What I like in photography

Have the ability to return to the past events. Stock is then as much as performance. Flickering from behind the windscreen, look through the newspapers, broadcast and commented on the Internet. Disappearing. More and more such photographs.Notwithstanding this, some paintings lent far more space in our memory and imagination. Embodied in their media back then, in everyday practice, recalling less representation and more companion. First, the events that were photographed, then all sorts of meetings with a variety of occasions. A companion who travels with us in the portfolios, tames desktop computer, decorate the desk or waiting for the album. Recalls provokes a smile, cause sadness, thoughts, dust-free and aging. It provokes the contact to which we respond. Kiss, hold so dear, strokes and wipe the image. Enlarge, print, and also frame and set in different locations. We show pictures to others, wanting to share emotions. I like them all, not only for what they represent, but more for what we do with them. The place they occupy in our lives.

John Rankin Waddell

John Rankin Waddell is one of the  best photographers in UK . Hi is my inspiration to improve my work to be better and better . His works is most commercial  includes some of the most influential politicians, popular musicians, revered artists and celebrated models since the early 90’s. However, Rankin also continued to take on projects that featured ordinary people, often questioning established notions of beauty and causing controversy and igniting debates along the way. Most recently he travelled to Johannesburg with the BBC to film South Africa in Pictures, a documentary in which he traces the country’s photographic history. 

Earning a reputation for creative portraiture and a talent for capturing the character and spirit of his subjects, Rankin quickly became a formidable force in photography, shooting Brit-pop bands including Pulp and Blur and darlings of pop such as Kylie and Madonna. Rankin’s career continued to blossom and covers for German Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Arena and GQ quickly followed.

In addition to his photography career, Rankin has co-directed music videos, commercials and feature films with Chris Cottam. Their debut film, The Lives of Saints, penned by Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas writer Tony Grisoni, enjoyed success on the festival circuit and won the grand jury prize at the Salento International Film Festival.

John Rankin Waddell

Helmut Newton

   Helmut  Newton born in Berlin to a German - Jewish button - factory owner and an American mother . Newton attended the Heinrich-von-Treitschke and the American School in Berlin . Interested in photography from the age of 12 when he purchased his first camera , he worked for the German photographer ( Elsie Neulander Simon ) from 1936.

Newton's growing reputation as a fashion photographer was rewarded when he secured a commission to illustrate fashion in a special Australian supplement for Vogue magazine , published in January 1956. He won a 12-mounth contract with British Vogue and then , when his already distinct , playful erotic fashion shots raised eyebrows , to Paris the capital of fashion , which proved far more amenable to his imaginative vision and sensibility .  Newton feeling at home Paris ,proceeded to expand the seductive decadent allusion in his fashion photographs . With the publication of White Women and sleepless Night in the seventies , and major gallery and museum exhibition . In a lifetime of photography a vast number of beguiling women , over and over again , in what Newton regarded as appropriate surrounding-shimmering swimming pools , opulent houses, luxurious apartments-his determination to capture their fundamental essence took on the characteristic of a quest.  


Source : Helmut Newton 2005

Helmut Newton

Mario Testino

Mario Testino was born in Lima , Peru and began his career as a fashion photographer In 1976, Testino moved to London, England, (taking a flat within an abandoned hospital near Trafalgar Square), where he trained in photography. His career in fashion had humble beginnings selling portfolios to wannabe models for £25.00 including hair and make-up.Today, he is highly successful and internationally famous for his bold and imaginative ad campaigns and fashion imagery.

 He has contributed to the world's leading fashion magazines , from Vogue , Vanity Fair and W to the Face and Visionaries. His immediately recognizable sensuality has defined advertising campaigns for among others , Gucci , Calvin Klein , Burberry and Ralph Laurent . A major retrospective of Testino portraits was open in February 2002 at the National Portrait Gallery in London.  
The essence of Mario Testino's talent is his ability to make the world's most beautiful people look even more beautiful.
Whoever Mario Testino photographs, they embody the spirit of the moment. His sense of fashion and unmistakable style, which have made him one of the most sought-after contemporary photographers, has transformed many of his sitters into icons.

Source :Mario Testino ALIVE 2001

Mario Testino