My Favorite Photographers
irving Penn
The black and white work, the expressions - this guy didn't take himself too seriously even though each frame cost a fortune back then. Letting models bring their personality? Bold choice. Super modern. And that "portraits in a corner" series? Genius. It forces your eye to the subject like nothing else in the world matters except them and how they react to that moment. Some people (Marcel Duchamp, Salvador Dalí) are clearly enjoying the attention. Others (Georgia O'Keeffe) look like they'd rather be anywhere else. The honesty of that is what gets me.
dan Winters
Of course. The table portraits are iconic, and he's one of my main inspirations. What else is there to say?
robert Doisneau
L'information scolaire - that photo of the young boy lost in thought. That's everything I want to capture - the moment someone forgets the camera exists.
Platon
In. Your. Face. Every portrait hits you immediately. There's no hiding, no softness. Just impact.
richard Avedon
The American West series. Raw, unflinching, human. These aren't pretty portraits - they're honest ones.
vivian Maier
The secret street photographer whose work wasn't discovered until after she died. And here's the wild part: she photographed my grandmother and her dog Mirou in Saint-Bonnet-En-Champsaur, the tiny village in the French Alps where my family is from. What are the chances? I love her eye for capturing ordinary moments that turn out to be extraordinary. Read the full story