I haven’t swashbuckled with pirates, nor have I swam the English Channel. I haven’t even been to Antarctica. But I have travelled to many far away places, created a lot of still and moving pictures for myself and others. And I’ve made it my life’s goal to be as creative as possible towards everything I endeavor.
On a deserted island, I’d go insane without photography, film, music, my wife Kate and our family pets. Storytelling, creative innovation, and visual voodoo – no matter the medium – make my heart go thump thump; and sharing all this online with the world, plus as much of my professional experience I can muster, makes my soul sing. I’m fond of crows, and love that they’ll fly toward anything shiny. I can find humor in anything.
I have won a boatload of awards for my work, and I’m grateful for every single one of them, but I’ve always been unsure of whether I earned them or whether the jury was rigged. I was transparent long before it was hip to be so, and I believe deeply in teamwork, community, and collaboration. Let’s be friends. Better yet, let’s swim the English Channel.
Tout le monde sait désormais que les réseaux sociaux sont le berceau de la reconnaissance, notamment professionnelle. Et les photographes n'échappent pas à cette règle.
Dans cet élan, l'agence de communication et de marketing Evolve s'est associée à la marque Eye-Fi, spécialisée dans la carte mémoire Wifi, pour lister les 30 photographes les plus actifs, et les plus influents, sur Twitter et Google+.
Le photographe américain Jeremy Cowart, grand portraitiste de stars, occupe la première place de ce classement. Suivi par Joe McNally, américain également, photographe pour « National Geographic Society ». S'ensuit le reporter Londonien Peter Klesken, Chase Javis, le photographe globe tro...