I’m one of the most influential photographer of this decade. PDN survey.
To my big surprise I am on the list of the most influential photographers of this decade. PDN magazine, the biggest photo magazine in the world and host of the PDN Photo Expo in new york every year, has asked the photographic community to list the most influential photographers of this decade.
I feel terribly humble in comparison with the other names on the list and sitting here writing this post I look at my bookshelf and can see at least five of the names on the list together with me.
You can check out the other names on the list here.
There is room for many different kinds of photography styles – that is what is so great about art in general. While your photos may be more commercial – they are obviously still a result of your talent. When you sell your photos online, and are successful at it, you should never have to explain yourself. That said – Congratulations!!
Congratulations! I strongly believe you deserve it.
Congratulations on your nomination. You deserve it – your photo are fantastic.
David
You deserve it. I used a lot of stock photos in websites design, and found that my best are from you. The quality is remarkable, colors are vivid and there are emotions travelling through your pictures. If there where soulless, you wouldn’t have the success that you have. Commercial photography requires emotions.Keep up the good work.
Congrats! You deserved it.
Way to go! Congratulations on making it, you deserved it!
Hi, Yuri
I just started to learning photography and I decided to follow someone who is the best of this field. When I go through the internet I found you, amazing… You are the best…. I follow you.
Congratulations from bottom of the heart,
Samaradiwakara
Hi Yuri … Congratulations 🙂 Well deserved … 🙂
This will probably get lost amongst all the other posts, but I can’t help but to put my own congratulations in here Yuri. I am VERY much a newcomer to the trade and have been lurking on your site for a few months and attribute my VERY limited success so far to your examples…As for those of you who are belittleing this honor, I have to say. Microstock has such a derogatory reputation, yet it’s growing exponentially every day..Those who don’t beleive it is an art form are fooling themselves, It has become just as legitimate as journalistic photography, and as influential on modern lifestyles. And No one in the field can claim to be as much a part of it as Mr. Arcurs. Yuri, I thank you for your Mentoring here on your blog, and Truly beleive you are deserving of the honor….
You do absolutely deserve to be in the top 10 and let me explain quickly my thought!
I can’t believe someone could not agree!
The world is changing and I’m not strictly in one market as photographer, your work is amazing and has always been like that since I first heard your name, years and years ago. I used to be a 3D designer and photoretoucher and your name was always present talking with other designers around the web.
Whatever you did (commercial or artistic are just point of views) you have always been cutting edge, quality and numbers have always increased. Your success is a lighthouse in the sea of poor wannabes and some photographers (mostly old school) envy you.
The world is changing the market is changing you are a young successful photographer, you deserve to be there, and figure it out, you are in the history and no matter how many people disagree, there are so many more people who follow you!!! Don’t stop being so inspiring and enlightening!
Congratulation 😉
Dan
congratulations! that’s one success.
Good luck I hope you win