Art Wolfe
Galen Rowell
Helmut Newton
Mary Ellen Mark (loved her work then met her once while I was covering the Sundance Film Festival)
Neil Leifer. I actually studied his work. Amazing what he could do with old manual cameras. Then one day early in my career I was covering the Olympic Games. I was at the Mens Downhill and the photographer standing next to me started a conversation. I was stunned to see it was him. Super nice guy.
Steve