List RulesVote up the most influential and important females who changed the photography industry.
As with many industries, female photographers bring a different perspective from behind the lens. In a male-dominated industry, plenty of women have established themselves as influential photographers, setting the standard for not just other female photographers, but for anyone pursuing the field. In short, the most influential photographers of all time consist of numerous women who have had a strong hand in the industry's progression, but which women had the greatest influence?
Photographers like Annie Leibovitz are a true testament to the notion that gender doesn't apply to photography. Not only has she set the pace for any female photographers to come next, she's become a mainstay in photography in general—now known as one of the best photographers in history. Similarly, women photographers like Cindy Sherman, Berenice Abbott, and Diane Arbus have all influenced generations, and will continue for those to come.
Which of these influential female photographers do you think had the strongest impact? Cast your votes below and feel free to add others to the list.
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142Annie Leibovitz
Age: 712
142Berenice Abbott
Dec. at 93 (1898-1991)- 3142
Cindy Sherman
Age: 66 - 4120
Gerda Taro
Dec. at 27 (1910-1937) - 5122
Francesca Woodman
Dec. at 23 (1958-1981) - 6124
Diane Arbus
Dec. at 48 (1923-1971) - 7124
Dorothea Lange
Dec. at 70 (1895-1965) - 8124
Nan Goldin
Age: 67 - 940
Claude Cahun
Dec. at 60 (1894-1954) - 1000
Cristina Mittermeier
Age: 53 - 1100
Eve Arnold
Dec. at 100 (1912-2012) - 1294
Helen Levitt
Dec. at 96 (1913-2009) - 1324
Imogen Cunningham
Dec. at 93 (1883-1976) - 1400
Julia Margaret Cameron
Dec. at 64 (1815-1879) - 1500
Katy Grannan
Age: 51 - 1620
Leni Riefenstahl
Dec. at 101 (1902-2003) - 1722
Lisette Model
Dec. at 82 (1901-1983) - 1802
Lorna Simpson
Age: 60 - 1902
Margaret Bourke-White
Dec. at 67 (1904-1971) - 2027
Mary Ellen Mark
Age: 80 - 2100
Rineke Dijkstra
Age: 61 - 2294
Ruth Orkin
Dec. at 64 (1921-1985) - 2370
Sally Mann
Age: 69 - 2470
Shirin Neshat
Age: 63 - 2500
Susan Meiselas
Age: 72