Individual Photographs
Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1963
Lee Friedlanders photographs of New York and his self-portrait series are incredible. These three are my favorite photographs from his work and these were some of the first film photographs I remember.
Vivian Maier, Self-Portrait, 1954
A fascinating fact about Vivian Maier is that she was unheard of until her photographs were found after her death in 2009 because she kept her artistic life a secret and had no family. More than 100,000 negatives were found in her storage locker at an auction and are no some of the most famous film photographs.
Ansel Adams, The Tetons and the Snake River, 1942
I love Ansel Adams’ landscape photographs, especially this one of the Tetons and the Snake River. I visited this spot and took a similar photo (although not as good). Ansel Adams is also a founder of the f/64 Group.
Photo Books
“Light Science & Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting” (2015)
My photography teacher in high school bought me this book and it has taught me a lot about lighting my photographs both with artificial light and natural light.
Websites and Articles
https://www.roberttardio.com (A majority of personal inspiration comes from my uncle who is a professional photographer in NYC).
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/contributors/n/photographer-paul-nicklen/
https://www.widewalls.ch/self-portrait-photography-photographers/