Violets - familiar to us indoor flowers that please the eye bright inflorescences on the windowsills all year round. The ancestor of the plant is Saintpaulia (lat. Saintpaulia), blooming in blue. It was she who gave rise to the cultivation of thousands of new varieties of violets. Since the homeland of the plant is Africa, Saintpaulia is also called violet, only African or Uzambara.
Today there are about 400 types of violet varieties in the world, and 8.5 thousand varieties are officially registered. These wonderful flowers can be found in all corners of the globe. They amaze with their incredible, bewitching beauty. You can find terry, semi-double, miniature, bell-shaped, various colors and shades, with stripes, stains and splashes of Saintpaulia. Each plant variety is unique and worth admiring for as long as possible.
The Moon is the cosmic object closest to Earth, which has always aroused incredible interest among different generations of humanity, starting from ancient times. People have always looked at the Moon with a certain bewitching mystery and tried to unravel its secrets. At the same time, they themselves composed myths and legends about her.
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Probably, many of us have ever wanted to look at our planet from the outside. But for this you need to at least be in space. Unfortunately, only a few inhabitants of the Earth manage to fulfill their unusual dream. Such people are called astronauts or astronomers. But thanks to the people of this profession, you and I can easily admire wonderful photographs of our planet taken from space.
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To find out the real value of something, you need to sell it through an auction. After all, people will never pay more. This rule also applies to money. Coins and banknotes that exist in our everyday life can be worth much more than their stated denomination. Moreover, the form, material and release date play absolutely no role in this matter.
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Sooner or later, we think about getting a pet at home, which will become our best and most devoted friend. But cats and dogs are a choice pet not limited. Increasingly, people began to give preference to exotic animals, the choice of which is so diverse that it is difficult to imagine at once. Today, many pet stores offer a wide range of them, which gives us the opportunity to let our imagination run wild and show our own taste in choosing a new friend. And there really are plenty to choose from.
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The popularity of small dogs in the world is growing more and more every day, because these cute creatures absolutely do not cause fear or apprehension in anyone. The only thing you experience when looking at these cute faces is incredible tenderness and wild delight from the fact that you see this miracle with your own eyes.
Besides their cute appearance, small dogs make excellent pets to live in. small room. Even in the most small apartment they will always have enough space. Moreover, these wonderful creatures do not require high costs and special care, as can be the case with large dogs.
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The craving for beauty has lived in man since prehistoric times. Therefore, already in the era of ancient civilizations, people decorated their bodies with various designs. It was a unique way to stand out from the crowd, to declare your individuality and specialness. Images drawn on different parts bodies carried a certain symbolic meaning. From these drawings one could learn a lot of useful information about a person.
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At the end of July 2018, the inhabitants of planet Earth observed the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century. An incredible celestial spectacle called "Blood Moon" was available throughout East and West Africa, Central and South Asia, South America, Europe and Antarctica. Witnesses of this incredible cosmic show in the Eastern Hemisphere watched in awe as the bright face of the Moon hid behind the Earth's shadow and took on a deep red hue.
We have already talked about people’s addiction to creating all sorts of ratings and top lists, on the “best”, “great”, “famous”, etc. We talked about and. Today we will talk about what we think are the most influential photographers of all time. Let's talk about ten photographers who had the greatest influence on the development of photography as an art.
10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Richard Avedon
In the first position of influential photographers is the American photographer Richard Avedon. Avedon is an American fashion photographer and portrait photographer who defined American style, image, beauty and culture of the second half of the 20th century with his work. Avedon was the epitome of the modern photographer - charming and elegant. He easily mixed photographic genres and created successful, commercial, iconic, memorable images. He was the first to take large-format portraits, against a stark white background, using two images in one frame, allowing the portrait to tell a story in one shot.
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10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - William Eugene Smith
The list of influential photographers continues with American photojournalist William Eugene Smith. Smith was obsessed with his work and refused to make any professional compromise. Go down in history as truthful, cruel and compromising black and white photographs from the Second World War. Member of the photo agency "". During World War II he worked as a war photojournalist and correspondent. The author of amazingly powerful reportage black and white photographs.
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10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Helmut Newton
In third position is the already well-known German “sex seller” Helmut Newton. Newton had an undeniable influence on the development of erotic photography, creating powerful image women. With his works he defined the main canons of fashion photography. He was the first to use ring flash for fashion photography.
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10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Irving Penn
Next comes the American fashion photographer and portrait painter Irving Penn. It is believed that every photographic portrait or symbolic still life owes something to Pen. He was the first photographer to make the most of the simplicity of black and white in photography. Considered the leading genius photographer of Vogue magazine.
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10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - GuyLouis Bourdin
In fifth position is French photographer GuyLouis Bourdin. No fashion photographer has been copied more than Bourdain. He was the first photographer to create narrative complexity in his work. To describe a photographer’s work, you will need many epithets. They are sensual, provocative, shocking, exotic, surreal, and sometimes sinister. And Bourdain brought all this to fashion photography.
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10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Henri Cartier-Bresson
The list of ten influential photographers continues with the founder of the greatest photographic agency "", the French documentary photographer, the father of documentary photography and photojournalism, in general, the greatest. One of the first to use 35 mm film when shooting. Creator " "The Decisive Moment", the so-called “decisive moment”. He believed that a real photograph cannot be subject to any modification. He worked on the creation of the “Street Photography” genre, in which he defended the principles of sudden, unstaged photography. He left behind a great photographic legacy, which today is educational material for anyone who wants to become a professional documentarian and photojournalist.
10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Diane Arbus
The only female photographer on our list is an American photographer. During her short, fast-paced life, Arbus was able to say so much that her photographs are still the subject of controversy and discussion. She was the first to pay close attention to people who are outside the norm as such.
10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Elliott Erwitt
Next up is French advertising and documentary photographer Elliott Erwitt. Elliott is one of the masters of Henri Cartier-Breson's "decisive moment". Member of the photographic agency Magnum Photos. He has an unsurpassed sense of humor with which he approaches every photograph of everyday life. Master of documentary street photography. Big fan of dogs in the frame.
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10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Walker Evans
In ninth position of our influential ten is an American photographer known for his series of works dedicated to the Great Depression - Walker Evans. He is considered a chronicler of American life, who created order and beauty in the frame through composition.
10 Most Influential Photographers of All Time - Martin Parr
The top ten most influential photographers are completed by British photographer and photojournalist Martin Parr. A member of the photographic agency Magnum Photos, Martine Parr had a major influence on the development of documentary photography at the end of the 20th century. Unlike classic black and white genre photography, Parr uses intense colors, thereby elevating the everyday photograph to the level of art. Considered the leading chronicler of daily life in England.
What could make a world famous photographer even more noticeable? Is it really the number of years that he/she has devoted to the profession of photography, the experience that has accumulated, or a certain chosen direction of photography? Nothing like this; The most important reason for this may be hidden in any photograph that the photographer managed to capture.
Most of the most famous photographers often try to remain silent on this topic. It is enough for them to have author's signatures on their works for these works to become recognizable. Some famous photographers prefer to remain unrecognized by not revealing their faces for personal reasons. These reasons may remain a mystery to the growing audience of admirers, or maybe it all lies in the excessive modesty of these people. The most famous photographers are honored, as a rule, for a specific shot of an incredible, amazing moment that can last literally a few milliseconds. People are fascinated by the fact that such an amazing event or incident can be captured in such a short time.
As they say, “A photograph alone speaks a thousand words.” And so, each of the world's most famous photographers, once or twice during his career, managed to capture such a shot that could elevate him to the rank of greatness. This article presents several of the most famous photographers in the world who have succeeded in their profession, and also presents the very work that made them famous. These photographers managed to touch the hearts of many people around the world with their amazing, sometimes stunning photographs. The Most Famous Photographers of the World.
Murray Becker, a photographer for the Associated Press news agency, became famous for his photograph of the burning airship Hindenburg. He died of cancer at the age of 77.
(1961-1994) - South African Pulzer Prize winner Kevin Carter for fine art photography devoted several months of his life to photographing the famine in Sudan. As a freelance photographer for news agencies Reuters and Sygma Photo NY, and as a former magazine illustration editor for the Mail and Gaurdian, Kevin has dedicated his career to covering conflicts in his native South Africa. He was highly commended at the prestigious Ilford Photo Press Awards for Best News Photography of 1993.
One of the most important figures in modern photography is Ellen Levitt. For 60 years, her quiet, poetic photographs taken on the streets of the city in which she lived most of her life have inspired and amazed generations of photographers, students, collectors, curators and art lovers. Throughout her long career, Helen Levitt's photography has reflected her poetic vision, humor, and inventiveness in her most candid portraits of the men, women, and children living on the streets of New York City.
She was born in 1945-46. She directed the film "On the Streets" together with Janis Loeb and James Agy, the peculiarity of this film was that in it she presented a moving portrait of herself. LeWitt's most important exhibition took place at the Museum of Modern Art in 1943, and her second solo exhibition, consisting only of color works, took place there in 1974. Major retrospectives of her work have been held in several museums: the first in 1991, jointly with the San Francisco Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as at the International Center of Photography in New York and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; and 2001 at the Center of National Photography in Paris.
Philip Halsman (1906-1979) was born in Riga, Latvia Riga, Latvia. He studied engineering in Dresden before moving to Paris, where he founded his photography studio in 1932. Thanks to his spontaneous style, Halsman has earned the attention of many of his admirers. His portraits of actors and authors appeared on the covers of books and magazines; he worked in fashion (especially hat design) and also had a large number of private clients. By 1936, Halsman had become known as one of the best portrait photographers in France.
From the 1940s to the 1970s, Philippe Halsman captured brilliant portraits of celebrities, intellectuals and politicians who appeared on the covers of Look, Esquire, the Saturday Evening Post, Paris Match, and especially Life. His work has also appeared in commercials for Elizabeth Arden cosmetics, NBC, Simon & Schuster, and Ford.
Charles O'Rear (born 1941) American photographer widely known for his photograph of Bliss which was used as standard wallpaper for Windows XP.
He contributed to the Environmental Protection Agency's DOCUMERICA project for the 70s and has been photographing for National Geographic magazine for over 25 years. He began his career as a photographer in the wine industry and took photographs for the Napa Valley Winemakers organization. He then continued to photograph wine production around the world. To date, he has contributed his photography to seven wine-related books.
Roger Fenton (28 March 1819 – 8 August 1869) was a pioneer of photography in Britain, and one of the first war photographers to cover events during the war. He is particularly known for his photographs depicting the Crimean War, which, of course, is partly regrettable, since this only allowed him to display his talent in landscape photographs to a small extent. In addition, he played a major role in general development photos.
These photographs are known to any person who is even more or less familiar with the history of photography. Yes, precisely art, because looking at them you understand that here, more than ever, the photographer stepped out of the framework of an outside observer into which his lens forces him, and became an Artist, that is, he rethought reality and let it pass through himself. Here we see not so much an objective reflection of reality as its subjective assessment given by the author. Each of these photos has its own story... “Soldiers federal troops, who fell on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. One of the first war photojournalists, Matthew Brady, was known as the creator of daguerreotypes of Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee. Brady had it all: career, money, own business. And he decided to risk all this (as well as his own life) by following the army of northerners with a camera in his hands. Having narrowly escaped capture in the very first battle in which he took part, Brady somewhat lost his patriotic fervor and began sending assistants to the front line. Over the course of several years of war, Brady and his team took more than 7,000 photographs. This is quite an impressive figure, especially considering that taking a single photo required equipment and chemicals housed inside a covered wagon pulled by several horses. Not very similar to the usual digital point-and-shoot cameras? The photographs that seemed so at home on the battlefield had a very heavy aura. However, it was thanks to them that ordinary Americans were for the first time able to see the bitter and harsh military reality, not veiled by jingoistic slogans. 
"John F. Kennedy's assassin shot..."“Oswald was taken outside. I clutch the camera. The police hold back the pressure of the townspeople. Oswald took a few steps. I press the shutter release. As soon as the shots rang out, I pulled the trigger again, but my flash did not have time to recharge. I started to worry about the first photo and two hours later I went to develop the photos.” – Robert H. Jackson The photography that raised the stakes for photojournalists. "Omaha Beach, Normandy, France" War photojournalist Robert Capa said that if your photographs are bad, it means you weren't close enough to the scene. And he knew what he was talking about. His most famous photographs were taken on the morning of June 6, 1944, when, together with the first infantry detachments, he walked ashore at Normandy on the day of the Allied landings. After coming under fire, Capa was forced to dive underwater with his camera to avoid the bullets. He barely escaped with his life. Of the four films shot by the photographer on the day of the terrible battle, only 11 frames survived - the rest were hopelessly damaged by an elderly laboratory assistant, who in a hurry exposed almost all the material (as it turned out later, he was trying to develop the films before the latest issue of Life magazine was put to print). Ironically, it was this error in developing the film that gave several extant photographs their famous “surreal” appearance (Life magazine, in its comments on the photographs, erroneously suggested that they were “a little out of focus”). Fifty years later, director Steven Spielberg, while filming the Normandy landing scene from the film Saving Private Ryan, tried to recreate the effect of Robert Capa's photographs by shooting from movie camera lenses. protective film for the “blur” effect. "Murder of Viet Cong by Saigon Police Chief" AP news photographer Eddie Adams once wrote, “Photography is the most powerful weapon in the world.” A very fitting quote to illustrate his own life - in 1968, his photograph of an officer shooting a handcuffed prisoner in the head not only won the Pulitzer Prize in 1969, but also ultimately changed the way Americans viewed what was happening in Vietnam. Despite the obviousness of the image, in fact the photograph is not as clear as it seemed to ordinary Americans, filled with sympathy for the executed man. The fact is that the man in handcuffs is the captain of the Viet Cong "revenge warriors", and on this day many unarmed civilians were shot and killed by him and his henchmen. General Nguyen Ngoc Loan, pictured left, was haunted his whole life by his past: he was refused treatment at an Australian military hospital, after moving to the US he faced a massive campaign calling for his immediate deportation, the restaurant he opened in Virginia every day was attacked by vandals. "We know who you are!" - this inscription haunted the army general all his life. “He killed a man in handcuffs,” said Eddie Adams, “and I killed him with my camera.” 
"The Death of Omaira Sanchez" November 13, 1985. Eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano (Colombia). The mountain snow melts, and a 50-meter-thick mass of mud, earth and water literally wipes out everything in its path. The death toll exceeded 23,000 people. The disaster received a huge response around the world, thanks in part to a photograph of a little girl named Omaira Sanchez. She found herself trapped, neck-deep in the slush, her legs caught in the concrete structure of the house. Rescuers tried to pump out the mud and free the child, but in vain. The girl survived for three days, after which she became infected with several viruses at once. As journalist Cristina Echandia, who was nearby all this time, recalls, Omaira sang and communicated with others. She was scared and constantly thirsty, but she behaved very courageously. On the third night she began to hallucinate. The photograph was taken several hours before death. Photographer – Frank Fournier. 
"Portrait of Churchill" January 27, 1941: Winston Churchill went into a photographic studio at 10 Downing Street to have some portraits taken of himself, demonstrating his resilience and determination. However, his look, no matter what, was too relaxed - with a cigar in his hands, great person did not in any way correspond to the image that photographer Yousuf Karsh wanted to achieve. He approached the great politician and with a sharp movement pulled the cigar right out of his mouth. The result is slightly higher. Churchill looks angrily at the photographer, who, in turn, presses the shutter. This is how humanity received one of the most famous portraits of Winston Churchill. Two photographs showing the enormous change in life in the United States. 
Grocery store Just a few years before the “Great Depression” in the United States. The shops are overflowing with fish, vegetables and fruits. The photo was taken in Alabama, near the railroad. "Mother of Migrants" Thanks to legendary photographer Dorothea Lange, for many years Florence Owen Thompson was literally the personification of the Great Depression. Lange took the photo while visiting a vegetable picker camp in California in February 1936, wanting to show the world the resilience of a proud nation in difficult times. Dorothea's life story turned out to be as attractive as her portrait. At 32, she was already a mother of seven children and a widow (her husband died of tuberculosis). Finding themselves practically penniless in a labor camp for displaced people, her family ate poultry meat that the children managed to shoot and vegetables from the farm—the same way the other 2,500 camp workers lived. The publication of the photo had the effect of a bomb exploding. Thompson's story, which appeared on the covers of the most respected publications, caused an immediate response from the public. The IDP Administration immediately sent food and basic necessities to the camp. Unfortunately, by this time the Thompson family had already left their home and received nothing from the government’s generosity. It should be noted that at that time no one knew the name of the woman depicted in the photograph. Only forty years after the publication of this photograph, in 1976, Thompson “revealed” herself by giving an interview to one of the central newspapers. 
"Retreat" The retreat of the US Marines in 1950 due to inhumane frosts. During Korean War General MacArthur overestimated his capabilities and was absolutely confident in the success of the campaign. This is what he thought until the counterattack by the Chinese troops, after which he uttered his famous phrase: “We are retreating! Because we are moving in the wrong direction!” 
"Famine in Sudan" The author of the photograph, Kevin Carter, received the Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his work. The card shows a Sudanese girl bent over from hunger. She will die soon, and the big condor in the background is ready for it. The photograph shocked the entire civilized world. No one, including the photographer, knows about the girl’s origins. He took the picture, chased the predator away and watched the child leave. Kevin Carter was a member of the Bang Bang Club, four intrepid photojournalists who traveled across Africa in search of photo sensations. Kevin Carter was consigned to oblivion by the entire reading public because when he was asked whether he took this girl to the food distribution point, he replied that he was only a messenger bringing news, and helping was not part of his competence. Two months after receiving the award, Carter committed suicide. Perhaps haunted by horrific memories of what he saw in Sudan. "The Monster of Loch Ness" or "The Surgeon's Photograph" This photograph is also called the “Surgeon’s Photograph.” This blurry photo, taken in April 1934, is known throughout the world. For 60 years, it fueled the most incredible assumptions about a living fossil lizard living today in the Scottish Loch Ness Lake, gave rise to a lot of rumors and speculation, initiated several underwater expeditions and gave rise to an entire tourism industry in a small Scottish town. This continued until 1994, until the adopted son of the author of the falsification, Christian Sperling, told the public that his stepfather, Marmaduke Wetherell, hired by the London Daily Mail newspaper to search for a large animal, failed to find it and decided to take this fake photo with the help of Christian's stepson and son Ian. It is Ian who is the actual author of the photograph. "Nessie" was designed on a quick fix and was supported on the surface by a toy submarine and a counterweight made of planks. To make the story more credible, the scammers persuaded local surgeon Robert Kenneth Wilson to identify himself as the author of the photo. 
"Line for rice" Between the winter of 1948 and the spring of 1949, Henry Cartier Bresson traveled with his camera to Beijing, Shanghai and other cities. This photo was taken in Nanjing. The photo shows a line of starving people buying rice. "Gandhi and his spinning wheel". One of the most influential people of the 20th century, Gandhi, did not like to be photographed, but in 1946, Life staff writer Margaret Bork-White was allowed to take a photo of him in front of a spinning wheel, a symbol of the struggle for Indian independence. Before the photographer was allowed to take part in the photo shoot, she herself had to learn how to use a spinning wheel - these were the requirements of Gandhi’s entourage. After overcoming this obstacle, Margaret had two more to overcome. To begin with, it turned out that it was forbidden to talk to Gandhi - he just had a “day of silence”, which he traditionally spent without talking to anyone. And because he hated bright light, Margaret was only allowed to take three photos (accompanied by three flashbulbs). The problem was also the very humid atmosphere of India, which negatively affected the condition of the camera, so the first two photos were unsuccessful, but the third shot turned out great. It was he who shaped the image of Gandhi for millions of people. The photograph became the last portrait of Gandhi during his lifetime - two years later he was assassinated. "Dali Atomicus" Philip Haltzman was the only photographer who made a career out of photographing people...in the air. He argued that when a subject jumps, he unwittingly reveals his true, inner self. One cannot but agree with this statement when looking at the photograph of Salvador Dali entitled “Dal? Atomicus”. 6 hours, 28 jumps, a room full of assistants throwing a bucket of water and angry cats into the air - this is how this photo was born. In the background of the photo is Dali's unfinished surreal masterpiece "Leda Atomica". Haltzman wanted to pour milk, not water, from the bucket, but in the post-war period this was too dismissive of the food product. Haltzman's photographs of celebrities jumping appeared on at least seven covers of Life magazine and gave rise to a new type of portraits - without the hitherto obligatory static image. "Einstein Sticking Out His Tongue" You may rightly wonder, "Did this photograph really change the world?" Einstein revolutionized nuclear physics and quantum mechanics, and this photograph changed the attitude towards both Einstein and scientists in general. The fact is that the 72-year-old scientist was tired of the constant harassment by the press that pestered him on the Princeton campus. When he was asked to smile at the camera for the hundred thousandth time, instead of smiling, he showed his tongue sticking out to the camera of Arthur Sayss. This language is the language of genius, which is why photography instantly became a classic. Now Einstein will always be remembered and considered a great original - always! "Body of Che Guevara" Thug? Sociopath? A beacon of socialism? Or, as the existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre called him, “the most perfect man of our century”? Regardless of your point of view, Ernesto "Che" Guevara has long been the patron saint of revolutionaries around the world. Without a doubt, he is a legendary man, and this status was assigned to him not by life, but by his own death. Dissatisfied with Che's efforts to promote revolution among Bolivia's poor and oppressed population, the national army (trained and equipped by American troops and the CIA) captured and executed Che Guevara in 1967. But before burying his body in a secret grave, the assassins gathered around him, posing for staged photography. The military wanted to prove to the world that Che was dead, hoping that his political movement would die with him. Anticipating accusations that the photograph was falsified, Che Guevara's prudent executioners amputated his hands and preserved them in formaldehyde. But by killing a man, Bolivian officials unwittingly gave birth to a legend about him. The photograph, which went around the world, bore a striking resemblance to Renaissance images of Jesus taken from the cross. Che's face is eerily calm, and his killers preen in front of the camera, one of them points to a wound in Che Guevara's body. The allegorical meaning of the photo was immediately picked up by Che's supporters, coming up with the slogan "Che is alive!" Thanks to this photograph, Che Guevara will forever be remembered as a martyr who died for socialist ideas. "Dirigible Hindenburg" The explosion of the Hindenburg airship in 1937 is, of course, not the sinking of the Titanic or the Chernobyl tragedy of the 20th century. Of the 97 people on board, 62 miraculously survived. During landing at Lakehurst Airport, New Jersey, after a flight from Germany, the German Zeppelin Hindenburg exploded. The shell of the airship was filled with hydrogen, and not safe inert helium, since the Americans at that time had already refused to sell this gas to a potential enemy: a new one was approaching World War. The event was filmed by 22 photographers. After the incident, airships were no longer considered a safe and developed form of transport. This photograph recorded the end of the development of airship construction. "Snake River Valley" Many people believe that the era of photography can be divided into two parts: before Ansel Adams and after Ansel Adams. In the “pre-Adam” era, photography was not considered at all as an independent art. The photographs were made to look like paintings using various manipulations. Adams did his best to avoid any manipulation with photographs, declaring photographic art “the poetry of reality.” With his works he proved the value of “pure photographic art.” In an era of fairly compact handheld cameras, he stubbornly stuck to bulky equipment and old-fashioned large-format cameras. Adams showed Americans the beauty of their national nature. In 1936, he took a series of photographs and sent them to Washington to help preserve Kings Canyon in California. As a result, this area was declared a national park. "Victory Day, Times Square, 1945" or "The Kiss" On August 14, 1945, news of Japan's surrender heralded the end of World War II. Wild celebrations began on the streets of New York, but perhaps none of the city's residents felt freer at that moment than the military. Among happy people Among those gathered in Times Square that day was one of the most talented photojournalists of the 20th century, a German immigrant named Alfred Eisenstadt. Capturing scenes of the celebration with his camera, he noticed a sailor "walking down the street and grabbing every girl in his field of vision." He later explained that he didn't care whether she was "grandmother, strong, thin, old or young" - he didn't Of course, a photograph of a sailor kissing the lips of a respectable pensioner would never have appeared on the cover of Life magazine, but when the dashing military man danced and kissed an attractive nurse, and Eisenstadt took the photo, the image was replicated in newspapers across the country. Needless to say, the VE Day photograph was not a depiction of a meeting between two war-torn lovers, but it remains to this day an enduring symbol of America at the end of a long struggle for peace. 
"Boy with a Grenade" A boy with a toy grenade in his hand - famous work photographer Diane Arbus. The boy's name is Colin Wood, the son of the famous tennis player Sidney Wood. IN right hand the boy is clutching a grenade, his left hand is empty. Diane took a long time to select the shooting angle she needed, and in the end the guy couldn’t stand it and shouted “Shoot already!” In 2005, the photograph sold for $408,000. 
"Trunks" Street punks threatening a photographer with a gun. Yes, the child is only 11 years old, and the gun in his hands is a toy. He's just playing his game. But if you look carefully, you won’t see any game in his eyes. 
"Picasso" Eight pieces of hl:) were required in order to perfectly reflect the dissimilarity of Pablo Picasso’s views on the world and other people. The artist was delighted with this photo. “Look at the bread! Just four fingers! That’s why I decided to call this photograph “Picasso,” Picasso told his friend, photographer Duvanuoshi. 
"People and Pictures" Robert Doisneau did not follow the traditions of artistic photography of his time. Using reportage shooting techniques, he looked for the unusual in the ordinary, the exciting in the everyday. Every day, a nude painting was displayed in the window of a popular store and the reactions of passers-by were photographed. Best photos made by Robert Doisneo were included in the “People and Pictures” series. So, perhaps, a “hidden camera” appeared.
The image can speak all languages. And their language is understood not only by photographers, but also by photography lovers, simply grateful viewers. Photography has witnessed the evolution of cameras, from the traditional pinhole camera to the modern digital camera. All of them were used to produce excellent images. When you think about some of the most famous photographers from past years and the present, you understand that photography is an art, and not a simple “freezing” of the moment.
When William Henry Fox Talbot invented the negative/positive photographic process, he probably had no idea how popular his invention would become. Today, photography, and therefore the specialty of photographers, is divided into different categories that range from fashion, wildlife, interiors, portraits, travel, food to... The list goes on and on. Let's take a look at some of the most famous photographers in the most popular photography categories. We will also look at examples of their work.
Fashion
Irving Penn
This American photographer is known for his chic and elegant images, especially those from the post-World War II period. Since 1938, he has collaborated with Vogue magazine and actively uses the technique of white and gray backgrounds. It is his use of this technique that makes him the greatest photographer of his time. Penn's photography was always one step ahead of its time. A series of nude photos caused a lot of noise.
Terence Donovan
This British photographer was famous for his photographs depicting the fashion world in the 60s. His indefatigable thirst for adventure was reflected in his creativity, and to obtain beautiful images, models performed some rather daring stunts. With around 3,000 advertising images, the man was a fixture in the homes of London's richest and was a popular photographer for celebrities.
Richard Avedon
It was he who moved away from the traditional understanding of models. Born in New York and created his studio in 1946. Richard Avedon showed models in natural light, and many of his works were published in the pages of Vogue and Life magazines. As a photographer, he received many awards in his time and the images he created were recognized all over the world.
Nature and wildlife
Ansel Adams
Born in San Francisco. He made a huge contribution to the development of black and white photography. He was interested in issues related to nature. Ansel Adams is the author of several epic photographic murals. Received three Guggenheim Fellowships.
Frans Lanting
France was born in Rotterdam. His work could be seen on the pages of such magazines as National Geographic, Life, and Outdoor Photographer. France has traveled extensively and his photographs clearly express his love for the flora and fauna of tropical forests.
Galen Rowell
For many years, Galen conveyed the relationship between man and the desert. His photographs, like nothing else, conveyed the fascinating and magnetic beauty of these sultry places. Prize winner in 1984. He collaborated with many famous publications of that time. Rowell's work was distinguished by its depth and coverage of everything new in the subject matter displayed.
Photojournalism
Henri Cartier-Bresson ( Henri Cartier—Bresson)
French photographer who influenced the development of photojournalism for many years. Received international recognition for his coverage of Gandhi's funeral in India in 1948. Traveled widely around the world and firmly believed that the art of photojournalism lies in capturing the “right” moment. Some call him the father of photo reporting.
Eddie Adams
Pulitzer Prize winner and winner of more than 500 prizes. His photographs depicting the Vietnam War from the inside shocked the whole world. Adams also took portraits of celebrities, politicians and military leaders of the time. He believed that a photographer should be able to manipulate a scene to reflect the truth.
Felice Beato
Famous "war photographer". His penchant for travel has allowed him to capture many moods of people and moments in different parts of the world. Visited India, Japan, China. It was Felice who captured the Indian uprising of 1857 and the events of the second Opium War. His powerful and timeless works continue to inspire photojournalists today.
Portrait photography
Ueno Hikoma
Born in Nagasaki. Portrait works and landscape photographs brought fame. He started with his own commercial studio, where he gained enormous experience in portrait photography. Author of portraits of many famous and famous people that time. In 1891 he made a portrait of the Russian heir to the throne.
Philippe Halsman
Although Halsman suffered several setbacks in his personal life early on, this did not stop him from becoming a superb portrait painter of his time. His photographs were somewhat harsh and dark and differed significantly from portraits of the time. Portraits were published in many magazines of the time, including Vogue. After meeting the surrealist artist Salvador Dali, he decides to make a surreal portrait of Dali, a skull and seven nude figures. It took three hours to complete the planned work. It was he who developed the philosophy of displaying a person in motion, in a jump. I believed that this was the only way to show a “real” person from the inside. At the peak of his career, he took portraits of celebrities such as Alfred Hitchcock, Marilyn Monroe, Winston Churchill, Judy Garland and Pablo Picasso.
Hiro Kikai ( Hiroh Kikai)
Monochrome portraits of residents of the Asakusa district (Tokyo) brought fame to this Japanese photographer. In his early years he witnessed many conflicts and carried out all free time, photographing visitors to Asakusa. A perfectionist by nature, he could spend several days searching for the right person - the subject of photography.
Aerial photography
Talbert Abrams
The first photographs in this category were taken while serving in the US Marine Corps during World War II. Photographic images of the squadron during the period of insurgency in Haiti helped decide to continue the art.
William Garnett ( William Garnett)
Born in Chicago in 1916, he began his career as a photographer and Graphic Designer in 1938. Assisted the US Army in producing training films for US troops. By 1949, he had already acquired his own plane and switched to aerial photography.
Photography underwater
Dustin Humphrey
Surfer and big lover of photography, who has his own photo studio in Bali. His passion for surfing helped him take simply masterpiece photographs, for which he received the Sony World Photography Award in 2009. It’s amazing how he managed to gather so many people and film it all without a single edit!