>>3784044Ya know, that's getting to be a hard one. I don't find a lot of stuff to be incredibly inspiring these days. Not to sound full of myself, but there isn't a lot of photography that I really seek out. This isn't due to the frame of mind that I "don't want to taint my vision with other's work", it's more like... I don't know... it just isn't all that interesting to see other people's work these days. I can't put my finger on it, maybe I'd rather be out shooting and doing my own thing than watching what others are doing. You don't have to go out of your way to find photography these days, it will show up in your face without any effort. You're going to see things, so I'm not going to go around saying that the stuff I create is oh-so-original because I haven't been looking at the work of others - that simply isn't true. Who are some photographers that I think create some great work? Burtynsky's industrial landscapes were beyond incredible. I'm not quite as much of a fan of his newer aerial work but I get what he's doing. The shipbreaking series gives me chills, just due to the atmosphere and the scale. I can't even comprehend what it's like to be there and people are working away at tearing those things up as a high-risk, shit pay job.
As far as the more traditional landscape world? That's harder to put my finger on. I really like it when I see work where people are starting move past the try-hard everything has to be perfect postcards. It's ok to stand higher when composing, bring in a middle ground, and capture the feeling of being there rather than smashing as much epic into my face in one frame. I'm having trouble coming up with names, but occasionally I see something that just feels more relaxed to my eyes and it makes me happy. I think I just like to see people having fun with photography, no matter what the gear, methods, or even subject matter is.
