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Joseph Niepce
Real name Nicéphore Niépce, whole name Joseph-Nicéphore Niépce. French inventor who was the first to make a permanent photographic image. Born in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. -
Louis Daguerre 11-18-1787
French painter and physicist who invented the first practical process of photography, known as the daguerreotype. Though the first permanent photograph from nature was made in 1826/27 by Nicéphore Niépce of France, it was of poor quality and required about eight hours’ exposure time. The process that Daguerre developed required only 20 to 30 minutes. -
Matthew Brady May 18, 1822
Mathew B. Brady born in warren County, NY. Brady was one of the earliest photographers in American history, known for his scenes of the Civil War. He studied under inventor Samuel F.B. Morse, who pioneered the daguerreotype technique in America. -
Matthew Brady May 18, 1822
Mathew B. Brady born in warren County, NY. Brady was one of the earliest photographers in American history, known for his scenes of the Civil War. He studied under inventor Samuel F.B. Morse, who pioneered the daguerreotype technique in America. -
Eadweard Muybridge
Born in the United Kingdom English-American photographer important for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection. He adopted the first name Eadweard as the original Anglo-Saxon form of Edward, and the surname Muybridge, believing it to be similarly archaic. -
Lewis Hine
Born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States Hine was a sociological photographer, establishing a studio in upstate New York in 1912. Lewis Hine was trained to be an educator in Chicago and New York. A project photographing on Ellis Island with students from the Ethical Culture School in New York galvanized his recognition of the value of documentary photography in education. -
Lewis Hine
Born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States Hine was a sociological photographer, establishing a studio in upstate New York in 1912. Lewis Hine was trained to be an educator in Chicago and New York. A project photographing on Ellis Island with students from the Ethical Culture School in New York galvanized his recognition of the value of documentary photography in education. -
Edward Weston 3-24-1886
Highland Park, Illinois died January 1, 1958,California. Major American photographer of the early to mid-20th century, best known for his carefully composed, sharply focused images of natural forms, landscapes, and nudes. His work influenced a generation of American photographers. -
Margaret Bourke-White
Born in the Bronx, New York, NY Margaret Bourke-White was an American photographer. Known for documentary photographer. She is even better known as the first foreign photographer permitted to take pictures of Soviet industry under the Soviet's. -
Henry Cartier-Bresson
French photographer known as a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as capturing a decisive moment. Cartier-Bresson was one of the founding members of Magnum Photos in 1947. -
Yousef Karsh
Karsh was born to Armenian parents Amsih Karsh, a merchant, and Bahai Nakash, on December 23, 1908 in Mardin, Diyarbekir. Karsh was an Armenian-Canadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century. -
Arnold Newman
Arnold Newman born and raised in nyc, is known for pioneering and popularizing the environmental portrait. With his method of portraiture, he placed his sitters in surroundings representative of their professions, aiming to capture the essence of an individual’s life and work. -
Diane Arbus
Diane Arbus was an American photographer. Arbus famously worked to normalize groups of people and highlight the proper display of all people. Best known for her intimate black-and-white portraits. Arbus often photographed people of a different society, including the mentally ill, transgender people, and circus performers. -
Richard Avedon
Richard Avedon was an American fashion and portrait photographer. Richard Avedon was born and lived in New York City. His interest in photography began at an early age, and he joined the Young Men’s Hebrew Association camera club when he was twelve years old. -
Jerry Uelsmann
American photographer born in Detroit in 1934. He studied at the Fine Art Rochester Institute of Technology of which he graduated in 1957, then at the Indiana University until 1960. He taught photography at University in the state of Florida, where he still lives. Uelsmann is an American photographer. He was an early exponent of photomontage in the 20th century in America. His work in darkroom effects foreshadowed the use of Adobe Photoshop to make surrealistic images. -
Annie Leibovitz
Leibovitz is an american master at portrait photographer. She is best known for her engaging and interesting portraits, particularly of celebrities; which often feature subjects in intimate settings and poses. -
Ansel Adams
Landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white photos of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advocating "pure" photography which favored sharp focus and the use of the full tonal range of a photograph.
