Photographer Timeline

  • Joseph Niepce

    Joseph Niepce
    He was a inventor and known for photographs of the Civil War.
  • Louis Daguerre

    Louis Daguerre
    He was a photographer and an artist. He invented " Daguerreotype Process of Photography".
  • Mathew Brady

    Mathew Brady
    Mathew was known for pictures of the civil war and was also known for portraits.
  • Edward Muybridge

    Edward Muybridge
    He was known for photographs with motion.
  • Ansel Adams

    Ansel Adams
    He was known for his black and white photos of the outside world.
  • Edward Weston

    Edward Weston
    Best known for different types of photos. Such as nudes , portraits, and more.
  • Margaret Bourke

    Margaret Bourke
    She was the first female American journalist to take photos of the civil war.
  • Lewis Hine

    Lewis Hine
    He took photos of children who were in child labor. He took them to make a change in child labor.
  • Dorothea Lange

    Dorothea Lange
    She was best known for her depression era work, for the Farm Security Administration.
  • Yousef Karsh

    Yousef Karsh
    Known for his portrait photos of people who are now famous.
  • Richard Avedon

    Richard Avedon
    He was a photographer who took portraits and fashion photos.
  • Arnold Newman

    Arnold Newman
    He took pictures of real life things, photos that look natural. He was also known for portraits.
  • Diane Arbus

    Diane Arbus
    She was known for black and white portraits. Usually photos of people who were different from others in their own way.
  • Jerry Uelsmann

    Jerry Uelsmann
    He was known for using the "darkroom" for his photos.
  • Annie Leibovitz

    Annie Leibovitz
    She was known for taking portraits of famous people.