Things for which I am grateful #325-352: Photography.

My goodness, where to begin?

There are so many brilliant photographers that I could probably fill all 365 things to be grateful for with them alone.

I’ve had the privilege of working with some outstanding photographers during my 30 long years in the ad industry. Most of whom were artists in their own right. I’m not going to feature them here just in case I forget someone and invoke their ire.

Instead, I’m going to show some of the photographers whose work has inspired me over the years. Certainly not an exhaustive list. Hope you like them. Feel free to make your own suggestion.

We could argue the toss as to what makes a great photograph – composition, light, concept. But what I feel a great photo should do is tell a story or ask questions of the viewer.

Ansel Adams

Eve Arnold

Richard Avedon

Diane Arbus

Cecil Beaton

Brassai

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Desiree Dolron

Robert Doisneau

Fan Ho

Horst P. Horst

Tom Hoops

Nadav Kander

Joey Lawrence

Saul Leiter

Annie Leibovitz

Robert Mapplethorpe

Helmut Newton

Norman Parkinson

Herb Ritts

Cindy Sherman

Edward Steichen

Harry Thuillier

There are always more photographers who spring to mind as soon as one clicks the ‘publish’ button. Here are a couple who slipped through the net…

Vivian Maier

Sebastiao Salgado

Don McCullin

Bill Brandt

How very Vermeer…

Some of you more artistically knowledgeable people will probably suggest a finer comparison than Vermeer. Rembrandt or van Eyck, perhaps?

However, I do think the composition, colour, mood and lighting of these photographs by Desiree Dolron, are exquisite enough to be compared to the great master.

They are faultless works of art.

By Desiree Dolron