20 photographers.

Richard Avedon: First I would like to mention Avedon because of the first photograph that interested me, which was a portrait of (my favorite artist) Salvador Dali. This photograph is in a collection of portaits he did on artist: Including Chagall and Picaso. The best thing I enjoyed from Avedons work is his fashion pictures. Fashionably chic photos that successfully self-indulge on contrast.

Hans Bellmer: I simply enjoy the distortion and the mental disorder in Bellmer work. Including his sculpture of his doll collections. His sexual frustrated surrealism is one to enjoy over a hot coffee, especially when the topic involves the defiling of innocent children and not giving into sexual urges.

E.J. Bellocq: Despite on how much I do not have a space in my heart for portraits Bellocq utilizes space to say that the nude body in the picture is normal.

Keith Carter: Stunning picture on his website ( the boys holding the jar). I had seen this picture at the MFAH. This is one of the photographs I had chosen to do a larger work on. Most of his work seems to have some sort of mysticism to it.

Elinor Carucci: The photography shown in elinorcarucci.com seem to have a lot of contrast. One main thing her picture made me think about is the things that happen in our homes that we take for granted. Like a moment of passion, a simple coy kiss.

Clarence John laughlin: House of Hysteria by far my favorite photograph. This photo has a little signature that some artist like to leave behind, signature is the usage of hands in the photo.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Sex driven picture full of odd people and fetishes, I was almost surprised to see a photograph taken of Louise Bourgeois, personally her spider sculptures are very interesting, especially when she explores her subject. Wonder if Mapplethorpe used her as a muse. Mapplethorpe's work implies sexuality in evry object.

Ralph E Meatyard: A collection of ordinary people, doing ordinary things but wearing masks?, holding a rubber chicken? The usage of out-of-state objects is a nice concept to make any photo stand out more.

Paul Outerbridge: The human body is a wonderful thing to explore. Outer bridge seemed to know this and matured the body of a woman. A woman is to be looked at and loved, he implies, not a sexual obsession. His work also talks about his intellectual level, mainly because of the patterns he uses and objects he embellishes the bodies with.

Cindy Sherman: A bit of retro style woman photographs. One that interested me the most was her Untitled Film Still #16 done in 1978. Over time her style changed into this morbid dream of rainbows, made me think of Andy Warhol. Sherman's series include an exaggeration of the body.

Sandy Skoglund: THE COLORS!! I am a big fan of utilizing colors , especially in my work, that tend to intimidate people. Skoglund is wonderful of doing this. Definitely one of my favorite artist since she, not only takes photos but they are documents of her world. Something I truly want to explore.

W. Eugene Smith: No doubt captured life. No way to distort life. Smiths work involve life as it is, no intention embellish reality. Passion and raw blood shed and successfully captured. I enjoy these works for how they intend nothing more than to say what we all choose to ignore.

Frederick Sommer: Tell PETA to back off, Sommer is making Art. Corpses of animals are the subject in some of his images. His earlier still lifes' include"COYOTE" (location by Sommer's home) and A chickens head. Reminds me of a Surrealist photographer named Nathalia Edenmont, her subjects consist of dead animals, mainly rats, bunnies and chickens.


Mike and Doug Starn: Images taken of insects, even Buddha. What I am interested in the manner the photographs are represented. One large immage is printed on numerous of sheets,and archival paper.

Jerry Uelsmann: Layering images to created surreal landscapes. A mastered perfection of dodging and burning. Enjoyed the way you can see his creativity and his views of this Earth.

Edward Weston: Madness in still life, more dramatic in black in white, which Weston used. From landscapes to peppers, I can see the usefullness in organic shapes in Westons Work.