My photographer I chose is Andreas Gursky. He was born on January 15, 1955 in Leipzig Germany. He went to the University of Duisburg-Essen, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. He is a professor at the liberal arts and art academy in Düsseldorf, Germany. He is married to Nina Pohl, who is another German artist. In 1981 he had his first exhibition. His style is known for taking large-scale digitally manipulated images similar to 19th-century paintings. He takes more contemporary photography. He shoots from high up places, like arial views. He refrains from social or political commentary in his work. He also layers the image with different types of backgrounds. His philosophy is about moving people and he was influenced by the conceptual aesthetic philosophy of the Bechers. He was also influenced by his students Sigmar Polke and Gerhard Richter. He doesn't like to show his stance on political or social issues with his art and doesn't want to choose a side. He influenced me quite a bit. He made me want to take more landscape photos. Also to make the image the best I can while I'm there and can adjust things to make it any better. He also influenced me to not try and make a stance on certain topics and to be carful with that. And last he taught me that you have to make your landscape photos very different or they can look like copies of each other.