Robert Mapplethorpe and George Platt Lynes

I've been attempting to shoot nudes for my craft final and I'm really just trying to figure it all out so I found these two guys as references.

Robert Mapplethorpe:

George Platt Lynes:

Christoper Cunningham

Christopher Cunningham is a photojournalism senior at the Corcoran College of Art and Design. I went to visit the school this past weekend and saw his work as they were getting ready for their senior thesis show. I just thought I'd put up a few of my favorites.

VII

VII is a photo agency that holds a total of eleven photojournalists (then why isn't it called "XI"?) including James Nachtwey. All of the images I chose are in color (obviously since it's a color photo class) although most of them are muted. I felt that each of those photos found a balance between subject matter and composition that is needed as a photojournalist.

Alexandra Boulat:

Ron Haviv:

Christopher Morris:

Franco Pagetti:

John Stanmeyer: