Inspiration vs Imitation: When Photographers Pay Tribute, Borrow, or Steal

COPYCAT PHOTOGRAPHER? PLAGIARISM? ARTISTIC BANKRUPTCY?
It is difficult to define the boundaries of what falls in the categories of inspiration vs imitation, with the internet making it that much easier to see another artist's work and then reproduce it. This video shows many examples of the photographers that other photographers love to draw from, and when it becomes ethically ambiguous.

0:00 Intro
0:29 Painting as Inspiration
1:43 Tim Walker
2:40 Annie Leibovitz
3:51 Irving Penn
4:18 Helmut Newton
4:47 Richard Avedon
6:18 Steven Meisel
8:16 More Versace
9:48 Angelina Jolie and Ronald Fischer
10:58 Terry Richardson
11:17 Mert & Marcus
11:58 Paola Kudacki and Txema Yeste
12:14 Mariano Vivanco
12:52 Tyler Shields

Some resources for Penn, Avedon, and Newton:

Irving Penn: Platinum Prints
1. https://amzn.to/3KFi8d6

2. The American West
https://amzn.to/3oIMJ0W

3. Avedon Advertising
https://amzn.to/3LvgSdV

4. Photobook SUMO:
https://amzn.to/3HaRwiz

More on the UNESCO- Guerlain initiative:
https://en.unesco.org/themes/biodiver...

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