Photographers who inspire me!
howdy!
Another list for you this week! gonna be taking a look at THE 4 photographers THAT I LOOK TO FOR INSPIRATION!. been waiting to write this one for a little while & i follow a lot of VERY TALENTED photographers but i managed to get it down to these 4 THAT standout TO ME.
THIS LIST IS KIND OF WHATS INSPIRED ME TO FOCUS MORE ON MY PHOTOGRAPHY SINCE I STARTed BACK IN 2020 AND WHY THESE INDIVIDUALS DRIVE ME TO BE A BETTER ARTIST!
i’ll be dropping the social links down below for you to check tHEM OUT FOR YOURSELF.
let’s get right into it!
gabe becerra
© @GABETHEPIGEON
I’VE FOLLOWED GABE BECERRA SINCE THE END OF 2021, FROM MY LOVE OF THE BAND ‘STRAY FROM THE PATH’, I DISCOVERED HIM THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE ABSOLUTELY INSANE BLACK & WHITE SHOTS FROM THEIR LIVE SHOWS. THIS GOT THE COGS TURNING IN MY HEAD, ASKING MYSELF ‘WHATS THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE TO BE THIS SICK!’
WORKING MAINLY WITHIN THE HARDCORE/METAL SCENE I WAS INSTANTLY DRAWN TO HIM, WORKING WITH SOME OF MY FAVOURITE BANDS SUCH AS: COUNTERPARTS, STRAY FROM THE PATH, CODE ORANGE, LIMP BIZKIT & DYING WISH.
THE MORE I SAW FROM HIM, THE MORE I FELL IN LOVE WITH GIG PHOTOGRAPHY AS A WHOLE! NOT ONLY THE WAY HE USES BLACK & WHITE FOR HIS CAPTURED MOMENTS, HE UTILISES COLOUR VERY WELL, PRIMARILY ORANGES AND BLUES TO REALLY ADD AN INDUSTRIAL/GRUNGE FEEL TO HIS SHOTS. I THINK WHAT REALLY FASCINATES ME THE MOST ABOUT GABE IS HOW HE CAPTURES THE RIGHT MOMENTS, AT THE RIGHT TIME & GETS IT ALL ABSOLUTELY SPOT ON, DEPTH OF FIELD, SCOPE, FRAME RATE, EVERYTHING! HE DOESN’T JUST CAPTURE SOME PERFORMANCE SHOTS OF A BAND, HE CAPTURES THE EMOTION, AND I BELIEVE THIS IS THE KEY TO FANTASTIC MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY!
IF YOU EVER GET CHANCE TO READ THIS, THANK YOU FOR THE INSPIRATION DUDE, I HOPE TO MEET YOU ONE DAY!
2. DANNY WOODSTOCK
Your alternative photography awoke something inside of me, thank you mr. woodstock.
I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF HAVING SPOKEN TO DANNY ONLINE A COUPLE OF TIMES! WHAT TRULY HUMBLE GUY YET WHAT A TALENT! I CAME ACROSS DANNY’S WORK ON MY FIRST DAY OF MY PHOTOGRAPHY JOURNEY, LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION, AND *BOOM* I WAS HIT WITH SOMETHING THAT I FELT AN INSTANT CONNECTION TO!
THROUGH HIS ALTERNATIVE, boudoir PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY, I knew this was a photographer who was going to really point me in the right direction. I myself am an alternative, tattooed guy who is surrounded with likeminded people. i knew this was a direction i absolutely wanted to take my art and i had all the tools to do so.
not afraid to push the boundaries, danny has shot some truly awesome images. the use of location, the way he uses lighting and the slight increase in saturation brings these images together beautifully. it was the use of colours though that really left me wide-eyed at his work. no singular colour sticks out of place, it makes the subjects pop, wether its the tattoos on the model or the lighting he uses, he uses it right & i cannot wait to shoot more with all of this in mind.
the aDDED EROTICISM TO DANNY’S WORK SHOWS OFF THE PEOPLE THAT SOCIETY DOESN’T CONSIDER TO BE ‘CONVENTIONALLY ATTRACTIVE’ IN A TRULY RAW, STUNNING WAY. THIS IS A REALLY INSPIRATIONAL MOTIVE FOR ME TO HIGHLIGHT THE ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY AND SHOW THE WORLD HOW TRULY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE CAN BE, REGARDLESS OF WHAT CERTAIN Others THINK.
3. ADAM DEGROSS
© @adamdegross
aka post malone’s personal photographer…am i envious? yEAH. AM I INSPIRED TO BE THIS INCREDIBLE? ABSOLUTELY.
ADAM DEGROSS IS ONE OF THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS I THINK i FOLLOW, NOT JUST BECAUSE HE GETS TO CAPTURE MOMENTS FROM ONE OF MY FAVOURITE ARTISTS ON THE PLANET, BUT BECAUSE OF HOW HE REALLY CAPTURES THE PASSION, JOY AND RAW EMOTION FROM POST MALONE DURING HIS SHOWS (BEHIND THE SCENES AND ON STAGE).
his mix of wide shots, close ups and low angles do so much to bring the shoot together. for one, the wide shots and low angles really show the scale of the show as a whole, whether its huge crowd shots or capturing the subject in front of huge pyrotechnics to drive the reality home that these are huge shows. the close ups (as mentioned above) demonstrate the passion and emotion of post malone as he screams, smiles and sings his heart out to audience, showing off how much of a rockstar he really is.
the use of colour to really bring all his shots together is fantastic, whether its black & white to really focus on the subject, or colour, usually in conjunction with the lighting used during shows, to show how epic the shows he gets to capture really are.
the mix of music photography and documentary style photography with some portraits thrown in there, really drives me to capture every moment whether its on stage or on the road & every second in between, building memories for a lifetime.
4. jill furmanovsky
© @jillfurmanovsky
jill furmanovsky is a master of the photography game, operating since 1972, she has been capturing legendary images of legendary musicians for years & perfecting her art form. from Amy winehouse & oasis to the police & pink floyd, she has an incredible archive of imAGES FROM ALL DIFFERENT MUSICAL ARTISTS OVER THE YEARS. not to mention, she is a god damn award winning photographer too!
SHOOTING SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC IMAGES KNOWN OF THESE ARTISTS, JILL HAS CAPTURED SUCH CANDID MOMENTS OF THESE HUGE SUPERSTARS THAT IT REALLY REMINDS YOU THEY ARE ONLY HUMAN. MIXED IN WITH INCREDIBLE LIVE MOMENTS SUCH AS OASIS AT HEATON PARK, OR BEHIND THE SCENES OF PINK FLOYD IN THE RECORDING STUDY DURING THE CREATION OF ‘WISH YOU WERE HERE’.
CAPTURING OF MOMENTS LIKE THESE REALLY BUILD THE ‘LORE’ OF THE artist & SIGNIFIES TO ME THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING SURE TO TAKE PHOTOS OF EVERY STEP WITH THE ARTISTs i work with as a simple image can have such huge meaning. looking back on them & not knowing how important that moment was truly going to be, frozen in time forever.
JILL HAS also PIECED TOGETHER THE ULTIMATE PORTFOLIO IN HER BOOK ‘The Moment: 25 Years of Rock Photography’ WHICH IN ITSELF IS AN INSANE ACHIEVEMENT. i truly aspire that DOWN THE LINE I CAN RELEASE MY OWN book feaTURING SOME THE BEST MOMENTS OF MY CAREER, JUST ANOTHER 22 YEARS TO GO!
