new, and also gain recognition from the whole world.
These people collaborate with the most famous glossy publications in the world, their hands created the most famous advertising campaigns leading companies of our time, the most famous and wealthy people on the planet strive to get to their shoots. Isn't this enough to arouse everyone's admiration?
- Annie Leibnovitz
Our top 10 opens with one of the highest paid and sought-after professionals in her field, Annie Leibovitz. Each of her works is a recognized work of art that evokes admiration even among the most ignorant viewers.
Although Annie is a master of portrait photography, she excels in many other genres. Music stars, famous actors, models, as well as members of her family visited her lens, and everyone who was there became a part of something perfect and extraordinary.
Among them are Queen Elizabeth II, Michael Jackson, George Clooney, Uma Thurman, Natalia Vodianova, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp and many others.
- Patrick Demarchelier
One of the most famous and sought-after French photographers, who began shooting back in the 80s and quickly managed to achieve success. Very soon his photographs began to appear in Glamor, Elle, and a little later in Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue.
Being in his lens is the dream of any model, and iconic fashion houses from all over the world fought for the right to get a meter to shoot the next advertising campaign. At one time he was the personal photographer of Princess Diana, photographed the very young Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, and more than once worked with Madonna, Scarlett Johansson and other stars of modern Hollywood.
- Mario Testino
One of the most famous British photographers, is a winner of many prestigious awards. An interesting fact is that Mario became a photographer, basically, by accident, his family was far from the world of art, and the path that he had to go through to achieve success turned out to be very thorny. But it was worth it!
Today, Testino's work can be found in almost every glossy publication, he has worked with most of the most famous and popular models, became Kate Moss's favorite photographer, and is also known for his magnificent photographs of the royal family.
- Peter Lindbergh
Another worldwide celebrity, winner of many awards and simply a talented person. Peter, to a greater extent, became famous as a master of black and white photography, an opponent of the worldwide craze for Photoshop, and therefore prefers to look for perfection in the imperfect.
- Steven Meisel
Considered one of the most popular fashion photographers, he is known for his unique photo shoots for Vogue magazine, as well as a series of very provocative photographs for Madonna’s book. His works cause a very wide resonance in the public world, however, most of his works continue to be published in fashion publications.
- Ellen von Unwerth
A popular German photographer, known for her passion for erotic and staged subjects. Particular success came to Ellen after shooting Claudia Schiffer for Guess. After this, offers poured in, and her work constantly appears in publications such as Vanity Fair, The Face, Vogue and many others.
- Paolo Roversi
In the fashion world he is known as one of the most mysterious and unattainable personalities. Few people know this photographer by sight, but many know his signature style, and his work is strikingly different from the typical magazine “stamping”.
His extraordinary works, captured using long exposures, are some of the most graceful and magnificent images to be created in the last century.
- Tim Walker
A British photographer who gained his popularity thanks to the fabulous style in which most of his works were created: the directions of surrealism and rococo. As the author himself says, he is often inspired by literary heroes and fairy-tale characters, which is probably why each of his photographs is a whole story.
It is also noteworthy that Walker does not like Photoshop, and therefore tries to use real props and lighting to create his unique works.
- Mert and Marcus
One of the most famous and best photo duos, whose works are always recognizable and in demand no less than the works of their older colleagues. Known for their bright, shocking and often provocative photographs, all the most beautiful divas of our planet have appeared in their lenses: Kate Moss, Jennifer Lopez, Gisele Bundchen, Natalia Vodianova and many others.
- Inez and Vinoodh
Another talented photo duo, whose members have been collaborators and have been creating masterpieces for 30 years. Like most of the above colleagues, they collaborate with the most fashionable glossy publications, shoot advertising campaigns for Isabel Marant and YSL, and are also one of Lady Gaga’s favorite photographers.
What could make a world famous photographer even more noticeable? Is it really the number of years that he/she has devoted to the profession of photography, the experience that has accumulated, or a certain chosen direction of photography? Nothing like this; The most important reason for this may be hidden in any photograph that the photographer managed to capture.
Most of the most famous photographers often try to remain silent on this topic. It is enough for them to have author's signatures on their works for these works to become recognizable. Some famous photographers prefer to remain unrecognized by not revealing their faces for personal reasons. These reasons may remain a mystery to the growing audience of admirers, or maybe it all lies in the excessive modesty of these people. The most famous photographers are honored, as a rule, for a specific shot of an incredible, amazing moment that can last literally a few milliseconds. People are fascinated by the fact that such an amazing event or incident can be captured in such a short time.
As they say, “A photograph alone speaks a thousand words.” And so, each of the world's most famous photographers, once or twice during his career, managed to capture such a shot that could elevate him to the rank of greatness. This article presents several of the most famous photographers in the world who have succeeded in their profession, and also presents the very work that made them famous. These photographers managed to touch the hearts of many people around the world with their amazing, sometimes stunning photographs. The most Famous Photographers Mira.
Murray Becker, a photographer for the Associated Press news agency, became famous for his photograph of the burning airship Hindenburg. He died of cancer at the age of 77.
(1961-1994) - South African Pulzer Prize winner Kevin Carter for fine art photography devoted several months of his life to photographing the famine in Sudan. As a freelance photographer for news agencies Reuter and Sygma Photo NY, and as a former magazine illustration editor for the Mail and Gaurdian, Kevin has dedicated his career to covering conflicts in his native land. South Africa. He was highly commended at the prestigious Ilford Photo Press Awards for Best News Photography of 1993.
One of the most important figures in modern photography is Ellen Levitt. For 60 years, her calm, poetic photographs taken on the streets of the city in which she lived most their lives, inspired and amazed entire generations of photographers, students, collectors, curators and art lovers. Throughout her long career, Helen Levitt's photography has reflected her poetic vision, humor, and inventiveness in her most candid portraits of the men, women, and children living on the streets of New York City.
She was born in 1945-46. She directed the film "On the Streets" together with Janis Loeb and James Agy, the peculiarity of this film was that in it she presented a moving portrait of herself. LeWitt's most important exhibition took place at the Museum of Modern Art in 1943, and her second solo exhibition, consisting only of color works, took place there in 1974. Major retrospectives of her work have been held in several museums: the first in 1991, jointly with the San Francisco Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as at the International Center of Photography in New York and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; and 2001 at the Center of National Photography in Paris.
Philip Halsman (1906-1979) was born in Riga, Latvia Riga, Latvia. He studied engineering in Dresden before moving to Paris, where he founded his photography studio in 1932. Thanks to his spontaneous style, Halsman has earned the attention of many of his admirers. His portraits of actors and authors appeared on the covers of books and magazines; he worked in fashion (especially hat design) and also had a large number of private clients. By 1936, Halsman had become known as one of the best portrait photographers in France.
From the 1940s to the 1970s, Philippe Halsman captured brilliant portraits of celebrities, intellectuals and politicians who appeared on the covers of Look, Esquire, the Saturday Evening Post, Paris Match, and especially Life. His work has also appeared in commercials for Elizabeth Arden cosmetics, NBC, Simon & Schuster, and Ford.
Charles O'Rear (born 1941) American photographer widely known for his photograph Bliss, which was used as the default wallpaper for Windows XP.
Throughout the 70s he participated in the Agency for the Protection of Environment DOCUMERICA, and has also photographed for National Geographic magazine for over 25 years. He began his career as a photographer in the wine industry and took photographs for the Napa Valley Winemakers organization. He then continued to photograph wine production around the world. To date, he has contributed his photography to seven wine-related books.
Roger Fenton (28 March 1819 – 8 August 1869) was a pioneer of photography in Britain, and one of the first war photographers to cover events during the war. He is particularly known for his photographs depicting the Crimean War, which, of course, is partly regrettable, since this only allowed him to display his talent in landscape photographs to a small extent. In addition, he played a major role in general development photos.
