Photographers I Love: Sally Mann

Photographers I Love: Sally Mann

Photographer Sally Mann started documenting her family in the 1980s, using a century-old 8×10 film camera. The resulting images are beautiful and timeless. They also raise uncomfortable questions. Your reaction to them will depend on your degree of comfort with the uncomfortable.

Photographers I Love: Philip-Lorca diCorcia

Photographers I Love: Philip-Lorca diCorcia

I first discovered photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia through his fashion editorial for W Magazine. His fashion series lead me to his fine-art work, which only deepened my love for him. I’ve since bought pretty much every one of his books (and he has quite a few!).

Photographers I Love: Jean-Paul Goude

Photographers I Love: Jean-Paul Goude

Although photographer Jean-Paul Goude carries his share of controversy, he still remains one of the photographers I love. Growing up in France in the 80s, I saw his work everywhere, from Chanel ads to highly creative commercials on TV.

Photographers I Love: Helmut Newton

Photographers I Love: Helmut Newton

Photographer Helmut Newton was often vilified for his depiction of women — many objected to his objectification of his models, of him putting them in aggressively sexual scenarios, while others found his images to be empowering and reflecting the power of female sexuality. What do you think?