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Joseph Niepce
Niépce was a French inventor, some say that he was the inventor of photography and a settler in that subject. Joseph developed a technique called hellography, its one of the world's oldest surving product. -
Louis Daguerre
Louis was a French artist and photographer. He was also known as the father of photography. -
Mathew Brady
Matthew B. Brady was one of the earliest photographers in American. Brady was known as "The father of photojournalism" He was most popular for the scenes of during the civil war. Brady had studied under a inventor by the name of Samuel F. B. Morse. When Brady had moved to New York City, he began constructing cases for daguerreotypes, jewelry, and painted miniature portraits. His reputation had began to build, and he had is own gallery. Brady had won he highest award for his photos for 5 years. -
Eadweard Muybridge
Muybridge's photos were based on studies of motion. -
Edward Weston
Edward had been called one of the most influential American photographers. All of his photos had great contrast and focal points. -
Dorothea Lange
She was an american documentary photographer and photojournalist. Her photographs made it more clear on the consequences of the Great Depression and influenced the thought of documentary photography. -
Ansel Adams
Adams was not just a photographer, he was also an environmentalist. He was known as a landscape photographer and his most popular photos were the black and white images of the American west. -
Margaret Bourke-White
Margaret was mostly a documentary photographer. She captured historical moments. White was best known for being the first foreign photographer permitted to take pictures of the Soviet five year plan. -
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri was a French humanist photographer. They say he was the master of candid photography. He was the creator of street photographer. -
Yousuf Karsh
He was a Canadian photographer, known for his portraits. -
Arnold Newman
Newman is known for i=his environmental portraits. His photos were very abstract and popular. -
Diane Arbus
Diane was a American photographer, her photos were mostly based on strippers, transgender people, nudist, carnival performers, etc. Her photos were very popular because they were different and not like everyone else's, they also had great meanings behind them. -
Richard Avedon
Avedon was a fashion and portrait photographer, his portraits helped define beauty, style, and culture. -
Jerry Uelsmann
Jerry is an American photographer. Most of is photos had the darkroom effects, with great contrast. He was also known for using Adobe Photoshop for some photos to make them surreal. -
Annie Leibovitz
Annie's work has been used on numerous album covers and magazines. Leibovitz was the first female to hold showcase at Washington National Portrait Gallery.
