ZORIAH - A PHOTOJOURNALIST AND WAR PHOTOGRAPHER'S BLOG

The Best Photojournalists of All Time - Master Photographers

A friend of mine pointed out that I came in at No. 6 in DPB's Top Ten Photojournalists of All Time. Although I believe that there are many others far more deserving of this than I, it is an honor that I hope to actually earn after another two or three decades of work. The list was as follows:

1.  Robert Capa

2.  Henri Carier-Bresson

3.  Robert Frank

4.  Dorathea Lang

5.  James Nachtwey

6.  Zoriah Miller

7.  Don McCullin

8.  Eugene Richards

9.  Luc Delahaye

10.  William Eugene Smith

After reading this, I spent a bit of time thinking about who, in my personal opinion, are the best photojournalists of all time. I decided instead of a standard Top 10 list, I would break it down by my top five favorite photojournalists who are well-known and my top five favorites that may not be as known—yet. Although my opinions on this subject do change over time, here is the list as I see it today. 

My top five well-known photojournalists:

1.  James Nachtwey

2.  Sabastiao Salgado

3.  John Stanmeyer

4.  Phillip Jones Griffiths

5.  Steve McCurry

My top five photojournalists who you may have not yet had the pleasure of finding their work:

1.  Ami Vitale

2.  Asim Rafiqui

3.  G.M.B Akash

4.  Balazs Gardi

5.  Andrew McConnell

It would be great to hear from all of you in the comments section. Please feel free to post links to your favorite photojournalists' web sites below so their work can be shared with the rest of us!

A Kid's Life, Cuba

Cuba is an interesting country, almost like taking a step back in time. In the three weeks I was there, I only once saw a mobile phone being used. It is separated from the rest of the world, and in some ways separate from the progression of time.

You can learn a lot about a culture, a conflict, almost any situation, by watching children. In Cuba, their lives are simple. They play on the streets and pass time doing things that children in U.S. and Europe would find horribly boring. But most of them seem quite happy. At the very least they are pacified and at best they are just plain entertained.

This is a simple story, about simple little people :)

A boy plays baseball on the streets of Havana.

A game of marbles in a residential area.

A girl plays with a discarded bicycle tire in central Havana.

A boy passes time in an abandoned swimming pool filled with rain water from a recent storm.

An afternoon acrobatics session, using a truck tire as a trampoline in a public park.

A young girl passes time in front of her apartment building.

Watching pedestrians.

Budget adrenaline sports: A home made skateboard in a public street at night.

Not doing much of anything...

A boy gets his hair cut as girls play on the street.

Being silly.

Boys salivate in front of an upscale restaurant in Old Havana.

A boy and his toy.

Playing with a toy on the sidewalk.

Hide and go seek knows no borders.

A boy organizes his actions figures on the street.

Children playing in a tree.

Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits New Album, Get Lucky - Images by Zoriah

Here is one of the first promos to come out for Mark Knopfler's new album Get Lucky. More on this as we approach the album release date. Check out more images in this month's Rolling Stone magazine.

A Kid's Life, Cuba - Feature Story Coming Soon

A boy plays in front of a run-down apartment building in central Havana, Cuba.

Cuba Reflected - Part 1

Here is a look at Cuba seen exclusively through reflective surfaces such as puddles, windows, windshields etc.  These images have only been treated with standard darkroom techniques such as dodging and burning.   No photoshop effects, filters or actions have been applied.