Beautifully written. You’ve mentioned quite a few photographers in this report. The point wasn’t to pick a favorite, but to look for reoccurring themes in the work of photographers you admire. It may tell you something about the aesthetic that you’re drawn towards. If it doesn’t tell you about tone (which it doesn’t seem that you have 1 identifiable tone based on your influences), then maybe it will tell you something about your design preferences, use of characters, types of characters, lines, sub plots etc.
I really enjoyed reading this write up. Thank you for sharing this with us.