Great photographers from history to the present
Name Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M O P R S T W Z
For contemporary photographers see also:
The Wikipedia list of notable photographers.
85 Great Photography Blogs, Galleries and Websites
Museum of Contemporary Photography collection.
’50-Great Photographers you Should Know’. Hongkiat.com
Photographers by name:
A
Abbott, Berenice
Berenice Abbott, Masters of Photography
Berenice Abbott. New York Public Library photography collection.
Berenice Abbott. Photographs in display in Museums. Artcyclopedia
Berenice Abbott. The Getty Museum
Berenice Abbott Wikipedia entry.
Adams, Ansel
Ansel Adams Gallery
Ansel Adams. SFMA
Ansel Adams. Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Ansel Adamas, Wikipedia entry.
Ansel Adams. California Museum of Photography Fiat Lux Online Database.
Ansel Adams. SFMOMA
Ansel Adams Online
Ansel Adams. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ansel Adams. Masters of Photography
Andreev, Nicolai
Araki, Nobuyoshi
Nobuyoshi Araki, a dedicated website.
Nobuyoshi Araki. Fototapeta
Nobuyoshi Araki polaroids. Assembly Language
Nobuyoshi Araki at the Tokyo Met, review.
Arbus, Diane
Diane Arbus. Masters of Photography
Diane Arbus. Art museums displaying photographs by Diane Arbus.
Diane Arbus, an online book of her photographs.
Atget, Eugène
Eugene Atget
Eugene Atget image database from Eastman House.
Eugène Atget, Wikipedia entry.
Eugene Atget. Biography & Images. Atget Photography.com
Eugène Atget. The Getty Museum
Avedon, Richard
The Richard Avedon Foundation
Richard Avedon. Wikipedia
Richard Avedon. MOMA
Richard Avedon. Photography Now.net
Richard Avedon
Richard Avedon. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
B
Bailey, David
David Bailey’s homepage.
David Bailey. Wikipedia
Barth, Uta
Uta Barth. Henry Art Gallery
Uta Barth interview.
Basilico, Gabriele
Gabriele Basilico. Galerieanne Barrault
Beaton, Cecil
Sir Cecil Walter Hardy. Wikipedia entry.
Cecil Beaton. Staley and Wise Gallery
Cecil Beaton. BBC profile and gallery.
Cecil Beaton. Victoria and Albert Museum
Cecil Beaton. National Portrait Gallery, London
Bloom, Steve
Steve Bloom, the celebrated photographer specialising in evocative images of the living world.
Berri, René
Rene Berri, Magnum Photographs
Rene Burri. Le Monde
René Burri. Wikipedia entry.
Blumenfeld, Erwin
Erwin Blumenfield. Finding a Camera and a New Career. By Vicki Goldberg.
Erwin Blumenfield. Biography, exhibitions, publications.
Boltanski, Christian
Christian Boltanski
Christian Boltanski. Artnet
Bohm, Dorothy
Dorothy Bohm Homepage
Dorothy Bohm. The Photographers’ Gallery
Dorothy Bohm exhibition at The Manchester Art Gallery
Bourke-White, Margaret
Margaret Bourke-White. Gallery M
Margaret Bourke-White. Wikipedia entry.
Margaret Bourke-White. Masters of Photography
Brady, Mathew
Mathew Brady
Mathew Brady homepage.
Mathew Brady Civil War photgraphs. Old Picture.com.
Mathew Brady. Wikipedia entry.
Brandt, Bill
Bill Brandt Homepage
Bill Brandt. National Gallery of Art
The Bill Brandt Archive
Bill Brandt. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Bill Brandt Online
Bill Brandt. Museum of Modern Art
Bill Brandt. Masters of Photography
Bill Brandt. Wikipedia entry.
Brassaï, Gyula Halasz
Gyula Halasz Brassai. Masters of Photography
Brassai. National Gallery of Art
Brassai. The Art Institute of Chicago
Brassai. Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Brassai. Background and images. Atget Photography.com
George Brassai, an image gallery at Pinterest.
Brassaï, Wikipedia entry.
Bravo, Manuel Alvarez
Manuel Alvarez Bravo. Master of Photography
Manuel Alvarez Bravo. The Getty Museum
The photography of Manual Alvarez Bravo
Manuel Alvarez Bravo. Profotos
Browne, Frank
Browne, Frank (Father Browne)
Frank Browne. Photographs taken on board the Titanic.
C
Callahan, Harry
Harry Callahan
Harry Callahan. George Eastman House
Harry Callahan. Wikipedia entry.
Calle, Sophie
Sophie Calle. Tate Gallery
Sophie Calle. Galerie Perrotin
Sophie Calle. Wikipedia entry.
Sophie Calle. Guardian article.
Cameron, Julia Margaret
Julia Margaret Cameron Trust, UK.
Julia Margaret Cameron. Eastman House collection.
Julia Margaret Cameron. Getty Museum
Julia Margaret Cameron. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Julia Margaret Cameron. Articles, photographs, resources.
Carroll, Lewis (Charles Dodgson)
Lewis Carroll photographs.
Lewis Carroll. National Portrait Gallery, London
Cartier-Bresson, Henri
Henri Cartier-Bresson. Works by Henri Cartier-Bresson in art museums.
Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson. Pour préserver et garantir l’indépendance d’une oeuvre dans un esprit de vie.
Henri Cartier-Bresson. Wikipedia
Henri Cartier-Bresson. MoMA
Clergue. Lucien
Gallery of past and recent work by Lucien Clergue on Anne Clergue’s website.
Lucien Clergue. Wikipedia entry.
Lucien Clergue. Ro Gallery
Lucien Clergue obituary. The Telegraph
Lucien Clergue obituary at L’Oeil dela Photographie
Colbert, Gregory
Gregory Colbert. Ashes and Snow exhiibition, photo archives.
Cox, Renée
Rennee Cox. Art Critical review.
Cunningham, Imogen
Imogen Cunningham Trust
Imogen Cunningham. Masters of Photography
Imogen Cunningham. Art Institute of Chicago
Imogen Cunningham. Art museums and galleries.
Imogen Cunningham. Eastman House Museum of Photography & Film
Imogen Cunningham. The National Gallery of Art
Curtis, Edward
Edward S. Curtis. Library of Congress
Edward S Curtis. Smithsonian Museum
D
Daguerre, Louis
Louis Daguerre. Images at Wikimedia commons.
Daguerre and the Invention of Photography. Metroplitan Museum of Art
Louis Daguerre. Wikipedia entry.
Davidson, Bruce
Bruce Davidson. Magnum Photos
Bruce Davidson. Wikipedia
Bruce Davidson. Edelman Gallery
Demand, Thomas
Thomas Demand. Artnet image gallery.
Divola, John
Divola, John. American scenes by John Divola, California. Los Angeles panoramas, desert scenes, Malibu scenes, houses, interiors in black and white and colour.
E
Egglestion, William
William Eggleston, Wikipedia entry.
Eggleston Trust’s website. Official website of William Eggleston and the Eggleston Artistic Trust.
William Eggleston. Masters of Photography
William Eggleston. Getty Museum
William Eggleston. Victoria and Albert Museum
Eisenstaedt, Alfred
Alfred Eisenstaedt. Wikipedia entry.
Alfred Eisenstaedt. Los Angeles County Museums of Art
Alfred Eisenstaedt. The Photographers Gallery
Alfred Eisenstaedt. Gallery M
Alfred Eisenstaedt. Michael Hoppen Gallery
Alfred Eisenstaedt. Masters of Photography
Alfred Eisenstaedt. Life Magazine
Erwitt, Elliott
Elliott Erwitt. Wikipedia
Elliott Erwitt. The official website.
Elliott Erwitt. Koch Gallery
Elliott Erwitt. Andrew Smith Gallery
El Lissitzky
El Lissitzky. Photographs by El Lissitzky at The Getty Museum.
Emerson, Peter Henry
George Eastman House Archives
P. H. Emerson. Background and a selection of images.
Evans, Walker
Walker Evans. Articles, photographs and web resources for Walker Evans.
Walker Evans. Wikipedia
Walker Evans. MOMA
Walker Evans. Getty Museum
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Fass, Horst
Frank, Robert
Robert Frank. Wikipedia entry.
Robert Frank. National Gallery of Art
Friedlander, Lee
Lee Friedlander. Masters of Photography
Lee Friedlander. Photography Masters
Lee Friedlander. Museum of Modern Art
Lee Friedlander. Works by Lee Friedlander on display in art museums.
G
Ghirri, Luigi
Luigi Ghirri. Matthew Marks Gallery
Luigi Ghirri. Dazed Digital
Luigi Ghirris. Time Magazine
Gioli, Paulo
Paolo Gioli
Paolo Gioli: Thirty Polaroids
Goldin, Nan
Nan Godlin. Art museums displaying works by Nan Goldin.
Nan Goldin. Tate Gallery, London.
Nan Goldin. Whitechapel Gallery, London.
Nan Goldin. Centre Pompidou, Paris.
Nan Goldin. The Nan Goldin Story. ArtNet
Nan Goldin interview. ReelNewYork
Nan Goldin. An image gallery from Artsy.
Griffin, Brian
Gursky, Andreas
Andreas Gursky. MOMA
Andreas Gursky. Wikipedia entry.
Andreas Gursky. Artnet
Andreas Gursky. White Cube Gallery, London
Andreas Gursky. Sprueth Magers Gallery
Andreas Gursky. The most expensive photograph. The Telegraph
Andreas Gursky. Large scale urban photography. Amazing Planet.
Andreas Gursky. Solo Exhibition 2007 in Munich
Andreas Gursky. Kunstmuseum Basel Video at VernissageTV.
Andreas Gursky. Matthew Marks Gallery
Andreas Gursky. Art museums holding works by Andreas Gursky.
Gutschow, Beate
Beate Gütschow. Artnet
Beate Gütschow website.
H
Henson, Bill
Bill Henson. Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
Bill Henson. Artforum article.
Bill Henson. ArtFacts.com
Hikoma, Ueno
Hoppe. E. O.
E.O. Hoppé. Wikipedia
E. O. Hoppe Photography/Corbis Images
E.O. Hoppé Estate Collection
E. O Hoppe. National Portrait Gallery
E. O. Hoppe, an image gallery.
Hovningen, George
Hovningen, George. George Hoyningen-Huene, University of California Archive, Hoyningen -Huene Collection.
George Hoyningen-Huene. WWAR
Hurley, Frank
Frank Hurley. Wikipedia entry.
FrankHurley.Org
Hurley, James Francis.The Australian Dictionary of Biography Online
Frank Hurley. Digital Collections, National Library of Australia.
J
Josefsohn, Daniel
The Daniel Josefsohn website.
Photographs by Daniel Josefsohn at Zeit magazine.
Wikipedia entry on Daniel Josefsohn.
K
Karsh, Yousuf
Yousuf Karsh website.
Karsh masterworks – a tribute. Library and Archives Canada
Yousuf Karsh. 55 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy
The Greatest Portraits Ever Taken By Yousuf Karsh. 121Clicks.com
Obituary: Yousuf Karsh. The Guardian
Kertész, André
André Kertész (Getty Museum)
Andre Kertesz. PBS
Andre Kertesz. Masters of Photography
André Kertész. Wikipedia
André Kertész: National Gallery of Art
Kim, Miru
Miru Kim’s website.
Miru Kim. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miru Kim. Naked City Spleen by Miru Kim (16 photos + video)
Knaup, Peter
Peter Knaup. Venice Without Tourists
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LaChappelle, David
David La Chapelle. Artnet
David LaChapelle homepage.
David LaChapelle, Wikipedia entry.
Lacome, Brigitte
Lange, Dorothea
Dorothea Lange. Oakland Museum, California
Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother”
Dorothea Lange. American Memory
Dorothea Lange Photos. The History Place
Dorothea Lange. Wikipedia
Lartigue, Jacques-Henri
Jacques-Henri Lartigue website.
Jacques-Henri Lartigue portfolio of photographs.
Jacques-Henri Lartigue. Michael Hoppen Gallery
Jacques-Henri Lartigue. Masters of Photography
Lartigue. Exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London.
Leibovitz, Annie
Annie Leibovitz. Artcyclopedia
Annie Leibovitz. Wikipedia entry.
Lichfield, Patrick
Patrick Lichfield. National Portrait Gallery, London
Patrick Lichfield: A life in pictures. The Independent
Patrick Lichfield. Wikipedia entry.
Patrick Lichfield. The Telegraph
Lum, Ken
Ken Lum image gallery, ArtNet.
Ken Lum. ArtFacts
Lux, Loretta
Loretta Lux Homepage
Loretta Lux image gallery, ArtNet.
Loretta Lux. Yossi Milo Gallery
Loretta Lux. Galleries showing works by Loretta Lux.
M
Maisel, Jay
Jay Maisel Photography
Jay Maisel. Berman Graphics
Jay Maisel. Nikon Masters Series – Jay Maisel
Man Ray
The Man Ray Trust. Man Ray Photo Archives
Man Ray images on the web. Artchive
Man Ray photographs showing in art museums. Artcyclopedia
Rayographs by Man Ray. Eastman House of Photography.
Mapplethorpe, Robert
Robert Mapplethorpe. Masters of Photography
The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation
Robert Mapplethorpe. Art museums displaying his photographs.
Robert Mapplethorpe, Wikipedia entry.
Mark, Mary Ellen
McCullin, Don
Don McCullin.Wikipedia,
Don McCullin. V&A Exploring Photography
Don McCullin. Artnet
McCurry, Steve
Meiselas, Susan
Susan Meiselas. Wikipedia
Susan Meiselas. Magnum Photos
DER Filmmaker: Susan Meiselas
Meyerowitz, Joel
Miller, Lee
The Lee Miller Archive, UK
Lee Miller. V&A
Lee Miller. National Portrait Gallery, London
Lee Miller. Wikipedia
Ali Smith on Lee Miller’s literary talents, an article in The Guardian.
Misrach, Richard
Richard Misrach. Artnet
Richard Misrach Online
Richard Misrach. Wikipedia
Morgan, Barbara
Barbara Morgan. Artworks in museums. Artcyclopedia
Muybridge, Eadweard
Eadweard Muybridge
Eadweard Muybridge. Horse and Rider
Edweard Muybridge. Wikipedia
Eadweard Muybridge. Masters of Photography
Muybridge Collection, Kingston Upon Thames, London
Eadweard Muybridge Collections
Eadweard Muybridge exhibition at Tate Britain.
N
Nadar, Félix (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon)
Nadar. Félix Nadar. Wikipedia
Nadar. Masters of Photography
Felix Nadar Online. Art museums displaying photographs by Nadar.
Nadar. Getty Museum
Musée d’Orsay Collection Database, Paris.
Nadar. Profotos
Nadar. Wikimedia commons image gallery.
Neshat, Shirin
Shirin Neshat. Art.net Gallery
Shirin Neshat, Photography Now
Shirin Neshat. Iranian Chamber Society
Newton, Helmut
Owens, Bill
Bill Owens Website
Bill Owens. Wikipedia
Art a GoGo Interview: Bill Owens
Bill Owens: Ordinary Folks. San Jose Museum of Art
Suburbia: A Portfolio by Bill Owens. Life Magazine
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Parr, Martin
Penn, Irving
Irving Penn gallery.
Irving Penn. Wikipedia entry.
Irving Penn photograph album at Photography-Now.
List of Irving Penn’s published books of photography.
Irving Penn. Masters of Photography
Irving Penn on artnet
Irving Penn Online
Guide to pictures of works by Irving Penn in art museums.
Irving Penn. Photo Seminars.com
Irving Penn, A Career in Photography
Irving Penn: Small Trades (Getty Center Exhibitions)
Irving Penn. National Gallery of Art
Peress, Giles
Gilless Peress. Biography. NYT
Gilles Perez
Gilles Perez. Coversations. Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley
Prince, Richard
Rankin
Rankin.co.uk
Rankin. Wikipedia entry.
Rankin Live, a retrospective, a live shoot, an interactive gallery and
magazine all in one.
Riefenstahl, Leni
Rheims, Bettina
Bettina Rheims. Wikipedia entry.
Bettina Rheims. Artnet
Richter, Gerhard
Gerard Richter. Atlas
Gerhard Richter website.
Gerhard Richter, Wikipedia entry.
Gerhard Richter, Guggenheim gallery
Gerhard Richter Archive (State Art Collections Dresden, Germany)
Paintings and Works on Paper, Galerie Ludorff, Duesseldorf, Germany
Riis, Jacob
Ritts, Herb
Herb Ritts official website.
Herb Ritts, Wikipedia entry.
Ruff, Thomas
Thomas Ruff. Tate Gallery
Thomas Ruff interview.
S
Sander, August
August Sander. Tate Gallery
August Sander. Getty Museum
Sherman, Cindy
A Cindy Sherman website.
Cindy Sherman on the internet. Museums and galleries.
Cindy Sherman, Wikipedia entry.
Sidibe, Malick
Sayginer, Murat
Skrebneski, Victor
Victor Skrebneski. Museum of Contemporary Photography
Victor Skrebneski website.
Smith, Eugene
Eugene Smith. Masters of Photography
Eugene Smith. Background and Photographs
W. Eugene Smith Photographs
Eugene Smith. Aileen Archive
Strand, Paul
Paul Strand. Masters of Photography
Paul Strand. Getty Museum
Paul Strand. Museums displaying work by Paul Strand.
Steichen, Edward
Edward Streichen. Masters of Photography
Edward J. Steichen. Getty Museum
Edward Steichen. Cosmopolis
Edward Streichen. Art museums displaying work by Edward Steichen.
Steiglitz, Alfred
Alfred Steiglitz. Articles, photographs, web resources.
Alfred Steiglitz. Eastman House collection.
Alfred Steiglitz. Kodak collection.
Alfred Steiglitz. National Museum of Art, Washington D.C.
Struth, Thomas
Thomas Struth. KGI.
Thomas Struth. Artforum
Sugimoto, Hiroshi
The Hiroshi Sugimoto website.
Hiroshi Sugimoto. Guggenheim Gallery, Berlin.
Hiroshi Sugimoto. Gagosian Gallery
Hiroshi Sugimoto.Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Wikipedia entry.
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Teller, Juergen
Juergen Teller. Models.com
Juergen Teller Tumblr photos fan site.
The Telegraph Juergen Teller Woo ICA.
European Graduate School information on Juergen Teller.
Wikipedia entry on Juergen Teller.
Teste, Edmund
Edmund Teske, by Orville O. Clarke, Jr.
Testino, Mario
Mario Testino website.
Mario Testino, Guardian feature.
Tikhomiroff, Nicolas
Nicolas Tikhomiroff. Magnum Photos
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Waplington, Nick
Nick Waplington. Papermag article.
Nick Waplington. Artnet.
Nick Waplington. A list of exhibitions.
Nick Waplington. Wikipedia entry.
Weegee (Arthur Fellig)
Weegee’s World. International Museum of Photography
Weegee, from the Gordon Archive.
Weegee. Art museums displaying worrks by Weegee.
Weegee, Wikipedia entry.
Weegee article and pictures.
Weegee. Eastman House collection.
Weston, Edward
Edward Westion. An online book displaying Weston’s photographs.
Edward Weston, a dedicated website.
Edward Weston, Wikipedia entry.
Edward Weston. Masters of Photography
Daguerreotype Daguerre Atelier 1837″ by Louis Daguerre Société française de photographie.