Not having a dig at you, Marianne, but I'm constantly amazed at how many people have never heard of some of the greates photographic names of all time.
People like Ernst Haas, Ed Steichen, Paul Strand, Ed Weston etc. The pioneers of modern photography (1930's - 1960's) and no-one knows they exist.
I put a couple of links to some of my real heroes in the webb-ish section and people seem to love the stuff, so I'll go hunting for more.
Nothing's new - it's all been done before, so why not seek inspiration from the best?
One of my favourite photos was taken by a LIFE magazine photographer called Co Rentmeester, in Vietnam of a tank gunner. Beautifully-lit and shot from below it would stand as a classic portrait in any Museum or gallery.
This was just a jobbing photographer doing his daily work.