Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon was a great portrait and fashion photographer who was known for his minimalistic, yet powerful images. He shot numerous covers for both Harper's Bazzar and Vogue and has photographed musicians, actors, politicians, activists, slaves, dancers, and writers.. And that's just a short list. I find his work to be very inspiring because he was able to capture such brilliant emotion, character, and personality without the use of extravagant props, environments, or lighting (not to say that he didn't occasionally venture into that.. such as using elaphants). If you haven't seen his work, I strongly reccomend checking it out, even if you aren't interested in portrait or fashion photography!