redirection....

alright i probally should have just scratched this..and started a new blog but..FUNK that...
alright here is the deal...i am gonna put stuff up that i think is COOL intresting and want to share the wealth...if you have something that you want to add etc. feel free to contact me...alright...lets get this started...ive returned to some of the photographers that really got me into photography..

Henri Cartier Bresson

really how can you not be inspired by not just this photo but any of his works!!!




Edward S. Curtis

The guys middle name is Sheriff
he got alot of slack because he "set up" or "manipulated" his images of native americans but honestly who doesn't do that now a days...he was devoted to his craft and retaining as much information/images of every tribe in north america kudos to Curtis..
you can actually get prints made from his negatives via the library of congress...
one of my favs




Bruce Davidson

every photographer goes through the "davidson" phase of hardcore black and white photo-docu.. i heard a story that he borrowed a view camera from pratt two summers ago. ( i think he is in 70s if not 80s now) and while in paris some kids pushed him over and stole the camera...they probally didn't even know how to use the camera let alone who was underneath the cloth..ignorate kids..




Ansel Adams

do i really need to say anything




Richard Avedon

again do i really need to say anything....dude drives around the country with a white back drop a 8x10 view camera and goes to town on portriats. amazing photographer, he was know for being abrasive behind the lens but this would result in stunning images of our most famous celebrities




Alright you are probally like...dude what about the new talent...true...i think with alot of the newer photographers there is alittle bit more theory behind the image. as opposed to the images speaking for themselves. The artists described above have more of a documentaion, "this is real life , whether its ugly or beautiful or both" approach. Not that there wasn't artists such as Man-Ray who created "life" in their photographs. Alot of the modern cats seem to conceive the idea then create as opposed to creating and seeing the idea that was organically created from the idea....whooo hopefully that makes sense..haha..ok now to some art work...

Terry Richardson
love/hate
people love to hate on him and hate to love him but god damnit..keep rocking Terry..you have a fan here




Jeff Wall
probally one of the first modern photographers i got into...awesome and very smart artist..he is from canada , go figure



Jill Greenberg
she is hott right now..really hott...and i know how she does her lighting...haha no seriously though she is awesome and is in very high demand right now...lots of copy cats but none as good as the o.g.



gregory crewdson
i like. He is good, i cant knock him, but its kinda of not my thing. he probally has twice as many copy cats as Greenberg but again you can never get as good as the original..btw i believe he is a yale grad (top photo masters program in world!!)



So thats a little photo stuff for all you boys and girls to check out if you haven't already heard of them. These artists are definetely the tip of the iceberg in the photography realm let alone the art world. My next post ...probally later today will be about music...my first love.. again if you want to add or have any questions comments, feel free to live'em and or email me at
richfell2nd@gmail.com thanks..