Fan Ho

Fan Ho

Fan Ho was a celebrated Chinese photographer, film director, and actor. He won over 280 awards from international exhibitions and competitions worldwide since 1956 for his photography.

Below are few of his works;

This is one of my favourite photo. This picture was taken at Hong Kong. The sunlight from the stairs make the picture more impactful. The position of the camera is right in the middle of the staircase which is really nice. I love how the sunlight shine on the old lady and the shadows. 

This is really beautiful photo. The photo focus on the man who is on the boat. We can't really see the face of the man but the silhouette of the man does makes the photo really nice. The foggy effect on the photo somehow like telling us the story of the man. 

The photo focus on the small stall in the middle of the street. This photo is nice because of the sunlight that shine direct at the stall. A really great composition.

From his photos, i see he like to make use of the natural sunlight. It is really nice to see the shadows, that was form by the sunlight. I think I could also make take photo and make use of the natural sunlight which really give a great impact to the photo. 

Andreas Gursky

Andreas Gursky

 

Andreas Gursky (born 15 January 1955) is a German photographer and professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany. He is known for his large format architecture and landscape colour photographs, often employing a high point of view.

Below is his works;

This photograph was taken in 1999 and the photo named '99 cent'. If you look closely, you can see 99cent written on the poster of the supermarket. I think this is a really interesting photo as you can see the form of shape and the colours of items was arranged nicely on the shelves.

This photo was taken at Pyongyang, North Korea in 2007. You can see how nice the formation is. From far it doesn't seem like rows of people marching but it's like an object.

     

        

       

His works are really unique as most of his works as you can see, all in repeated patterns and in large scale. It is really nice to see works that are different. He is brave enough to show different styles of photography. He doesn't only focus on one object but shows it as a whole in a large-scale form.

Mika Ninagawa

MIKA NINAGAWA

Mika Ninagawa is a Japanese photographer and director, known for her vibrant and brightly coloured photographs of flowers, goldfish, and landscapes. She has enjoyed significant commercial success in fashion and advertising.

Below is few of her works;

She does self-portrait very differently. Usually, people prefer to have a plain background for their self-portrait as they don't want to make the outcome of the photos messy. But for her, she prefers to make it colourful by placing colourful flowers and the model will have vibrant makeup colour. 

She also took photographs of goldfish with a very vibrant colour background which is unique. 

This is one of my favourite photos. The photo looks so fantasy. I love how the red butterfly compliment with the model's green outfit. The colour of the photo stands out which really attract people's attention. 

       

              

From her photographs, I learnt that we should not scare to be different. You can express your feelings through your works. From her works, I can somehow know that she loves flowers.

Michael Kenna

MICHAEL KENNA

 Michael Kenna (born 1953) is an English photographer best known for his black & white, unusual, landscapes with ethereal light achieved by photographing at dawn or at night with exposures of up to 10 hours.

Below is few of his works:

This photo was taken at South Korea on 2007. I find the photo is really calming. Although it is just a photo of pine trees, but it really gives a good impact as it has a good composition and the reflection of the pine trees from the water, makes it more interesting.

The tittle of this photo is Silent World. I find this photo is really interesting. From afar, it looks like an illustration but actually it is a photograph. 

                           

All of his photography is minilimalist. Not messy and only focus on what he is going to show.

From this photographer's photos, i learn that, to have a nice photo you have to think creatively on how to compose it. Even a photo of reflection of Pine Trees the photos turn out really well.