Five Photographers You Should Know About | Five to Follow

[Music] what's up everybody i'm kpr and this is another episode of five to follow i'm gonna introduce you to five photographers who i think you should be following and checking out their work i'll provide you with links in the description so you can check out their websites and check out their instagram so stick around to the end of the video to see all five of these fantastic photographers while you're here subscribe to this channel i see a lot of you watching these videos that haven't subscribed yet so let's take a moment right now to rectify that hit the subscribe button and turn on the notifications so you don't miss a single video when they drop also some of the photographers that i'm profiling today have books monographs that you can buy for your bookshelf for your coffee table for your photography studio i'll link to those in the description below grab one of those check them out you won't regret it the books are amazing let's go to start us off today we have one of my personal favorite photographers peggy sirota peggy sirota is an editorial fashion and beauty photographer who leans hard into the lifestyle approach to her work if you've ever walked past a magazine rack anywhere then you've probably seen her work on the covers of those magazines aside from having a fantastic body of work if you watch peggy's behind the scenes videos on her website you'll see she just loves to have fun that's someone after my own heart she seems like the kind of person whose energy fills a whole room as someone who started studying and performing improv comedy more than 20 years ago i know from watching those videos that she's my kind of people and i find it inspiring that her personality and her exuberance come through in her work and shine like a beacon it's it's so incredible to see how she can make her subjects come alive i try to infuse my work with my personality and you should too and peggy sirota is someone that you should be following because she has a lot to teach us about bringing your soul and your entire vibe into your work so check out her website check out her instagram follow her you're not gonna regret it next up we have tina picard tina is one of the best and most prolific fashion photographers in canada based out of the national capital region she shoots primarily in toronto and montreal because that's primarily where fashion industry exists here in canada at least from a commercial photography perspective her client list and editorial credits are extensive her work has appeared in vulcan defuse ion and dozens of other magazines she's been commissioned to work on campaigns for power footwear couple stella valentina ruby cosmetics walmart canada and so many more tina also specializes in model testing and helping models build their portfolios her work is highly regarded by all the major modeling agencies here in toronto such as elite sioti delcito plutino bnm and pretty much every other agency that you can think of you'll find her work on comp cards when you walk into those offices and in the portfolios of dozens and dozens of other high-end models working here in toronto check out her website to see her full portfolio and definitely follow her on instagram check out her stories archive where she posts a lot of bts footage and shots of her setups and her work i'm a big fan of her work so give her a follow and check out her work as a canadian and north american photographer living and working just outside of the greater toronto area i mostly see the work of people in my regional sphere and i think most of us do see the work of of people who surround us in our localities it's why i spend a lot of time preparing for these videos researching photographers outside of north america who i believe we should all get to know better one of those photographers is amica okarike amika is a nigerian photographer and artist who splits his time living and working between lagos in nigeria and berlin a past member of the nigerian photography collective depth of field he exhibits his work at festivals and events around the world okarique is the founder and artistic director of invisible borders transafrican project that's an artist-led initiative that addresses gaps and misconceptions posed by the frontiers dividing the 54 countries of the african continent he's also the creator and host of encara podcast station where he interviews artists and creatives who he finds compelling engaging and relevant to our time that's something i can relate to i'll link to that in the description below along with his website and social media check out his website check him out on instagram give him a follow and take a look at some work that is outside of north america next up we have lisa christine lisa christine is a humanitarian photographer activist and speaker there's a special place in my heart for humanitarian photographers one of my personal values is to create meaningful work whether i'm creating value for a client or for a cause i want to make sure that in the end i'm giving more than i'm getting as a photographer lisa christine's work documents indigenous cultures and social causes something she's done in more than 100 countries a majority of her work as a photographer and activist focuses on the ongoing modern day slavery of people around the world in countries such as ghana and nepal in 2009 she collaborated with free the slaves and released the monograph slavery an excellent book that i'll link to below that you should check out she later released another book exhibiting the horrors of modern day slavery titled bound to freedom which sir richard branson described as lifting the veil on the atrocities of slavery in 2012 she gave an absolutely riveting ted talk on her work that i highly recommend you watch link is in the description check it out as an activist lisa founded the human thread foundation whose mission is to educate the public and drive awareness about human dignity and human trafficking through interactive exhibitions educational programming and global awareness campaigns you can purchase lisa's artwork from her website and get one of her monographs from the links in the description below follow her on instagram and facebook but definitely check out the human thread foundation and the work they're doing support them in any way you can whether that's through a donation through volunteering or simply following them on their instagram account awareness matters the final photographer for this episode is just in a class all on his own he has visibility that exceptionally few photographers will ever achieve he's one of only a handful of photographers who can say that most of the people on the planet literally billions of people have seen his work this is michael muller muller is one of the leading key art photographers in the world and his photography is the basis for some of the largest blockbuster movie posters worldwide his work has defined the superhero look with that classic edge lighting and low camera position michael muller basically has the job i want michael muller has shot just an absolute ton of movie posters editorial portraits commercial work and sharks yep sharks over the past five years or so he spent a great deal of time underwater swimming and photographing sharks this has led to just an awesome monograph published by passion and given his connections to the film and tv world his shark images also feature prominently as kiar for shark week anyways look look at his incredible body of work i'm just absolutely in awe of everything michael does i love it it's brilliant check out his website follow him on instagram and grab yourself a copy of sharks link is in the description for that book below hit the like button if you enjoyed this video as that really helps me out and i really appreciate it but it actually also helps youtube know that this is the kind of video that you want to see more of that's it for today now go take some 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