Photography is an unusually diverse art. Therefore, choosing the best craftsmen is not an easy task.
Our Top 10 entered the best photographers of our time in a variety of genres. From the work they are known all over the world and are practically recognized as classics of photo art.
10. Anne Geddes - Best Children's Photographer
Anna Geddes has been involved in child photography for 30 years. Books, postcards and calendars with photos of babies in a variety of images are known all over the world. The photographs of Geddes are inspired by many photographers who begin to work with children. The secret to Anna’s success is simple, she is sure that children are the only real joy in life.
9. Paul Hansen - Best Photojournalist
Hansen is one of the most famous photojournalists in the world. Seven times he became the best photographer in Sweden, twice - the winner of the prestigious POYi photo contest (“International Photography of the Year”). And in 2013, Paul won the World Press Photo contest with a photograph taken at the funeral of two young children killed in Palestine.
8. Terry Richardson - Best Advertising Photographer
Richardson's photographs are sometimes very unusual, but they always attract the eye and are remembered for a long time. Among Terry's clients are such famous brands as Gucci, Sisley, Levi’s, Eres, Miu Miu, Chloe, APC, Nike, Carolina Herrera, Kenneth Cole and many others. Richardson's photos are regularly published by Vogue, I-D, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Dazed and Confused, W and Purple.
7. Denis Reggie - the best wedding photographer
Reggie has become a revolutionary in the wedding photo industry. After all, it was he who invented to take pictures in the manner of reporting. Denis's works adorn not only family photo albums, but also the pages of such publications as W, Elle, Vogue, Town and Country, Glamor and Harper’s Bazaar
6. Patrick Demarchelier - the best fashion photographer
Over the course of his long career, Demarchelier has worked with such publications as Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire and Harper`s Bazaar. Dior, TAG Heuer, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Celine, Yves Saint Laurent, Calvin Klein, Lacoste and Ralph Lauren ordered his advertising campaigns.
5. Yuri Artyukhin - the best wildlife photographer
Researcher of the Laboratory of Ornithology of the Pacific Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences is an avid fan of birds. It is photographs of birds that have been repeatedly awarded prestigious prizes and awards at various competitions in Russia and abroad.
4. Helmut Newton - the best photographer in the nude genre
Photos of Newton in the genre of "nude" are known throughout the world. For his contribution to the art of photography, Newton was awarded the Order of Merit to the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Order of Arts and Literature, and the Monaco Order of Arts, Literature and Science.
3. David Dubile - the best underwater photographer
Dubile has been operating under the water surface for five decades. His work is often published by National Geographic. David is the recipient of many prestigious awards in the field of photography. He removes the underwater world both in equatorial waters, and under the ice at the north and south poles.
2. Steve McCurry - The Most Famous National Geographic Photographer
Steve became famous for the photo of the “Afghan girl” that National Geographic placed on the cover in 1985. The picture was soon recognized as the most famous photograph in the history of the magazine. In addition to the famous picture, McCurry has many excellent works in the genre of photo reporting
1. Ron Galella - the most famous paparazzi
Garella is a pioneer in the paparazzi industry. Among the stars who became “victims” of Ron are Julia Roberts, Madonna, Al Pacino, Woody Allen, Sophia Loren. Marlon Brando broke Garella's jaw and knocked out five teeth, and Jacqueline Kennedy filed a lawsuit against the photographer, who forbade Ron to approach Jackie closer than 20 meters.
