Famous Photographers

Famous Photographers

While imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, you can find your voice through the visual song of another. Let the colors, topics, contrasts, subjects, lighting, and shadows speak to your soul. See how the worlds most famous photographers were able to capture the essence of a moment and the soul of their subject in their work and change the world. Get to know them by the pieces of their own essence captured in their images.
- Eadweard Muybridge – Famous Pioneer Photographer
  Eadweard Muybridge is one of the earliest and most popular photographers in the entire world. He had very revolutionary work for his time period, and much of his work is still well-known even to those who may not really follow the history of photography much. His pioneering came in the form of using still photos
- Ansel Adams – Famous Landscape Photographer
  Ansel Adams is a prominent photographer primarily known for his work throughout Yosemite National Park. He was also well known for his scientific accomplishments in the field of photography. Ansel Adams had an interesting life growing up. He was actually born to an upper class family in the state of California. He is well known
- Dorothea Lange – Famous Documentary Photographer
  Dorthea Lange has taken one of the most recognizable and influential photographs of all time, called the Migrant Mother. She is well known for this photograph single-handidly and is almost always used to depict the Great Depression era in the history books. Dorthea Lange grew up in a fairly average household. However, Dorthea actually was
- Edward Steichen – Famous American Photographer
  Edward Steichen is credited with having the photograph that has brought the most money ever. He is an award winning photographer who was also a brave soldier and used his photography skills virtually everywhere he had ever went. Edward is not a native citizen to the United States as nor many were for his time
- Yousuf Karsh – Famous Portrait Photographer
  If you think you had it tough growing up, just take a look at Yousuf Karsh’s childhood. He grew up during the Armenian Genocide. This meant for him and his family they were starved, driven away from their homes, and many were massacred. His family was no exception. He had many relatives that were literally
- Robert Doisneau – Famous Reportage Photographer
  Robert Doisneau is one of France’s most well-known and easily recognizable photographers. He is known for his playful sense of style. Rarely are his photographs serious or taken with a heavy heart. Rather, his work is fairly light-hearted, taking pictures of everyday people, often children, throughout France. Most people would view Robert Doisneau as though