Philip-Lorca diCorcia: I discovered his photography several years ago, during college, and fell in love with the focus of subject to surrounding. His use of light to create psuedo-drama for his subjects enticing.
Gregory Crewdson: Similiar in style to diCorcia, his photographs are on a much larger scale, production wise. Epic levels of drama are reached with film quality lighting and ultra obsessive compulsive scene creation.