I highly admire the work produced by the photography agency, Getty Images, and have decided that it would be nice to profile a Getty photographer each week.
So that is what this is, and to kick things off I’m going to start with a photographer that is a huge personal inspiration to me – Brent Stirton.
Why I have a high regard for this American photojournalist is because of his alternative approach to field photography – namely lighting. Brent travels to his locations with far more lighting equipment than most other photojournalists, in fact, many studio photographers would be happy to work with the equipment he does.
The dynamic, powerful and unique results he achieves combined with his utter dedication are the reasons for my admiration.
I would HIGHLY recommend you download and read Brent’s feature project on Papau New Guinea – now that is what I call photojournalism!