fred_monsone Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 <p> <p >Good morning team,</p> <p > </p> <p >I am about to embark on a college project for which I have to research famous flower and macro photographers. I already have Imogen Cunningham, Jan Groover, Ron Van Dongen, and Andre’ Karteche (how do you spell his name correctly?).</p> <p > </p> <p >Can anyone point me in the direction of any more? They have to be of worldwide fame or my tutor will not allow them. Many thanks for any tips!</p> <p > </p> <p >Fred</p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemked Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 <p>Specifically flowers? John Shaw would come to mind both as a nature photographer who shoots a lot of flowers and publishes a lot, but I wouldn't call him a flower photographer. Likewise Lief Ericksenn/ Els Sincebaugh are in the same ilk.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemked Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 <p>Specifically flowers? John Shaw would come to mind both as a nature photographer who shoots a lot of flowers and publishes a lot, but I wouldn't call him a flower photographer. Likewise Lief Ericksenn/ Els Sincebaugh are in the same ilk.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_s Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 <p>This one would be easier if there was a 'Great Photographers' forum, or 'History of Photography' forum. You might get good advice if you can find a few gallery curators, or photography professors at other institutions, and bounce your ideas off them. Here's a couple of thoughts, and I'm sure no expert on the subject.</p> <p>(i) To me, Cunningham is the obvious example, but that may just be because I have her excellent book <em>Flora</em>.</p> <p>(ii) You might also consider if her <em>Group f/64</em> pal Edward Weston fits your criteria, or even some of the others. Weston's famous pictures of vegetables are in the close-up/macro range.</p> <p>(iii) If you want a different spin from someone indisputably famous, consider Man Ray and his photograms.</p> <p>(iv) The correct spelling is Kertesz.</p> <p>Good luck-- keep us posted on how you get on with this.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancoxleigh Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 <p>Consider Mapplethorpe's florals -- I didn't think there were any more famous than his.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred_monsone Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 <p>Many thanks for all your tips. I will begin working on this in two weeks (must do research first) so I will let you know how the images come out...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin carron Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 <p>Not flowers but you might look up Wilson 'Snowflake' Bentley and Dr Lucien Bull who were pioneers of macro photography.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liebermann Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 As a professional botanist and 25 year+ hobbyist nature photograpgher, I'd say Gisèle Lamoureux is easily the best flower photographer I've ever seen... Unfortunately (maybe) her "Fleurbec" group website and amazing books are in CA Francais. http://www.fleurbec.com/index.htm I'm not sure how famous Fleurbec is outside of Canada and maybe France (bacause they are aimed at Francophone plant enthusiasts and botanists), but the photos are the most beautiful and technically accurate I have ever seen. And remember, the perception of 'worldwide fame' may be centric to the language of the perceiver... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Doo Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 <p>Maria Zorn (<a href="http://www.hwcn.org/~al716/2ndpage.html">http://www.hwcn.org/~al716/2ndpage.html</a>). Very creative and artistic, all shot with film slides. Too bad she does not show a lot of samples on her website. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_driscoll Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 <p>George Lepp</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_cottle Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 <p>Karl Blossfeldt</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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