Photographers

This is a small collection of people whose work I like, admire or find interesting or inspiring in some way.

LARRY SULTAN
Personal documentary work, with beautiful colors and strong emotions in calm compositions.
His “Pictures from Home” is perhaps the best example.
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JOEL STERNFELD
Master of context and environment. I like his pair of “Campagna Romana” and “Rome after Rome”, also made “Walking the High Line”. Best known probably for “American Prospects”.
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MIKE BRODIE (Polaroid Kid)
Current vagabond cool kid, going along with the drifters, rodatrippers he shoots. 70s youth counterculture in the 2020s. His style is harsh, rough, naive.
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CHARALAMPOS KYDONAKIS (dirtyharrry)
Subjective documentarian (not sure if he would label himself as such). Grungy, technically imperfect style that he seeks out with purposely crappy lenses. Always fun, surprising, a bit in-your-face but not unpleasantly so (like eg. Gilden or his younger imitators).
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ROBBIE LAWRENCE
Tight, personal, very painterly, people-focused work. If it’s a portrait, dark red and has a very simple, very strong composition, it’s probably him. Found him through his coverage of the 2024 Olympics.
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ANTHONY SUAU
His “Beyond the Fall” is perhaps the best project on the transformation of Eastern Europe as the Soviet block fell.
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TRENT PARKE
Primarily known for strong, surreal black-and-white work. Beyond his visual style lie very philosophical, contemplative projects about humanity. Found his latest, “Monument” first.
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