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Forgot to put a link to her site when I posted. Brenda - I'm not impressed by the image above either. :) It's a very poor reproduction of the true photo. Shows none of the depth, the tones or the warmth. I think that particular photo is in her book "Light Warriors". 'chelle - Yes yes ... Arbus. There is just something about the shots she took of the mentally retarded people in that grassy area that gets me. And one of my absolute favorite shots of hers - it's actually one that I printed out as a huge 3' x 4' poster and hung on the wall at work - is the little boy with the hand grenade standing in the park. He's our department's mascot. :) I really like and admire Adams' work and I recognize the sheer brilliance of his techniques, the power of his photography and that fact that he did all that while re-defining photography technique (sort of like looking at a Degas and realizing this man wasn't just pushing the boundaries of art at the time - he was smashing them), but I have almost no desire to shoot landscapes. Every now and then I shoot a few just 'cause, but it just doesn't move me. Edward Weston - Yea, he's on my list. The shot of Orozco has got to be the most intense portrait I have ever seen. :) First time I saw his work, was flipping through a book that had some of his photos in it and I'm like "Holy crap ... that's Frida Kahlo .... that's Diego Rivera ... that's Tina Modotti! Who the heck is this guy?" LaChapell is has to be on that list. The saturated colors along with his initial work with digital, but beyond that his eye for creating scenes, composition and color is incredible. Older photographers I'd have add to my favorites list, Garry Winogrand and Arthur Fellig [aka Weegee]. Hey, I'm still a street photographer at heart. Contemporary photographers; Howard Schatz (his underwater model shots alone are enough to put him on my list), Richard Corman, Annie Leibovitz (although I admit I think I like her older stuff more than the new stuff), Bob Carlos Clarke, Rankin, Gilles Berquet and Martin Boelt. I could probably keep going; but still, above all, Joyce Tenneson touches me. -=>Donald