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The most famous photographs of the 20th century.

The sea is incomprehensible, mysterious and pure. It leaves no one indifferent ... Breathtaking photos of Josh Adamski (Josh Adamski)

Josh Adamski is a famous British photographer, the master of contemporary photography. He gained his fame thanks to the art of conceptual photography. Talented photo artist Josh Adamsky creates real masterpieces of photography, not only improving his work with digital processing, but also putting his soul into them, displaying the idea and meaning. Josh Adamsky is of the opinion that there are no set rules for making a good photo, but there are good photographers who take nice photos. And he considers the statement of Ansel Adams as his main motto: “You don’t take a photograph, you make it”, which means: “You should not take pictures, you should take a picture”.

They say that the sea is endless. Geographically, this is certainly not the case. However, if you look at it even for a moment, all doubts immediately disappear. The boundless horizon is so vast, so far away.

I love walking by the sea. They never bother me, because they are always different. The sea itself is not the same. It is changeable in nature. Today it is calm and quiet and, as if there is nothing more affectionate than its light waves. Water reflects warm Sun rays and blinds, not accustomed to bright light, eyes. Warm sand pleasantly warms my feet, and the skin is covered with a golden tan. And tomorrow a strong wind will shake the sea and majestic waves are already beating against the shore with the strength of a huge beast. The blue sky will turn gray and stormy. And there is no longer that calm happiness of the quiet sea. However, this also has its own charm. This is the beauty of wildness and power. Even the color of sea water often changes - sometimes it is almost blue, sometimes dark blue, sometimes greenish. All of its shades are not even listed.

How much beauty is concealed in the depths of the sea. Small fish swim in flocks among green and yellowish algae. And the sandy bottom is covered with shells, as if precious stones. I love collecting shells. I like to imagine that I am finding lost treasures from sunken ships. And how many such treasures are still fraught with the depths of the sea?

There is nothing better than spending a day at sea. You can have fun and swim with family and friends. And sometimes you just want to walk alone, feel the peace under the sound of the waves.

The sea is incomprehensible, mysterious and pure. It leaves no one indifferent.

A collection of iconic photographs from the past 100 years that showcase
the grief of loss and the triumph of the human spirit...

An Australian kisses his Canadian girlfriend. Canadians rioted after sport Team The Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup.

Three sisters, three "lengths" of time, three photos.

Two legendary captains Pele and Bobby Moore exchange jerseys as a sign of mutual respect. FIFA World Cup, 1970.

1945 Petty Officer Graham Jackson plays "Goin' Home" at President Roosevelt's funeral on April 12, 1945.

1952. 63-year-old Charlie Chaplin.

Eight-year-old Christian accepts the flag during a memorial service for his father. Who was killed in Iraq just a few weeks before he was due to return home.

A veteran near the T34-85 tank, on which he fought during the Great Patriotic War.

Romanian child hands balloon police officer during protests in Bucharest.

Police Captain Ray Lewis arrested for participating in the Wall Street protests in 2011.

A monk next to an elderly man who died suddenly while waiting for a train in Shanxi Taiyuan, China.

A dog named "Leao" sits for two days at the grave of his owner, who died in terrible landslides.
Rio de Janeiro, January 15, 2011

African American athletes Tommy Smith and John Carlos raise their black-gloved fists in solidarity. Olympic Games, 1968.

Jewish prisoners at the time of their release from the camp. 1945

The funeral of President John F. Kennedy, which took place on November 25, 1963, the birthday of John F. Kennedy Jr.
Footage of JFK Jr saluting his father's coffin was broadcast around the world.

Christians protect Muslims during prayer. Egypt, 2011.

A North Korean man (right) waves from a bus to a weeping South Korean after a family reunion near Mount Kumgang October 31, 2010. They were separated by the 1950-53 war.

The dog met with his owner after the tsunami in Japan. 2011.

"Wait for me, daddy" is a photograph of a march by the British Columbia Regiment. Five-year-old Warren "Whitey" Bernard ran from his mother to his father, Private Jack Bernard, yelling "Wait for me, Dad." The photograph became widely known, was published in Life, hung in every school in British Columbia during the war, and was used in war bond issues.

Priest Luis Padillo and a soldier wounded by a sniper during an uprising in Venezuela.

A mother and son in Concord, Alabama, near their home, which was completely destroyed by a tornado. April, 2011

The guy looks Family album, which he found in the rubble of his old house, after the earthquake in Sichuan.

4-month-old girl after the Japanese tsunami.

French citizens at the entrance of the Nazis to Paris during World War II.

Soldier Horace Greasley confronts Heinrich Himmler while inspecting the camp in which he was imprisoned. Surprisingly, Greasley left the camp many times to meet the German girl he was in love with.

A fireman gives water to a koala during wildfires. Australia 2009.

The father of the deceased son, at the 9/11 memorial. During the tenth annual ceremonies, on the grounds of the World Trade Center.

Jacqueline Kennedy at the swearing-in of Lyndon Johnson as President of the United States. Immediately after the death of her husband.

Tanisha Blevin, 5, holds the hand of Hurricane Katrina survivor Nita Lagarde, 105.

A girl, who is in temporary isolation to detect and clean up radiation, looks at her dog through the glass. Japan, 2011

Journalists Yuna Lee and Laura Ling, who were arrested in North Korea and sentenced to 12 years hard labor, have been reunited with their families in California. After successful US diplomatic intervention.

Meeting mother with her daughter, after serving in Iraq.

Young pacifist Jane Rose Casmere, with a flower on the bayonets of the Pentagon guards.
During a protest against the Vietnam War. 1967

"The Man Who Stopped the Tanks"...
An iconic photo of an unknown rebel standing in front of a column of Chinese tanks. Tiananmen, 1989

Harold Whittles hears for the first time in his life - the doctor has just installed a hearing aid for him.

Helen Fisher kisses a hearse carrying the body of her 20-year-old cousin, Private Douglas Halliday.

US Army troops making landfall during D-Day. Normandy, 6 June 1944.

World War II prisoner released by the Soviet Union meets his daughter.
The girl sees her father for the first time.

A Sudan People's Liberation Army soldier during a rehearsal for the Independence Day parade.

Greg Cook hugging his lost dog after he was found. Alabama, after a tornado in March 2012.

Photo taken by astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission. 1968

Take a closer look at this photo. This is one of the most remarkable photographs ever taken. The baby's tiny hand reached out from the womb to squeeze the surgeon's finger. By the way, the child is 21 weeks from conception, the age when he can still be legally aborted. The tiny pen in the photo belongs to a baby who was due to be born on December 28 last year. The photo was taken during an operation in America.

The first reaction is to recoil in horror. It looks like a close-up of some terrible incident. And then you notice, in the very center of the photo, a tiny hand grasping the surgeon's finger.
The child is literally grasping for life. Therefore, this is one of the most remarkable photographs in medicine and a record of one of the most extraordinary operations in the world. It shows a 21-week-old fetus in the womb, before the very spinal surgery that was required to save the baby from severe brain damage. The operation was performed through a tiny incision in the mother's wall and this is the youngest patient. At this time, the mother may choose to have an abortion.

The most famous photograph that no one has ever seen,” is how Associated Press photographer Richard Drew calls his picture of one of the victims of the World Trade Center, who jumped out of the window to her death on September 11
“On the day that was captured on camera and film more than any other day in history,” Tom Junod later wrote in Esquire, “the only taboo by common consent was taking pictures of people jumping out of windows.” Five years later, Richard Drew's "falling man" remains a terrible artifact of that day that should have changed everything but didn't.

Photographer Nick Yut took a photo of a Vietnamese girl running away from the exploding napalm. It was this picture that made the whole world think about the war in Vietnam.
A photo of 9-year-old girl Kim Fook on June 8, 1972 went down in history forever. Kim first saw this picture 14 months later in a hospital in Saigon, where she was being treated for terrible burns. Kim still remembers running from her siblings on the day of the bombing and can't forget the sound of the bombs falling. A soldier tried to help and doused her with water, unaware that this would make the burns worse. Photographer Nick Yut helped the girl and took her to the hospital. At first, the photographer doubted whether to publish a photo of a naked girl, but then he decided that the world should see this picture.

The photo was later named the best photo XX century. Nick Yut tried to keep Kim from becoming too popular, but in 1982, when the girl was studying at a medical university, the Vietnamese government found her, and since then Kim's image has been used for propaganda purposes. “I was under constant control. I wanted to die, this photo haunted me,” says Kim. She later managed to escape to Cuba to continue her education. There she met her future husband. Together they moved to Canada. Years later, she finally realized that she couldn't run away from this photo and decided to use it and her fame to fight for peace.

Malcolm Brown, a 30-year-old photographer (Associated Press) from New York, received a phone call and was asked to be at a certain intersection in Saigon the next morning, as something very important is about to happen. He went there with a reporter from the New York Times. soon a car drove up, several Buddhist monks got out of it. Among them is Thich Quang Duc, who sat in a lotus position with a box of matches in his hands, while the rest began to pour gasoline on him. Thich Quang Duc struck a match and turned into a living torch. Unlike the weeping crowd watching him burn, he didn't utter a sound or move. Thich Quang Duc wrote a letter to the then head of the Vietnamese government asking him to stop the repression of Buddhists, stop the detention of monks and give them the right to profess and spread their religion, but did not receive a response

On December 3, 1984, the Indian city of Bhopal was hit by the largest man-made disaster in human history. A giant poisonous cloud, released into the atmosphere by an American pesticide factory, covered the city, killing 3,000 people that same night, and 15,000 more in the coming month. In total, more than 150,000 people were affected by the release of toxic waste, and this does not include children born after 1984.

Surgeon Jay Vacanti of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston is working with microengineer Jeffrey Borenstein to develop a technique for growing artificial livers. In 1997, he managed to grow a human ear on the back of a mouse using cartilage cells.

The development of a technique that allows culturing the liver is extremely relevant. In the UK alone, there are 100 people on the waiting list for transplants, and according to the British Liver Trust, most patients die before they get a transplant.

A picture taken by reporter Alberto Korda at a rally in 1960, in which Che Guevara is also visible between a palm tree and someone's nose, claims to be the most widely disseminated photograph in history

The most famous photograph of Steve McCurry, taken by him in a refugee camp on the Afghan-Pakistani border. Soviet helicopters destroyed the village of a young refugee, her whole family died, and before getting to the camp, the girl made a two-week journey in the mountains. After being published in June 1985, this photograph becomes a National Geographic icon. Since then, this image has been used everywhere - from tattoos to rugs, which turned the photo into one of the most replicated photos in the world.

At the end of April 2004, the CBS program 60 Minutes II aired a story about the torture and abuse of inmates at the Abu Ghraib prison by a group of American soldiers. The story showed photographs that were published in The New Yorker a few days later. It became the most loud scandal around the American presence in Iraq.
In early May 2004, the leadership of the US Armed Forces admitted that some of the torture methods were not in accordance with the Geneva Convention and announced their readiness to publicly apologize.

According to the testimony of a number of prisoners, American soldiers raped them, rode them, forced them to fish food from prison toilets. In particular, the inmates said: “They made us walk on all fours like dogs and yelp. We had to bark like dogs, and if you didn't bark, then you were beaten in the face without any pity. After that, they left us in the cells, took away the mattresses, spilled water on the floor and forced us to sleep in this slush without removing the hoods from our heads. And all this was constantly photographed”, “One American said that he would rape me. He drew a woman on my back and forced me to stand in a shameful position, to hold my own scrotum in my hands.

The terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 (often referred to simply as 9/11) was a series of coordinated suicide terrorist attacks that took place in the United States of America. According to the official version, the Islamist terrorist organization Al-Qaeda is responsible for these attacks.
On the morning of that day, nineteen terrorists, allegedly related to Al-Qaeda, divided into four groups, hijacked four scheduled passenger airliners. Each group had at least one member who completed basic flight training. The invaders sent two of these liners to the towers of the World shopping center, American Airlines Flight 11 to WTC 1 and United Airlines Flight 175 to WTC 2, causing both towers to collapse, causing extensive damage to adjacent structures.

White and colored
Photo of Elliott Erwitt 1950

The photograph of an officer shooting a handcuffed prisoner in the head not only won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969, but also completely changed American attitudes towards what was happening in Vietnam. Despite the obviousness of the image, in fact, the photograph is not as unambiguous as it seemed to ordinary Americans, filled with sympathy for the executed. The fact is that the man in handcuffs is the captain of the Viet Cong "revenge warriors", and on this day he and his henchmen shot many unarmed civilians. General Nguyen Ngoc Loan, pictured left, has been haunted by his past all his life: he was refused treatment at an Australian military hospital, after moving to the US, he faced a massive campaign calling for his immediate deportation, the restaurant he opened in Virginia, every day was attacked by vandals. "We know who you are!" - this inscription haunted the general of the army all his life

Republican soldier Federico Borel Garcia is depicted in the face of death. The picture caused a huge uproar in society. The situation is absolutely unique. During the entire attack, the photographer took only one picture, and he took it at random, without looking into the viewfinder, he did not look at all in the direction of the “model”. And this is one of the best, one of his most famous photographs. It was thanks to this picture that already in 1938 the newspapers called the 25-year-old Robert Cap "The Greatest War Photographer in the World"

The photograph, which depicted the hoisting of the Banner of Victory over the Reichstag, spread around the world. Yevgeny Khaldei, 1945

By the early summer of 1994, Kevin Carter (1960-1994) was at the height of his fame. He had just received the Pulitzer Prize, job offers from famous magazines poured in one after another. “Everyone congratulates me,” he wrote to his parents, “I can’t wait to meet you and show you my trophy. This is the highest recognition of my work, which I did not dare to dream of.

Kevin Carter won the Pulitzer Prize for his photograph "Famine in Sudan", taken in early spring 1993. On this day, Carter flew to Sudan specifically to shoot scenes of hunger in a small village. Tired of shooting people who died of starvation, he left the village in a field overgrown with small bushes and suddenly heard a quiet cry. Looking around, he saw a little girl lying on the ground, apparently dying of hunger. He wanted to take a picture of her, but suddenly a vulture vulture landed a few steps away. Very carefully, trying not to startle the bird, Kevin chose the best position and took a picture. After that, he waited another twenty minutes, hoping that the bird would spread its wings and give him the opportunity to get a better shot. But the damned bird did not move, and in the end, he spat and drove it away. In the meantime, the girl apparently gained strength and went - more precisely crawled - further. And Kevin sat down near the tree and cried. He suddenly terribly wanted to hug his daughter ...

November 13, 1985. Eruption of the volcano Nevado del Ruiz - Colombia. Mountain snow melts, and a mass of mud, earth and water 50 meters thick literally wipes everything in its path from the face of the earth. The death toll exceeded 23,000 people. The disaster received a huge response around the world, thanks in part to a photo of a little girl named Omaira Sanchez. She was trapped, up to her neck in slush, her legs trapped in the concrete structure of the house. Rescuers tried to pump out the dirt and free the child, but in vain. The girl held on for three days, after which she became infected with several viruses at once. As journalist Christina Echandia, who was nearby all this time, recalls, Omaira sang and talked with others. She was frightened and constantly thirsty, but she was very courageous. On the third night, she began to hallucinate.

Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995), photographer working for Life magazine, strolled around the square photographing the kissers. He later recalled that he noticed a sailor who “rushed around the square and kissed indiscriminately all the women in a row: young and old, fat and thin. I watched, but the desire to photograph did not appear. Suddenly he grabbed something white. I barely had time to raise the camera and take a picture of him kissing the nurse.”
For millions of Americans, this photograph, which Eisenstadt called "Unconditional Surrender", became a symbol of the end of World War II...

Sometimes one photo can replace 1000 words. Talented photographers know this and know how to get into our hearts through this amazing art form. The art of photography has been exciting us for many years.

Today we have access to technologies that can even make ordinary photographs beautiful pictures. We use photo editors, buy the latest digital cameras and cool photo paper, like this www.inksystem.kz/paper-dlya-plotter , for the plotter. We get good pictures on this matte paper and we can print them on a plotter. But to become a truly talented photographer, you need something more. List of the most popular photographers of all time and their most famous photographs.

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Jay Meisel is famous contemporary photographer made famous by their simple yet original images. Even though he doesn't use complex lighting, he manages to capture vibrant and gorgeous shots.

2. Red wall and rope - Jay Meisel.

Brian Duffy was a famous British fashion photographer from the 60s and 70s. At one time he lost interest in photography and burned most of his work, but then the love of photography returned to him.

Brassai is the pseudonym of Gyula Halas, famous photographer, which became famous thanks to the shooting of ordinary people. His shots are an expression of pure feelings and emotions.

Annie Leibovitz specializes in portraits. The photographer is best known for her collaborations with Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone magazine. Her stunning celebrity photography makes her the world's most sought-after celebrity photographer.

Jerry Welsmann is famous for his collages. There is not an ounce of Photoshop in Jerry's work. All this is the result of a photo lab master.

Robert Capa is known for his war photographs. He has been in five wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II, the Arab-Israeli War, and the First Vietnam War.

In our age, there is only one way to get rich, become famous and go down in history as a photographer - by doing anything, but not photography. One hundred years ago, you could easily have become a great photo artist, since there were two key prerequisites:

a. photography was a complex, troublesome and little known craft;

b. Slowly, technologies arose and were introduced that made it possible to reproduce photographs in newspapers and (a little later) in color magazines.

That is, the glorious moment has come when, by pressing the shutter button, you already understood that millions will see this frame. But these millions did not yet know that they could do the same, since there were no digital soapboxes, full automation and photo dumps on the Internet. Well, talent, of course. You have no competition!

The golden era of photography, perhaps, should be recognized as the middle of the last century. However, many of the artists listed on our list belong to other distant and modern eras.

Helmut Newton, Germany, 1920–2004

A little more than a great and famous fashion photographer with a very, very independent understanding of what eroticism is. Was furiously demanded by almost all glossy magazines, Vogue, Elle and Playboy in the first place. He died at the age of 84 after crashing his car into a concrete wall at full speed.

Richard Avedon, USA, 1923–2004

The god of the black and white portrait, also interesting in that digging through his galleries, you will find anyone. There is absolutely everything in the pictures of this brilliant New York Jew. They say that Richard took his first picture at the age of nine, when the kid accidentally caught Sergei Rachmaninov in the lens.

Henri Cartier-Bresson, France, 1908–2004

An outstanding photorealist, one of the patriarchs of photo reportage and at the same time an invisible man: he had a filigree gift to be able to remain visible to those he shoots. At first he studied as an artist, where he earned a craving for light surrealism, which was then tangibly imprinted in his photographs.

Sebastian Salgado, Brazil, 1944

Creator of almost fantastic images taken from the real world. Salgado was a photojournalist who was especially attracted to anomalies, misfortunes, poverty and environmental disasters - but even such stories of his fascinate with beauty. In 2014, director Wim Wenders made a film about him called "Salt of the Earth" (special prize at the Cannes Film Festival).

William Eugene Smith, USA, 1918-1978

A photojournalist, perhaps famous for everything a photojournalist can become famous for - from canonical military photographs to expressive and touching portraits of great and ordinary people. Below, as an example, are frames from a session with Charlie Chaplin for Life magazine.

Guy Bourdain, France, 1928-1991

One of the most copied, imitated photographers in the world. Erotic, surreal. Now - a quarter of a century after his death - more and more relevant and modern.

Vigi (Arthur Fellig), USA, 1899-1968

Emigrant from of Eastern Europe, now - the great classic of street and criminal photography. A person managed to arrive at any incident in New York - be it a fire, a murder or a banal scuffle - faster than other paparazzi and, often, the police. However, in addition to all sorts of emergencies, almost all aspects of life in the poorest quarters of the metropolis are noted in his photographs. Based on his photo, the film noir Naked City (1945) was shot, Stanley Kubrick studied from his shots, and Weegee himself is mentioned at the beginning of the comic film Watchmen (2009).

Alexander Rodchenko, USSR, 1891–1956

A pioneer of Soviet design and advertising, Rodchenko, for all that, is a pioneer of constructivism. He was expelled from the Union of Artists for departing from the ideals and style of socialist realism, but, fortunately, it did not come to the camps - he died a natural death at the dawn of the Khrushchev "thaw".

Irving Penn, USA, 1917–2009

Master of portrait and fashion genre. He is famous for a whole abundance of his own crown chips - for example, to shoot people in the corner of a room or against all sorts of gray, ascetic backgrounds. Famous for the catchphrase: "Shooting a cake can also be art."

Anton Corbijn, Netherlands, 1955

The most prominent rock photographer in the world, whose ascent began with iconic photographs and videos for Depeche Mode and U2. His handwriting is easily recognizable - strong defocus and atmospheric noise. Corbijn also directed several films: Control (a biography of the Joy Division frontman), The American (with George Clooney) and The Most a dangerous person(Based on the novel by Le Carré). If you Google the famous photos of Nirvana, Metallica, or Tom Waits, there's almost a 100% chance that Corbijn's photos will come up first.

Steven Meisel, USA, 1954

One of the most successful fashion photographers in the world, whose name became especially popular in 1992 after the release of Madonna's photo book "Sex". Considered the discoverer of many catwalk superstars such as Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista or Amber Valletta.

Diana Arbus, USA, 1923-1971

Her real name is Diana Nemerova, and she found her niche in photography, working with the most unsightly nature - freaks, dwarfs, transvestites, feeble-minded ... In best case- with nudists. In 2006, the biopic Fur was released, where the role of Diana was played by Nicole Kidman.

David LaChapelle, USA, 1963

Master of pop photography ("pop" in good sense words) LaChapelle, in particular, shot videos for Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera, so you will understand his style not only from photo frames.

Marc Riboud, France, (1923-2016)

The author of at least a dozen “prints of the era”: you must have seen a hippie girl a million times bring a chamomile to the barrel of a rifle. Riboud has traveled the world and is most revered for his portfolio of filming in China and Vietnam, although you can also find his life scenes. Soviet Union. Died at the age of 93.

Elliott Erwitt, France, 1928

A Frenchman with Russian roots, famous for his ironic and absurd look at our troubled world, which is very moving in his still photographs. Not so long ago, he also began to exhibit in galleries under the name André S. Solidor, which is abbreviated as "ass".

Patrick Demarchelier, France/USA, 1943

It is still a living classic of fashion photography, which enriched this genre with a particularly sophisticated sophistication. And at the same time, he reduced the transcendental degree of glamorous overdress, which was the norm before him.

Annie Leibovitz, USA, 1949

A master of fairy-tale plots with a very powerful charge of wit, understandable even to simpletons, far from hyperglamour. Which is not surprising, since the lesbian Annie started out as a staff photographer for Rolling Stone magazine.

Today we will analyze photographs that were taken by recognized masters of photography. 10 great photographers. 10 famous photographs.

Philipp Halsman and his Dali Atomicus, 1948

A brilliant artist must have a brilliant portrait. Perhaps Halsman was guided by this. Perhaps he was inspired by Dali's unfinished work Leda Atomica by that time, which can be seen in the photo, perhaps he wanted to transfer surrealism to photography ... In any case, he needed a studio, additional sources artificial light, several assistants who splashed water from buckets, calmed cats between takes and kept chairs in the air, 6 hours of work, 28 takes and, of course, Salvador Dali himself.

"Dali Atomicus", Philipp Halsman, 1948

Advice: Do not be afraid to make a large number of takes - one of them will definitely turn out to be successful.

Irving Penn and his Girl in Bed, 1949

Despite the apparent simplicity of this picture at first glance, it fascinates. Is not it? Yes, perhaps, all the work of this brilliant photographer can be described in his own words: “If I look at any object for some time, then the sight fascinates me. This is the photographer's curse." And he was able to convey this fascination with the subject like no one else. Natural light from the window, model, contemplative position of the author - and, in this case, the masterpiece is ready.

Girl in Bed, Irving Penn, 1949

Advice:: To take a beautiful picture of someone or something, you have to fall in love with the subject.

Richard Avedon and his Judy, 1948

Almost all of Richard Avedon's photos show bright, but fleeting moments that we usually don't pay much attention to. But sometimes it is moments like these that can open a person's soul.

Judy, Richard Avedon, 1963

Advice: If you want to become a good photographer, try different genres to help you find your niche in photography.

Ansel Adams and his Tetons and the Serpent River, 1942

Talking about the great photographers and their work, we can not ignore the creator of the zone exposure system and the famous author of books about photography, Ansel Adams. Let's take a look at one of his works: The Tetons and the Serpent River.

In addition to interesting composition, you can see how skillfully Adams uses his system for choosing the ideal exposure of a shot. If you look closely, you can see each of the 10 zones from absolute black to white.

The Tetons and the Serpent River, Ansel Easton Adams, 1942

Advice: even when working with a digital camera, do not ignore the traditional recommendations. You can't always rely on automatic exposure.

Henry Cartier Bresson

Naturally, this post simply could not be complete without Henry Cartier-Bresson. The legendary photo reporter, creator of the Magnum Photos agency, said: “I don't like organizing and managing events. It's horrible. We cannot imitate real life. I adore the truth and shoot only the truth.” We can think about Bresson's photography endlessly, but it's even more useful to read his books The Decisive Moment and Imaginary Reality in the English edition.

Advice: Waiting for a good moment, do not miss it!

Alfred Eisenstadt and his Times Square Victory Day

Alfred Eisenstadt became famous thanks to a photo of a sailor kissing his girlfriend. One photo taken at a turning point made him a real star. And it doesn't matter if the photo is blurry. The photographer did a great job capturing the atmosphere.

"V-J Day in Times Square", Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1945

Advice: Always carry your camera with you.

Ernst Haas

Ernst Haas is a pioneer digital photography. His famous quotes:

Photography is an expression of your ideas and feelings. If the high has no place in your soul, you will never notice them in the outside world.
Beauty speaks for itself. When the process reaches its peak, I take a picture.
I don't take pictures of new interesting objects. I try to find something new in familiar things.
When photography appeared, a new language was born. Now we can talk about reality in the language of reality.
Your camera type doesn't mean anything. Any camera can capture what you see. But you must see.
There is only you and your camera. All rules and restrictions are in your head.
Tell me what you see and I'll tell you who you are.

Ernst Haas. Kyushu Island, Japan, 1981

Advice: beauty is everywhere. Find and feel it.

Yusuf Karsh and his portrait of Winston Churchill

Yusuf Karsh is a famous Canadian photographer known for portraits of prominent political figures. The history of this photo is unusual. After a speech in the lower house of parliament, the British prime minister entered the meeting room and saw the photo equipment. He allowed me to take just one photo and lit a cigar. It is not known exactly why the photographer approached Churchill and removed the cigar from his mouth, but that is exactly what Karsh did. He returned to his camera and took a picture.

The photo shows all the skills of Yusuf Karsh. He managed to create an impression of depth and space with the help of light, perfect pose and gesture. The result is a dramatic, enchanting portrait that vividly shows the British Prime Minister's inner strength.

Portrait of Winston Churchill, Yusuf Karsh, 1941

Advice: don't be afraid to provoke your models to show themselves. You can see what is hidden from everyone.

Guyon Miley

Guyon became a popular photographer thanks to the unique mixture of "algebra and harmony" in his photographs and the effect of the moment stopped. Perhaps the light drawings gained popularity precisely because of Mili. Guyon practiced in different areas constantly experimenting. However, one thing remained unchanged. His ability to capture the grace and drama of the current moment.

Pablo Picasso masters light painting. Guyon Mily, 1949

Advice: do not forget that photography is not only an attractive drawing. Experiment with focus, exposure and shutter speed.

William Smith

We chose to mention this press photographer at the end of the article for a reason. His words should become the slogan of anyone who wants to become a good photographer: “Photography has no end. As soon as I reach the highest point of mastery, an even higher peak is shown in the distance. And I'm on the road again."

William Smith, Dr. Tseriani with a Wounded Child, 1948

Advice: never stop reaching your goals. Shoot not with a camera, but with your soul.

Always analyze the work of famous world photographers in as much detail as possible. Soak up their experiences and notice what expressions they use. One day you will notice how this knowledge is absorbed into your own photographs and becomes the quality of your work.