Famous Photographers

Profiles of influential photographers who shaped the art form throughout history. Each article examines their techniques, signature styles and most important photographic works.

Andre Kertesz

Hungarian photographer André Kertész shaped modern photography through his instinctive genius and pioneering work in 20th century Paris.

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams transformed landscape photography from painterly effects to striking straight photography, creating some of the most iconic images of Yosemite.

Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt pioneered modern photography by documenting British society and collaborating with artists like Man Ray and Ezra Pound.

Edward Weston

Edward Weston picked up a camera at 16 and became a pioneering photographer who moved beyond the popular pictorialist style of his era.

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson pioneered candid photography by combining his painter's eye with 35mm film, becoming one of history's most influential photojournalists.

Imogen Cunningham

Imogen Cunningham treated darkroom work as essential to photography, combining her chemistry background with visual art to create botanical images.

Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon built his career as one of the twentieth century's most influential fashion and portrait photographers, starting in the Marines and rising.

Robert Capa

Legendary war photographer Robert Capa documented history's defining moments from Hungary to Spain, creating some of the most powerful images ever captured.

Robert Frank

Robert Frank rose from a wealthy Swiss family to become one of America's greatest photographers through fashion work, travel, and documentary projects.

Walker Evans

Walker Evans abandoned his literary ambitions to become a photographer documenting real life with unflinching honesty and visual clarity.