Trey Ratcliff - Landscape Photographer

Trey Ratcliff is a phenomenal landscape photographer that I have been following for a little over a year now. He travels all over the world and in doing so captures the landscapes and cultures that are a part of his travels. Ratcliff has captured images at festivals such as Burning Man, in the streets of cities, out in the middle of nowhere, and in well known landscape locations. It is obvious by looking at his photos that Ratcliff uses a wide angle lens and places his emphasis on color and capturing as much of the landscape as possible. He uses a nice variety of warm and cool colors across his work and a combination of both in some images. 

Joe McNally - Influential Portrait Photographer

Joe McNally Photography (follow link to the left to view the artist's site)

I found Joe McNally's work while searching for inspiration for portraiture work. McNally is considered one of the most influential photographers at this point in time. He captures crisp and clean images of people that appear to be "in the moment" and by including a wide view of the surroundings that he finds his subjects in, the viewer begins to feel that they are there in the landscape with the subject. A number of McNally's photos are captured in what would be considered extreme situations, ranging from near the top of one of the tallest buildings in the world to the waters of a Coast Guard rescue. The artist uses a deep depth of field and a wide angle lens in the majority of his photographs to capture as much of the situation as possible.