Environmental photography began as nature & landscape photography which focused on capturing the beauty of the world. While today we think of environmental photography as capturing the current state of the environment and environmental degradation it is still important to acknowledge the photographers who started it all.
Many of these photographers are well known for their ability to capture the natural beauty of the world around us.
Ansel Adams (1902 -1984)
Adams is well known for popularizing “landscape photography”
Michael Kenna (1953-present)
Whereas some of the other artists had no choice as to whether or not their picture would be black, Kenna consciously chose to make his photos this way.
Nadav Kander (1961-present)
Kander chooses to focus on “Ghostly Landscapes”
Sebastião Salgado (1944-present)
Salgado began his work life as an economist and eventually turned his passion towards documenting the natural world. He believes his work is an “homage” to nature.
Brett Weston (1911-1933)
Often referred to as a “child genius” for his ability to capture such wide images yet to make them feel so close & intimate
Franco Fontana (1933-present)
Fontana aims to capture the contrast between colors in the natural world
Takeshi Mizukoshi (1938-present)
Mizukoshi is most well known for his ability to remind us of our smallness in comparison to the grandeur of nature
David Brookover (1954-present)
While his photographs are beautiful the way he really shines is the way he prints his photos. Brookover uses a process known as platinum palladium printing.
Galen Rowell (1940-2002)
Rowell focuses on lighting – and when the natural light is best for the perfect photo.
Carr Clifton (1957-present)
Clifton often photographed National parks and believed that even though these parks are photographed over and over again each photo is different & unique.
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