Daido Moriyama is one of the most prolific and admired street photographers of our time, and this living legend is still producing work at age 78. Now, thanks to Plexus, Co., Ltd, Moriyama’s entire “Record” series is available as e-books in Amazon’s Kindle Store and Apple’s iBooks Store worldwide. Ask yourself how much Daido Moriyama you can handle!
About a year ago we asked you, our Streethunters.net Readers, to make a list. The list we wanted you to create was that of the 20 most Influential Street Photographers for 2015. In that post we asked you to nominate as many Street Photographers as you liked. The nominees that you named, then got added into a long list and we asked you to vote and from that vote we got the short list that was finally published.
So, last year we all nominated together 75 Street Photographers. Then you voted 21,137 times and from those 21,137 votes, 20 names stood out. These names got into the first ever crowdsourced list of Street Photographers. A list that you made and that has been viewed more than 76645 times (at the time of writing this).
So, this year we invite you all to do this again! Things have changed in the Street Photography scene. There are new names that are being mentioned all the time on the Social Networks, there are others out there that are trying hard to make a difference, influencing people around them. More and more Street Photographers are publishing books, filming short documentaries about Street Photography, being interviewed, winning awards and more. The list of names is ever changing and keeps on getting more and more interesting. So, since things are always evolving and ever changing we ask you once again to make your suggestions by sharing your favourites with us!
Just like last year, we the Editorial team, have already made a list of names of 21 Street Photographers that we think are the most influential for 2016. We want you to add to this list by posting as many names of Influential Street Photographers as you like in the comments. You can post 1 name or 50 names. All names will be added to a poll and then we will all vote on them.
So for example if you have been a Street Photographer for the last 6 months and you want exposure and you think you can add your name to this list, think again. We want you to suggest true, influential Street Photographers. We will accept suggestions for a week, until next Wednesday evening. Then, we will take those suggestions and have a poll for another week. When the votes are in, we will know who the “The 20 most Influential Street Photographers for 2016” are.
Here are the 21 names of Street Photographers that we recommend in random order. We gave ourselves a limit of 7 names each so we wouldn’t get too carried away:
Each of the above Street Photographers are influential in their own right. For one reason or another. Somehow they have shaped the wider Street Photography community and are continuing to do so. We look forward to receiving your suggestions.
So, come on! Send in the names of the Street Photographers that you think are the most influential for 2016!
Stay Sharp & Keep Shooting!
In doing the Under The Influence series, I keep discovering groundbreaking, game-changing and thoroughly inspirational photographers. However, upon returning to research, I’ve noticed that I’ve been geographically naive. All of the greats I have written about have been either from the United States or Europe. That is an example of terrible nearsightedness. There are fantastic street photographers all over the world and some walk among us right now, pushing the genre and influencing us and others. And perhaps even more importantly, they’re making the world a little bit smaller. They’re showing us environments we’ve never seen or may never see. Giving us moments from the everyday lives of people and cultures that we know little or nothing about. Or better yet, of people and cultures we think we know something about.
With that in my mind, I thought about this spinning ball we’re all aboard and instantly, the Far East came to mind. Specifically, Japan. A country that has always fascinated me, but yet I know so very little about. And who better to seek out than the “stray dog” himself, Daido Moriyama.
