Thomas Ruff was born in 1958 in Zell am Harmersbach, Germany and currently lives and works in Dusseldorf, Germany. His work is very varied, as he has done series of photographs of buildings, nudes, etc. He also has done a series called "Cassini" which are based on photographic images of Saturn by NASA. The Cassini series is my favorite of his, though it is unclear whether he used NASA's actual images, or whether he recreated images based on these images. He also did a series called Zycles, which are 3D renderings of mathematical curves that were based on engravings that he found in a book on electromagnetism. I am assuming he actually made these, but I am unsure about the Cassini ones.
Nick Knight
Currently residing in London, he is the founder and director of SHOWstudio.com, which is a website that displays live fashion shows and is also a good resource for all those who pertain to the fashion world (there is a blog, resources, agent link, etc.) It is essentially a fashion broadcasting website. In 1982 he published his first book of fashion photographs, Skinheads. Throughout his career he has challenged the ideas of the fashion world and the stereotypical views of what is beautiful.
http://nickknight.com/main.html
Peter Hujar
Born in October 1934 in Trenton, NJ, Peter Hujar is known for his black and white photography. He eventually moved to Manhattan to launch his career. His most famous photograph is Candy Darling on her Deathbed. It was used late on by the musical group Antony and the Johnsons on their album cover for "I am a Bird Now". Hujar died of AIDS in 1987.
