Mike and Doug Starn

Randy told me that my work in digital was very 'starn' and not knowing what he was talking about, I kind of brushed it off and promised to look it up later. I couldn't find any really good images to put up but when I went to their website, I found one of their series and fell in love. The series of theirs call Absorption and Transmission, shocked me. I really think they just replaced candida on my favorite list.
http://www.starnstudio.com/

Cole Thompson

Cole Thompson is an American photographer who recently switched to shooting completely digital. He focuses on simplistic situations and abstraction which I found completely related to everything I'm interested in. The two series I was drawn two were Ceiling Lamps and Harbinger. He shot lamps from below in high contrast black and white to make abstractions and weird shapes. I loved them! I thought it was totally something I would do. His other series was photographs of single clouds in the sky. I thought that one cloud by itself really made a huge statement placed in the middle of nowhere.

Cara Barer

Cara Barer a photographer from the 1960's specializing in abstraction. She takes everyday objects and manipulates them to create fun and pleasing designs. Here she photographed recycled newspapers to show how people use everyday sources to find information.

Kevin O'Connell

I chose this photographer because I was immediately drawn to the first image I saw of his. Focusing on power plants or electrical equipment he made a machine that was only made for a function, look beautiful. The simple background and placement within the frame made me interested in what he saw within each one. I think the colors also add a great deal to the interest factor.

Chris Jordan

Chris Jordan is an american photographer who photographs for shock value. The following images are from his series Running the numbers. Each image is made up of little parts of waste all photographed how they were found. He hoped to show these to give people an idea of how much waste they create from careless consumption.

J Bennet Fitts

I found this photographer on 500 photographers and immediately, I loved his work. This is something I'm so drawn to photographing in a meaningful way and his images inspired me even more. These are from his series where he photographed abandoned 60's style pools, landscapes, and the center of America. The lighting and the color in all of them are soooo strong and the dreaminess of the pools, grabs my attention and keeps it. The parking lots are what made me choose his because of what I'm doing now, but I love how cropped and centered they are cause thats how I like to shoot them as well.

Seba Kurtis

Kurtis is from Argentina and a political activist. During the political crisis in Argentina, he left for europe and lived in Spain illegally, for 5 years. He became seriously interested in immigrants and why they're moving. These are from his series called 700 Miles, A few Days More and Drowned, where he photographed immigration and the effects of it.

I chose these images because of the simplicity. I love the simple depiction of something and how it always has an even deeper story behind it with so much more meaning. I love the effects on the border of the first one of the man. This lighting in the 2nd and 3rd image are powerful as well and the color makes them even stronger. The composition is also drawing me into the photo in the 2nd one. Centering doesn't always work but here, I love it. 

Larry Louie

I found this image on National Geographic in their section of image of the day. This was from about a year ago in november 2009. I was really drawn to this because of the chaotic atmosphere depicted and then I looked in the center and whoa theres this one woman holding her child calmly, ignoring everything around her. I loved the exposure too, the tones are just perfect and the motion blur is just enough to leave me drawn into the woman's eyes, which are beautifully looking right at you.

Candita Hofer

I  googled Candita and found these on a website. I absolutely love them. These make me want to shoot interiors even more for my final. Each and every one of them have incredible color and awareness of space. I love how symmetrical they are. Usually centering a photograph takes away from the beauty making it boring and monotonous but here, I think it really works for her. I was so surprised with how much I loved them because its so different than what I'm usually drawn to.

Carsten Meier

http://www.carsten-meier.com/index.html (Personal Website)
http://jmcolberg.com/weblog/2006/12/carsten_meier/ (Conscientious)

I found Meier on conscientious as well, and I really love his work because I shot something like this over the summer and no one was really drawn to it. He shoots a wide range of subjects but his series on parking lots were my favorite. I love the emptiness this portrays and how bright all the colors are. You really feel deserted when you look at his work and I love that.

Beatrice Minda

I found this photographer on the blog conscientious. I was interested in her work because I was considering  shooting interiors for my final project. I really like the simplicity she shows in the images and the amount of light she has. I like the use of natural light because it really gives the room a calming sense rather than the normal bright orange light that comes out of shooting with the lamps in room.
http://jmcolberg.com/weblog/2007/11/beatrice_minda/