Damn databade error caused my post to disappear!
Anyhoo, here goes again...
The thread is about GFY photographers, not photographers in general... in art school I studied lots of photographers.
However, if you want to know who my favorite photographer is OFF OF GFY, that would be Dieter Appelt. I have his books and have admired his work for many years, last I saw his book First Edition was going for $250, I own it.
IMHO his self portraits have never been topped
http://images.google.com/images?rlz=...N&hl=en&tab=wi