The following are some artists I find interesting, as chosen from a list of many other great artists:
Gregory Crewdson
Edward Weston
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Susan Derges
Cindy Sherman
Larry Sulton
Taryn Simon
Sharon Lockhart
Paul Strand
Henri Cartier-Bresson
I tend to find that there is a certain aesthetic commonality throughout the work of many of these artists which I prefer, as well as their approach towards visual expression.