Blake Andrews Interview Contest

A challenge from Fototazo’s interview with Blake Andrews. I’m participating because I’m interested in the results. But it’s a tough challenge, especially because as someone who doesn’t believe that art is just about pleasure, I get stuck between ranking by what gives me pleasure or ranking by what I find most intellectually exciting.

I think, for the purposes of this challenge, I’ll rank by what gives me pleasure. And I’ll definitely predict by what I think people will like.

Favorites

1. Weston
2. Sugimoto
3. Shore
4. Strand
5. Lange
6. McCurry
7. Eggleston
8. Sherman
9. Orkin
10. Arbus
11. Gursky
12. Fenton
13. Capa
14. Soth
15. Stieglitz
16. Sassen
17. Moriyama
18. Parr
19. Evans
20. Ballen

The predictions though are even harder since I have no idea who will be responding. I’ll keep it generic and bias toward the recognizable/appealing without trying to second guess the contestants.

Ranking guess

1. McCurry
2. Lange
3. Soth
4. Weston
5. Orkin
6. Sugimoto
7. Sherman
8. Parr
9. Arbus
10. Capa
11. Shore
12. Stieglitz
13. Sassen
14. Evans
15. Strand
16. Eggleston
17. Gursky
18. Moriyama
19. Ballen
20. Fenton

And yeah, looking at the lists, I think I’m making the assumption that most people like photos of people. And failing that, striking black and white compositions. As for what I like, that’s harder to explain…