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As you get older, it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary. Ernest Hemingway
Ansel Adams
There is no nature photographer that has not heard about Ansel Adams. Other than having written three books that are considered as photography Bibles (The Camera, The Negative, and The Print), his images still influence today’s great masters of landscape photography and should be used as examples to all that take an interest in landscape photography.  www.anseladams.com
Art Wolfe
I first came in contact with Art Wolfe’s work when I read an article about him in Outdoor Photographer magazine and he has since become one of my favourites. He is one of today’s nature photography masters, in all areas, but it’s his landscape work that I appreciate the most. The way he can reinvent himself and show something new and surprising in his landscapes will never cease to amaze me. www.artwolfe.com
Galen Rowell
Until a short time ago, Galen Rowell was one of the world’s most renowned and respected nature photographers in the world. When he passed away during 2002 in a plane crash, the whole photographic community mourned his loss. Not only his work was breathtaking, but the almost philosophical way in which he faced nature and photography made his monthly article in Outdoor Photographer magazine one of my favourite readings. www.mountainlight.com
Frans Lanting
Frans Lanting is maybe the best wildlife photographer today. It is quite common to see several articles in National Geographic in which the photos bear his signature, but what I think is more fascinating in him is his ability to go beyond the purely documental wildlife photographs and to transform them in true art pieces. www.lanting.com
Jack Dykinga
Dykinga is a photojournalist who won the Pulitzer prize that decided to dedicate himself exclusively to his passion: nature photography. His almost 'zen'-like approach and the way he follows his instinct even though that means loosing some photo opportunities, makes his large format work absolutely overwhelming. www.dykinga.com
Bruce Percy
Bruce Percy is a scottish photographer whose work I came in contact with recently. My attention was immediately caught by his excellent landscape work, particularlly in medium format, which is a format I am somewhat eager to try myself. www.thelightandtheland.com
In Portugal
Almost all of the photographers mentioned above are part of the american school, which leads the world of nature photography today. But in Europe, and particularly in Portugal, there are also some great quality photographers, whose work never ceases to inspire me.
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