My favorite photographer is Yousuf Karsh!
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When I was attending Antonelli Institute the professor stressed the importance of past photographers and how much we could learn from them. I found Yousuf Karsh, and to this day still study his work. The light and shadow, composition and feeling in his portraits is just amazing. I strongly suggest finding your own favorite photographer in history and studying their work to develop your own style. Keep shooting!
You can purchase my favorite Karsh book from here http://bit.ly/karshbooks and see all Karsh books on Amazon here http://bit.ly/gregsfavkarsh.
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Mine is James Nachtwey, the War Photographer.
There is also a documentary about him on YouTube.