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Ross
20-04-2006, 12:16
Just wondered who everyone looked up to (as a source of inspiration or whatever) and if you could provide a link to some of their work - preferably a portfolio or equivalent.

For motorsport pictures, I hold Regis Lefebure in very high regard:

http://www.regislefeburephoto.com/detected.php?page=&pass=

And of course, the sadly (recently) departed Bob Carlos Clarke - sorry can't link to this as I'm at work.

Please feel free to add your suggestions and links below.
fingerz
20-04-2006, 13:26
http://www.andrzejdragan.com/

^^ Discovered him a couple of weeks ago and I'm bursting to get some more portraits and improve my Photoshop skills now.

The weird thing is, his main job is as a Physicist so when you Google his name, you get a load of physics papers.
dod
20-04-2006, 20:16
I really like what this guy does, I don't care for the site but some of the action close ups are great :)

http://www.rayarcher.com/index2.htm
Steve
21-04-2006, 08:23
Everything manually setup and manipulated but the results are stunning none the less.

http://www.davenitsche.com/index.htm

Ami Vitale - some very moving and thought provoking images.

http://www.amivitale.com/main.html
orangepeel
21-04-2006, 08:55
is it wrong that I've never heard of any of these people?

My inspiration is me mate :) http://www.rossscott.com/



I really like what this guy does, I don't care for the site but some of the action close ups are great :)

http://www.rayarcher.com/index2.htm

heh. I was at my EMB clients yesterday and we where discussing you, as it happens, and this Ray Archer dude popped up in the convo. I just said "pff. easy" grinned and left :) There are some awesome pics on there ***. Apparently he's the daddy at the motox photography...
SammyC
21-04-2006, 10:00
I must admit to not knowing much about any other photogs. I do it for personal amusement.

/lickybrownnoseon

Oh, can I say Steve?

/lickybrownnoseoff
DJW
21-04-2006, 10:23
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/djw_666/TPF/GIFS/kissass.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/djw_666/TPF/GIFS/puke.gif .......... . Let you off....he is quite good ;)
fingerz
21-04-2006, 10:36
My inspiration is me mate...

Oh yeah. Forgot about mates.

www.jeffmetal.com
dod
21-04-2006, 20:40
heh. I was at my EMB clients yesterday and we where discussing you, as it happens, and this Ray Archer dude popped up in the convo. I just said "pff. easy" grinned and left :) There are some awesome pics on there ***. Apparently he's the daddy at the motox photography...

Certainly is :)

Now, are you with EMB? Take it to PM's if you want ;)
Arkady
22-04-2006, 11:44
Don McCullin; Larry Burrows; Tim Page; Chris Steele-Perkins; Co Rentmeester; Robert Capa; Damir Sagolj; David Douglas Duncan; Robert Mapplethorpe; Bob Carlos-Clarke; Nick Knight;

And every photographer whose work makes me thing "Ba$t**D! I wish I'd taken that!
Gandhi
22-04-2006, 22:06
And every photographer whose work makes me thing "Ba$t**D! I wish I'd taken that!



Seconded on that one.


Few too many these days though. :(
DavidGilkes
23-04-2006, 14:22
My inspirations are:

Bob Martin: www.bobmartin.com
Neil Leifer: www.neilleifer.com
Mark Sutton: www.suttonimages.com