{"id":251827,"date":"2026-07-13T01:34:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/amateur-photographer-30-june-2026-amateur-photographer\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T01:34:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:34:06","slug":"amateur-photographer-30-june-2026-amateur-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/amateur-photographer-30-june-2026-amateur-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Amateur Photographer – 30 June 2026 – Amateur Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Annie Leibovitz, David Bailey, Robert Frank, Saul Leiter, Fan Ho, Daido Moriyama, Joe Cornish, Robert Capa, and Tish Murtha. You said: \u201cFor Tish Murtha, it\u2019s the Documentary Photography which I \ufb01nd captivating. I didn\u2019t live in the era she captured, but I still feel her photography captures what I see as the mood of the period so well.\u201d \u201cAll [Don Mccullin, Jim Mortram, Brian David Stevens] inspire me with their work and have clear, distinct, unique voices.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me they represent many facets of photography. Truth, poignancy, intimacy a peek into the unseen and the beauty of every day life.\u201d \u201cW Eugene Smith is arguably the best photo essay creator ever.\u201d \u201cSalgado, Winogrand, Erwitt, Haas, Maier. Far too many brilliant photographers with certain images I wish I had taken.\u201d \u201cSo many fantastic image makers over the years.. its hard to choose. Herb Ritts was a huge inspiration for me.\u201d storytelling photography.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cConsistently breath-taking photos.\u201d \u201cThe quality and power of his work is such that it has brought me to tears.\u201d \u201cSalgado was a great humanitarian, his empathy shines through in all his work.\u201d \u201cNobody has done more than Salgado to champion the world\u2019s underdogs.\u201d Runner-up Don McCullin Over seven decades, McCullin is one of Britain\u2019s most recognised photojournalists, with harrowing images covering war, famine, disasters and urban conflict.<\/p>\n

His career also spans many other genres including landscapes and portraits. You love him because of his: \u201cUse of light and high contrast B&W\u201d \u201cOutstanding and thought-provoking photography over several genres.\u201d \u201cConsistent, exceptional photographer of the British landscape.\u201d Winner Ansel Adams Without a doubt the most favoured photographer by our community is Ansel Adams. Even before we put out our survey we had plenty of messages from you asking: \u201cWhere\u2019s Ansel?!\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ansel Adams is celebrated for his black and white landscapes of the American West, especially Yosemite, as well as his technical mastery. His photographic practice was intertwined with his life-long advocacy for environmental conservation, creating striking images with depth and clarity. Adams was a key figure in photography being recognised as a fine art, with the most famous photographs from his monumental body of work including \u2018Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite Valley\u2019 and \u2018Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico\u2019. You said: \u201cHe is without doubt one of the most in\ufb02uential photographers of the 20th century.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Leitzphone is the Leica that fits in your pocket but does it deserve that red dot? Perfrfect Pu Pufns 30 JUNE 2026 \/ \u00a35.99 Treasured. Bring your stories to life with a beautiful CEWE PHOTOBOOK. cewe.co.uk www.amateurphotographer.com 3 Nigel Atherton Group Editor When we asked you to vote for the photographers that you consider to be the greatest of all time we did so kn k owing that there is no such thing.<\/p>\n

Photography isn\u2019t like the Olympics, it\u2019s subjective. But the mere act of aski k ng the question provided a great snapshot of who is and who isn\u2019t in favour with our audience at this moment in time. We didn\u2019t de\ufb01ne what we mean by \u2018greatest\u2019. Were we looki k ng for those with the most consistently impressive portfolio over a long career? Did they blaze a trail, or create their own visual language that in\ufb02uenced later generations of photographers?<\/p>\n

Or did their work reach beyond the gallery walls and in\ufb02uence the wider world in some way? We left those questions for you to \ufb01gure out. More interestingly, how would your aggregated list differ from the one curated by the 20 leading expertr s and academics to whom we asked exactly the same question \u2013 the results of which we published in our Christmas issue? The answer, it turns out, is quite a bit. For a start, the winner of the expertr poll, Diane Arbus, barely featu t red at all in your poll results, and your winner did not feature in their top 10.<\/p>\n

There were names that appeared on both lists, but what the polls have in common is they include photographers whose work I don\u2019t personally like much. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll feel the same, so do write in and let us kn k ow which of these photographers you love – and which ones you really don\u2019t. Welcome Thisissue\u2019scontributors… Jessica Miller Jessica counted your votes, did the maths and wrote our feature on the \u2018Greatest Photographers\u2019.<\/p>\n

She also interviewed our Emerging Talent. Graeme Green Natural history and environment writer Graeme interviewed wildlife photographer Drew Buckley about his love of puffins for our cover story. Peter Dench Peter has taken on the onerous task of managing Amateur Photographer of the Year and reveals the winners of Round 1: Street Photography. Andy Westlake AP\u2019s highly respected Technical Editor put the new Sony Alpha A7R VI through its paces for our big test.<\/p>\n

Find out what he thought of it. Amy Davies Our resident phone camera expert compares the stylish (and expensive) new Leica Leitzphone with the Xiaomi 17 Ultra on which it is based.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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