List of famous photographers, with photos, bios, and other information when available. Who are the top photographers in the world? This includes the most prominent photographers, living and dead, both in America and abroad. This list of notable photographers is ordered by their level of prominence, and can be sorted for various bits of information, such as where these historic photographers were born and what their nationality is. The people on this list are from different countries, but what they all have in common is that they're all renowned photographers.
These people, like Lou Reed and Stanley Kubrick include images when available.
From reputable, prominent, and well known photographers to the lesser known photographers of today, these are some of the best professionals in the photographer field. If you want to answer the questions, "Who are the most famous photographers ever?" and "What are the names of famous photographers?" then you're in the right place. {#nodes}...more
Ansel Adams
Conservationist, ArtistAnsel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was a landscape photographer and... moreAnnie Leibovitz
Artist, PhotographerAnna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz (; born October 2, 1949) is an American portrait photographer. She... moreHenri Cartier-Bresson
Journalist, PhotographerHenri Cartier-Bresson (French: [kaʁtje bʁɛsɔ̃]; August 22, 1908 – August 3, 2004) was a French... moreDavid LaChapelle
Artist, Film DirectorDavid LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963) is an American commercial photographer, fine-art... moreDorothea Lange
Journalist, ArtistDorothea Lange (May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965) was an American documentary photographer and... moreHelmut Newton
PhotographerHelmut Newton (born Helmut Neustädter; 31 October 1920 – 23 January 2004) was a... moreRichard Avedon
Sailor, PhotographerRichard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait... moreDare Wright
Model, AuthorDare Wright (December 3, 1914 – January 25, 2001) was a Canadian–American children's author,... moreBrassaï
PhotographerBrassaï (French: [bʁa'saj]; pseudonym of Gyula Halász; 9 September 1899 – 8 July 1984) was a... moreWeegee
Journalist, PhotographerArthur (Usher) Fellig (June 12, 1899 – December 26, 1968), known by his pseudonym Weegee, was... moreDiane Arbus
Writer, ArtistDiane Arbus (; March 14, 1923 – July 26, 1971) was an American photographer. Arbus famously... moreImogen Cunningham
Actor, ArtistImogen Cunningham (; April 12, 1883 – June 23, 1976) was an American photographer known for... moreAngus McBean
PhotographerAngus McBean (8 June 1904 – 9 June 1990) was a Welsh photographer, set designer and cult... moreMargaret Bourke-White
Journalist, PhotojournalistMargaret Bourke-White (; June 14, 1904 – August 27, 1971) was an American photographer and... moreBerenice Abbott
Artist, PhotographerBerenice Abbott (July 17, 1898 – December 9, 1991), née Bernice Alice Abbott, was an American... moreYousuf Karsh
PhotographerYousuf Karsh (Armenian name: Hovsep Karsh; December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002), was an... moreRobert Mapplethorpe
Artist, PhotographerRobert Mapplethorpe (; November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, known... moreAlexandra Breckenridge
Actor, Voice actingAlex Breckenridge (born 17 April 1932 in Buffalo) is a former American marathon runner. At the... morePhilippe Halsman
PhotographerPhilippe Halsman (Latvian: Filips Halsmans, German: Philipp Halsmann; 2 May 1906 – 25 June... moreHerb Ritts
Actor, Music video directorHerbert "Herb" Ritts Jr. (August 13, 1952 – December 26, 2002) was an American fashion... moreAlexandra Hedison
Actor, PhotographerAlexandra Hedison (born July 10, 1969) is an American photographer, director, and actress.... moreCecil Beaton
Scenic Designer, PainterSir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton CBE (14 January 1904 – 18 January 1980) was an English fashion,... moreFrancesco Scavullo
PhotographerFrancesco Scavullo (January 16, 1921 – January 6, 2004) was an American fashion photographer... moreArlene Baxter
Professional modelling for fashion & beauty, PhotographerThe following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1993. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of... moreHorst P. Horst
PhotographerHorst Paul Albert Bohrmann (August 14, 1906 – November 18, 1999) who chose to be known as... more