Joel is a New York photographer who was one of the first to start shooting in color despite not many people supporting him at first. He continued to shoot in color and became one of the first photographers to shoot in color exclusively. All together, in his life he has written 16 books on photography which have become very well known. He was also one of the first and only photographers at the site of 9/11 right when it happened. When it comes to Meyerowitz's images, there are some I really enjoy, and others I don't care for at all. I don't love all his work, but, I do love a handful of it. I love how his photographs are so simple, yet so elegant. He has a bunch of things I personally think anyone could take a picture of, but I don't think anyone could pull it off like he does. I also don't think many people would have a creative eye like Meyerowitz. My favorite picture by him has to be this diner picture. I like how the cars date the pictures, but the quality and resolution of the picture make it look like it was taken yesterday. I also enjoy the way the colors work with one another. You have the yellow lights coming from the diner, the red sign and then the blue sky in the background. They all are very balanced and one isn't overtaking the other. Overall, it's a very well thought out photograph.
John Phahl
I couldn't find out much about John except he is also a New York photographer, and has been taking pictures the past 30 year. I read that he is now a photography professor but I was unable to find out at what college. I really admire John's work and I think it mainly is because it's so creative. It's something I never would have thought of doing and the final result always looks fantastic! He finds unique ways to make nature more interesting but only adds simple changes so nature keeps it's natural beauty. My favorite photograph of his has to the be this one with the palm trees. Everything is perfectly lined up and it must have taken him a lot of time to get it just perfect. Then the way the cool palms are up against the cool blue sky really make the beach pop out to me. I absolutely love it.
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