I've been aware of this list for a little while – It really does contain inspiring photographers – take a look at their work you will not be disappointed.
I was amazed this morning to discover that Jarek has added me to his list. So that's the first task of the day sorted…. be inspiring! (gulp!)
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165 Users Google+ Photographers Need To Follow
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The list was UPDATED on August 29.
53 new names have been added to the list.
Read the Story behind the list on my G+ About page.G+ Photography Celebrities (20000+ followers)
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+Catherine Hall
Catherine is the first celebrity who mentioned the list live in the show. She is the host of http://www.twit.tv/photo show and is also an awesome pro photograher. Catherine is an eager promoter of this list and her enthusiasm brings more and more exposure for the photograhers who are mentioned there.Lisa Bettany
http://profiles.google.com/118418436905562612953Thomas Hawk
http://profiles.google.com/104987932455782713675Trey Ratcliff
http://profiles.google.com/105237212888595777019Darren Rowse – founder of Digital Photography School
http://profiles.google.com/112726038360301567381Inspiring Landscape Photographers
Colby Brown
http://profiles.google.com/113455290791279442483Eric Leslie
http://profiles.google.com/103216887847401478447Gary Crabbe
http://profiles.google.com/100892612779426154375Giuseppe Basile
http://profiles.google.com/107362628080904735459Guy Tal
http://profiles.google.com/116369071500456395369Jay Patel
http://profiles.google.com/101145980349117737014+Jeffrey Sullivan (new)
http://profiles.google.com/107459220492917008623Jim Goldstein
http://profiles.google.com/103486150650858067282Mary Kay (new)
http://profiles.google.com/118058794383720702307Michael Riffle
http://profiles.google.com/112617127041903537004Olivier Du Tré
http://profiles.google.com/102349305007676725479Patrick Smith
http://profiles.google.com/102871123574468799566Patrick Di Fruscia
http://profiles.google.com/109330684746468207713Philippe Sainte-Laudy
http://profiles.google.com/110168117080267015976Richard Bernabe
http://profiles.google.com/117513232055994920961Ron Niebrugge
http://profiles.google.com/107013418740229269209QT Luong
http://profiles.google.com/115204805503581947511Sathish Jothikumar
http://profiles.google.com/114231305708772868829Saurabh Deoras
http://profiles.google.com/107028157462218372820Seung Kye Lee
http://profiles.google.com/108909492433674629621Steve Sieren (new and recommended for your Public Circle )
http://profiles.google.com/113770461910835900905TSOPhotography by Terje Sørgjerd
http://profiles.google.com/107543460658107759808+Varina Patel (new)
http://profiles.google.com/115105647022907007398Vincent Favre
http://profiles.google.com/107958711860940415885Inspiring Seascape Photographers
Jessy Eykendorp
http://profiles.google.com/107432398539341365940Jim Patterson
http://profiles.google.com/114394128653474707020Joe Azure
http://profiles.google.com/100968313568314999910Kieran O'Connor Photography
http://profiles.google.com/116696943168863559388Yannick Lefevre (new and recommended for your Public Circle)
http://profiles.google.com/109876915588291208505Inspiring Wildlife Photographers
Austin Thomas
http://profiles.google.com/114823329938030546555Carl Stovell
http://profiles.google.com/107119940474246316259Rob Daugherty
http://profiles.google.com/108202989932786461870Kyle Marquardt
http://profiles.google.com/114229157887417365950Martin Bailey
http://profiles.google.com/102227359845636175866William Burrard-Lucas
http://profiles.google.com/104548627795526843775Inspiring Nature Photographers (new category)
Christina Rollo (new)
http://profiles.google.com/104522833443181754677Drew Hopper (new and recommended for your Public Circle)
http://profiles.google.com/118055814112266323118Jason Asher (new)
http://profiles.google.com/111890945016831896743Kjetil Greger Pedersen (new)
http://profiles.google.com/102373191596205712937Tamara Pruessner (new)
http://profiles.google.com/107494834634231938072William Neill (new)
http://profiles.google.com/100586461319763000734Inspiring B&W and Monochrome Photographers
Albert Tam (new and recommended for your Public Circle)
http://profiles.google.com/115653522232867695783ed leveckis
http://profiles.google.com/106243037947112322316Hengki Koentjoro (new and recommended for your Public Circle)
http://profiles.google.com/105228323457033543279Léon Leijdekkers
http://profiles.google.com/105734935003600818916Neil McShane (new)
http://profiles.google.com/116143938603101885158Patricia Gil Mayoral
http://profiles.google.com/114154062944146796931Suzana Ristic
http://profiles.google.com/103856102573349408385Tommy Ingberg (new and recommended for your Public Circle)
http://profiles.google.com/103009042022920905686Inspiring Fine Art Photographers (new category)
+Geoffroy Demarquet (new)
http://profiles.google.com/100095245926948995335Joel Tjintjelaar (new)
http://profiles.google.com/107742567767125793693Klaudia J (new)
http://profiles.google.com/111028035383789880812Mikko Lagerstedt (new)
http://profiles.google.com/103761326311610249621Rob Cherry (new)
http://profiles.google.com/118274547296450170219Xavier Rey (new)
http://profiles.google.com/101435445820764233826Inspiring Street Photographers
Alfred Pleyer (new)
http://profiles.google.com/106567570642614609073Chris Gachot (new)
http://profiles.google.com/113409086302056667844Danny Santos (new and recommended for your Public Circle)
http://profiles.google.com/107550335129662216109Dave Beckerman
http://profiles.google.com/116247667398036716276Dariusz Majgier
http://profiles.google.com/108439032486286528947Felipe Apostol
http://profiles.google.com/102873175118305865375Gary Austin
http://profiles.google.com/113184091727451211493Greg Schmigel
http://profiles.google.com/106359487807208915036Henrik Johansson (new)
http://profiles.google.com/102616149286682191474Johannes Kick (new)
http://profiles.google.com/115978949584209885559+Juergen Buergin (new)
http://profiles.google.com/114051322401103919567Leanne Staples
http://profiles.google.com/105336425684208963598Mark Forman (new)
http://profiles.google.com/102920063140431683002Matt Weber
http://profiles.google.com/109447323719942836871Messay Shoakena
http://profiles.google.com/113339552992922631802Michiel de Lange Photography
http://profiles.google.com/102409541521880756024Mihailo Radičević
http://profiles.google.com/114369704013100203178Ontoshiki Vun (new)
http://profiles.google.com/107675155083026839050Star Rush
http://profiles.google.com/100994114474811451452Trond Lindholm
http://profiles.google.com/101059049290567215584Thomas Leuthard
http://profiles.google.com/112661262066626464523Inspiring Portrait Photographers
Alan Shapiro
http://profiles.google.com/114056084994793924628Benjamin Cortis
http://profiles.google.com/102377882249382281108Jaime Ibarra (new)
http://profiles.google.com/113464569897311842405Jan H. Andersen
http://profiles.google.com/106369182367169177791Jeremy Cowart (new)
http://profiles.google.com/109187026428012507334John Powell EFIAP DPAGB
http://profiles.google.com/102958145054444947691Paul R. Giunta
http://profiles.google.com/116197193480724162859Victor Bezrukov
http://profiles.google.com/101035196437264488455Inspiring Urban Landscapes Photographers
Vivienne Gucwa
http://profiles.google.com/108527329601014444443Scott Frederick
http://profiles.google.com/116008246625614132322Inspiring Wedding Photographers
Mark Stagi
http://profiles.google.com/101828183984777718546Neal Urban
http://profiles.google.com/100472608497932134515Ryan Brenizer
http://profiles.google.com/110492963926129353210Scott Jarvie
http://profiles.google.com/100962871525684315897Inspiring Wedding and Stormchasing Photographer
Mike Olbinski
http://profiles.google.com/108834544234077411259Inspiring Underwater Photographers
Brenda Stumpf (new and recommended for your Public Circle)
http://profiles.google.com/115220228182866909424Elena Kalis
http://profiles.google.com/114536133164105123829Mallory Morrison (new and recommended for your Public Circle)
http://profiles.google.com/111136943830266615679Inspiring HDR Photographers (new category)
Christian Krieglsteiner (new)
http://profiles.google.com/110548244043172681974Girolamo Cracchiolo (new)
http://profiles.google.com/108629717769018996477Neil Kremer (new)
http://profiles.google.com/107542632252660344559Inspiring Architecture Photographers
Andreas Wecker (new and recommended for your Public Circle)
http://profiles.google.com/110584481927562150689Klaus Herrmann
http://profiles.google.com/115360471097759949621Inspiring Food Photographers
Nicole S. Young
http://profiles.google.com/113097851206100618060Penny De Los Santos
http://profiles.google.com/113278937129481000981Inspiring Commercial Photographers
Alex Koloskov
http://profiles.google.com/102865263115020893218Andrea Acailawen
http://profiles.google.com/113158814439512755352Israel David Groveman
http://profiles.google.com/113664406921737357882Kevin Brown (new and recommended for your Public Circle)
http://profiles.google.com/104935478024576728989Zack Arias (new)
http://profiles.google.com/116119893029262153595Inspiring Travel Photographers (new category)
Lucie Debelkova (new and recommended for your Public Circle)
http://profiles.google.com/105694930790909515613Elia Locardi (new)
http://profiles.google.com/112957708071337353347Inspiring Documentary Photographer
Aaron Sosa
http://profiles.google.com/102406042148418309977Jacob Maentz
http://profiles.google.com/114489504825638353488Robert Larson
http://profiles.google.com/100936611936552412031Inspiring Fashion Photographers
Frank Doorhof
http://profiles.google.com/118026639398463272784Inspiring Macro Photographer
Frank Yuwono
http://profiles.google.com/110945896776944314708His photography focused videos are really special
Jared Polin
http://profiles.google.com/117345174540134167439Inspiring Photographers
Alex Stoen (new)
http://profiles.google.com/118048139271163842678Alfie Goodrich
http://profiles.google.com/109220060006128553211Ang of AKJ Photography
http://profiles.google.com/103878892760050193072Agustin Rafael Reyes
http://profiles.google.com/117058794763073546749Beau Kahler
http://profiles.google.com/106289562822644692555Ben Locke
http://profiles.google.com/112750091316252656625Brian Matiash
http://profiles.google.com/108705174211639807508Cassius Wright
http://profiles.google.com/101962829696981365403+Chase Jarvis (new)
http://profiles.google.com/105943946099362806788Chris Collacott
http://profiles.google.com/112798516308771746920Chris Marquardt
http://profiles.google.com/103875258484706784219Chris Miller
http://profiles.google.com/104380036950579300637Chris Stenway (new and recommended for your Public Circle)
http://profiles.google.com/103098035528591529767Damien Franco
http://profiles.google.com/115530776534617554663Dave Cox
http://profiles.google.com/116799045993451756042David Sanger
http://profiles.google.com/106775609116257959283David Thompson (new)
http://profiles.google.com/100621204114976031079Dan Carr
http://profiles.google.com/111065108889012087599G Dan Mitchell
http://profiles.google.com/102554407414282880001Gunnar Kristian Kopperud* (new)
http://profiles.google.com/101348397943983026449Håkan Dahlström
http://profiles.google.com/102195144388135237932helen sotiriadis (new)
http://profiles.google.com/108470782772821648496Ian M Butterfield (new and recommended for your Public Circle)
http://profiles.google.com/106287665062204946341John De Bord
http://profiles.google.com/103586615087663445665Lotus Carroll
http://profiles.google.com/102476152658204495450Mike Shaw Photography
http://profiles.google.com/102518365620075109973Neesa Butterberry (new)
http://profiles.google.com/110329781365538654444Paula Cobleigh
http://profiles.google.com/100733334063966339322pierre beteille
http://profiles.google.com/109549484898750371360Rebecca Jackrel
http://profiles.google.com/114585365564249361309Rick Sammon
http://profiles.google.com/108805430409141907975Romain Guy
http://profiles.google.com/111962077049890418486Snorri Gunnarsson (new)
http://profiles.google.com/103115473754659376168Takahiro Yamamoto
http://profiles.google.com/108981679893410895534Teresa Stover (new)
http://profiles.google.com/105547060999578080024Terry Nelson
http://profiles.google.com/117386232350873428301Websites Founders and Editors
Corinne Perkins – the visuals editor for Reuters.com
http://profiles.google.com/108319282403260526672Dave Powell – founder of ShootTokyo.com
http://profiles.google.com/101793532287583914396Don MacAskill – the co-founder and CEO of SmugMug
http://profiles.google.com/116570889542655364711Evgeny Tchebotarev – co-founder and creative director of 500px
http://profiles.google.com/115582623750221438794+Gordon Laing (new) – editor of www.cameralabs.com
http://profiles.google.com/103519655975029093996+Jarek Klimek – co-founder and editor of www.photoextract.com
http://profiles.google.com/111873853137122484021Peter Bargh – founder of ePHOTOzine.com
http://profiles.google.com/110095126245882149972Scott Kelby – editor of Photoshop User magazine
http://profiles.google.com/105256156026694816333The group.as version of the list
http://www.group.as/jareks+list+of+recommended+google+plus+photographers/
I really like this version. It looks much better, and I hope that it will be possible to import the list after Google releases the Google+ API publicly.
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What does the text "recommended for Public Circle" mean?
——————————————————————————————————————–It helps you to spread the word about users who are inspiring, but their following isn't high here. You can do this via the Public Circles Project.
You can see the implementation of Public Circles on the Google+ About pages of these early adopters: +helen sotiriadis , +Tamara Pruessner , +Holly Sisson and many more. Here is the list of early adopters: http://www.group.as/early+adopters+of+public+circles+project/
How does it work?
None of the users who are marked as "recommended for Public Circle" had more than 600 followers at the moment of publishing my list. You can mention some of these users in the Public Circle section on your Google+ About page.
However, feel free to mention anybody you like in your Public Circle ! It's absolutely up to you and there are no strict rules for this. The recommended names are here just as a tip.
You can even use your curated group.as list there! Just wrap the group/as link leading to your curated group into the "Public Circle" envelope, place it on your About page and you are done.
+Colby Brown wrote a nice post describing how you can create the curated group if you don't have one: https://plus.google.com/113455290791279442483/posts/ceDUbJ5moW5
So, go make some users happy :-)
Here is the full description of the Public Circles Project:
https://plus.google.com/111873853137122484021/posts/PtKotY6hLGg———————
Updates info
———————The initial list
The initial list "61 Users Google+ Photographers Need To Follow" has been published on July 20: https://plus.google.com/111873853137122484021/posts/6V1sEX3v6tpUpdate #1
Published on July 22
19 new names have been added to the list.Update #2
Published on August 1
32 new names have been added to the list.Update #2.5
Published on August 19
The group.as version of the list has been created:
http://www.group.as/jareks+list+of+recommended+google+plus+photographers/
No new names have been added to the list.Update #3
Published on August 29
53 new names, 4 new photography categories have been added to the list.Update #4
Will be published on September 26.———————————————————————————
The story behind the list
———————————————————————————The initial version of the list was the first curated list focusing on Google+ photographers. The reactions were astounding; thousands of users (including the Google+ heavy weights) shared the list. Read the story behind the list on my Google+ About page to find out more.
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Notes
————1) My goal is to create the list of inspiring and interesting photographers.
2) I can't use the +mention for all photographers because G+ has a limit to the number of people you can tag in a post. This is why there are the old-fashioned links in the list.
3) I'm sure I've missed some interesting and inspiring photographers in this version. Please don't be offended by this.
4) The Google plus photography community is very dynamic, so I'm going to update the list regularly. Do you want to be notified about the updates? Add me +Jarek Klimek to your circles.
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Well deserved Ian.