There are Photographers that influence and inspire thousands of people on a daily basis using blogs and social media. This is a list of the top 20 most influential Photographer Bloggers in no particular order.
1. David Hobby
http://strobist.blogspot.com/
@strobist
David writes Strobist.com “The world’s most popular free resource for learning how to use off-camera flash.” With years of photography experience he is now coaching the next generation of whiz kids using his blog. If you would like to brush up on your off camera lighting strobist.com is the place to do it.
2. Trey Ratcliff
http://www.stuckincustoms.com/
@TreyRatcliff
Trey is a travel photographer who could teach anyone a thing or two about HDR and Texture. His free HDR Tutorial has helped millions of photographers all over the world conquer the art of High Dynamic Range Photography. For any mere mortal that would be enough, but for a SuperPhotographer like Trey he had to go on and develop a Sweet app for both iPhone and iPad. He also has multiple eBooks and Courses that offer you all the information you need to become a serious PhotoRockstar.
3. Chase Jarvis
http://chasejarvis.com/blog
@chasejarvis
Social Media is what this Pro does great. His photography speaks for itself but you cannot go anywhere on the social web and not run into Chase Jarvis. He often engages the photo community in new and Unique ways. He is as famous for being Awesome as his is for being an Awesome Photographer. As a pioneer of The Best Camera Philosophy he promotes shooting over all else. With accompanying iPhone app you can join the culture even on the go. ”The Best Camera is the one that is with you” – Chase Jarvis
4. Jack Hollingsworth
http://www.jackhollingsworth.com/
@PhotoJack
If you follow @PhotoJack then you know Jack Hollingsworth does nothing but provide value to the Photo community. As a Stock photography specialist his information will help you get your stock portfolio rockin. As if thats not cool enough he is an Austinite and that city is dripping with cool just like Jack.
5. Jeremy Cowart
http://jeremycowart.com/
@jeremycowart
If you want some serious inspiration visit Jeremy’s Portfolio. He has a list of celebrity clients that goes on forever. He has shot Sting, Brad Paisley, Holly Madison, Joel McHale and Brittany Spears just to name a few. I am serious people go get inspired by scrolling through this amazing portfolio of world class images. When you are done with that make sure you check out his Ted talk, or his Mission to help those in need by creating a Community of Photographers at Help-Portrait.com Seriously Amazing!
6. Mike Shelby
http://mikeshelby.com/
@mikeshelby
When he is not busy designing and building websites for your local Sheriff he is busting out some sweet pictures and sharing all this knowledge via Social Media. You wanna know about mobile photography? Talk to Mike.
7. Damien Franco
http://www.damienfranco.com/
@damienfranco
He calls himself an Artist. He has been around when it comes to photography. He has worked in both Wedding and Portraiture and he knows his Sh*t. He writes regularly on Pixiq.com and here is a link to his list of Articles. Do not forget to check out his personal site and follow this guy on twitter.
8. FrederickVan
http://www.frederickvan.com/
@frederickvan
Frederick Van Johnson is the host of “This Week In Photography” a very popular Photography podcast. If you are looking for any kind of information to be better at Photography or Photo related Business the information is availible through Frederick’s podcasts and website. I mean he is a wealth of knowledge on all areas of photography.
9. Thomas Hawk
http://thomashawk.com/
@thomashawk
California based Photographer Thomas Hawk has a goal to create 1,000,000 complete process images before he dies. Yep 1,000,000. It is really exciting to watch. His presence in the social media world in unavoidable. He is here, he is making photography and his images are great! Got a question? Engage him on twitter or Flickr.
10. Jonathan Nafarrete
http://jonathannafarrete.com/
@jonathan360
Jonathan is a Whiz Kid. His day job is Social Media Strategist…..Awesome! Oh and he is a photographer. Sounds like the perfect recipe for success and with almost 87,000 twitter followers I would say it is the perfect recipe. My personal favorite is his Event Photography Portfolio. If I were a musician in Los Angeles I would be in contact with Jonathan.
11. Nicole S. Young or Nicolesy
http://nicolesyblog.com/
@nicolesy
Mmmm did someone say Food? Nicole Young makes your mouth water with her amazing food photography. I just want to know if all that great food is in Salt Lake City? If so that is where I am vacationing next! Her website is full of great tutorials, she writes for Craft and Vision, She knows all the best restaurants in SLC and she likes to talk geek by a crackling fire, any other questions? Its official she is Awesome.
12. Jory Cordy
http://jorycordy.com/
@jorycordy
I call it Modern Americana, its the feeling Jory Cordy captures in his work. Working with Models and Celebrities like Mischa Barton, Snoop Dogg and John Mayer he is able to capture them in a unique way. It is as if he has known them for a lifetime. The feeling is something other photographers work forever to capture. Yet Cordy does so with every client. Some just have talent, yes Jory Cordy is one.
13. Lara Jade
http://www.larajade.co.uk/
@larajade_
Lara Jade creates a fantasy world within her images. She is an award winning, sponsor getting, take no prisoners new generation of photographer. As a social media pro she has been educating other photographers world wide on how to be awesome.
14. Allen Klosowski or The Big Klosowski
http://thebigklosowski.com/
@thebigklosowski
If you are looking for a little splash of entertainment in your social media stream then The Big Klosowski is your guy. He keeps a steady stream of inspiration at his personal website. A professional photographer and Denver Tweetup organizer he is simply a social media powerhouse with a photography background.
15. Jasmine Star
http://www.jasminestarblog.com/
@jasminestar
Weddings are her specialty and her images are beautiful. She may try to convince you that she is not tech savvy but she has 30,000 twitter followers, she writes a great blog, and you can find her on Facebook. It seems like she could know a thing or two about technology.
16. Jared Polin
http://froknowsphoto.com/
@froknowsphoto
The website says it all Fro Knows Photos. If you are looking for photography information with style Jared Polin is your guy. He even has a sweet theme song. His store is filled with great unique photo related gear and his blog is filled with amazing content that will keep you hooked.
17. Zack Arias
http://www.zarias.com/blog
@zarias
Zack Arias is not someone who needs an introduction. He ticks all the boxes on the Photographer 2.0 checklist. Go grasshopper, find Zack Arias you will learn many things.
18. Joe McNally
http://www.joemcnally.com/blog/
@JoeMcNallyPhoto
Joe offers workshops that have improved the skills of thousands of photographers. He has been a force in the photography industry forever. Amazing photographer, amazing Author. He has written some great books like Hot Shoe Diaries. He has a lighting workshop DVD available.
19. Scott Bourne
http://photofocus.com
@scottbourne
Scott is the host of Photofocus.com He is a consultant, photographer, author, lecturer, and teacher. You can find him talking photos on almost any social media network. If you are looking to learn from or just admire a real pro Scott Bourne is your guy.
I am leaving number 20 up to you. Who do you think belongs on this list of top 20 most influential photography bloggers? Leave your vote below in the comments section.
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Derrick Story
http://www.thedigitalstory.com
David duChemin should be in this list!
I haven’t heard of a few of these people so not sure how influential they are but after looking at their sites agree they are talented. As for who else should be on the list: Certainly NOT Derrick Story – his work is amateur at best. He’s more of a software teacher than photog. I agree with David duChemin being on the list. I’d also add Scott Kelby. I regularly read Frederick Van and Photofocus. Love em both.
Not a well known blog but it should be. http://anthonylukephotography.blogspot.com/
Updated many times a day with a tone of cool new and old photography info.
FStoppers?!???
David duChemin is a glaring omission from this list.
I think Vincent Laforet should be considered: http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/
where is zemotion?
This list is bogus, where’s Ken Rockwell?
I like this blog here:
http://anthonylukephotography.blogspot.com/
David Ziser’s blog Digital ProTalk.
David Black’s blog Workshop at the Ranch.
Why aren’t the links to their Blogs- since this article refers to them as the best bloggers?
Jack Hollingsworth’s blog link doesn’t even work- it directs straight to the wordpress default blog entry, how can he be on this list?
Lara Jade…
No way.
How is Jonas Peterson not on the list?
I thought @flixelpix might of had a mention, he is editor of Seven by Five Mag?
[FRAMED] should be on the list…