In the realm of photography I mean.

I just watched a doco on Frank Hurley, a photographer, of both stills and movies, who covered from an Antarctic expedition trapped in ice, to both world wars and beyond. He mainpulated and combined many of his shots to the ire of some. 

The doco made me realise I know nothing of people with photographic reknown.

Which photographer to you hope to emulate, or gain inspiration from??