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Joseph Neipce
He was born in France in 1765. He was a scientist, artist and inventor. He invented Photography, Heliography, Pyreolophore and Physautotype. He signed a partnership with Daguerre and wanted to perfect is invention but died of a stroke on July 5, 1833 before experiencing these results. -
Louis Daguerre
He was a French artist and photographer. He invented the daguerreotype process of photography, this is what he was most known for. He was born November 18, 1787. -
Mathew Brady
He is best and is well known for his work with/through the Civil War. The photos he took were an impact to people and had a story behind them. Born May 18, 1822. He opened his first studio in New York by age seventeen, and soon after started winning rewards. -
Eadweard Muybridge
Born April 9, 1830. He was best known for him photos in motion and his pioneer work. By his work he proved that a horse has all four hooves on the ground at the peak of a gallop. -
Lewis Hine
He was an American sociologist and photographer. He was born September 26, 1874. His photos were to be influential in changing the laws of child labor in the US. He used his camera as a tool to show free speech and open some eyes of people who agreed with these things. He proved that a camera can be a tool to promote social reform. -
Edward Weston
He was born March 24, 1886. He is best known for his sharp, composed and focused images of natural forms, landscapes and even nudes. His goal in his photography was to give mundane objects some importance and meaning. He died January 1, 1958 from Parkinson’s Disease. -
Henri Cartier Bresson
He was born August 22, 1908. He was a french photographer as well as a street photographer and his photos were established into art form. He was a founding member of Magnum Photos in 1947. -
Dorothea Lange
She was born May 26, 1895. She was best known for her work with the Farm Security Administration. Her photographs influenced the time during the Great Depression. She died from Esophageal cancer on October 11, 1965. -
Yousef Karsh
He took pictures of portraits of politics, famous men and women of Hollywood and famous arts. He was born on December 23, 1908. He was known as one of the best photographers of the 20th century. He often said he learned the ‘arts’ of photography. -
Margaret Bourke
She was the first female photographer to work with the U.S. Armies. She started her career in 1927 as industrial and architectural photographer. She was born on June 19, 1904. She traveled with troops and went through hard times as well, just as a photographer. -
Arnold Newman
He took environmental portraits of artists and politicians. He was born on March 3, 1918. He was known as an influential photographer. He was 88 when he died of a stroke on June 6, 2006. -
Richard Avedon
He was a portrait/fashion photographer. His images were said to define the beauty and images of style in America. He was born on May 15, 1923. He died on October 1, 2004 from a Hemorrhagic Stroke. -
Ansel Adams
He was born February 20, 1902. His work promoted wilderness areas and he photographed under “fine arts” from his black and white images. He was known as the West Coast style of photography. His photos influenced the practice of Art photography. -
Diane Arbus
She was known for expressing the proper representation of people through her photos. She was born on March 14, 1923. With her husband and her photos appearing in magazines of vogue she started doing her own. July 16, 1971 she died from suicide. -
Annie Leibovitz
Born October 2, 1949. She is known as a portrait photographer, specifically with celebrities. She was a staff photographer with the Magazine Rolling Stone in 1970. She published a book called Woman in 1999. -
Jerry Uelsmann
He is best known for his black and white images. His work was with darkroom effects and he made surrealistic images. He was born on June 11, 1934. He also used photoshop.
