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Joseph Niepce
He was known for using bright lights, and black & white for his photos -
Louis Daguerre
A French artist, painter, photographer, and a developer of the diorama theatre. He is the most famous for development of daguerreotype which is one of the earliest successful methods of photography. -
Mathew Brady
He was best known for taking photos of the Civil War. -
Edward Muybridge
An English inventor and photographer. For his begining work in motion-sequence still photography he became known as the "Father of the Motion Picture." -
Lewis Hine
He was known for Reform movement. -
Edward Weston
He was best known for his carefully composed, sharply focused images of natural forms, landscapes, and nudes. -
Dorothea Lange
A photographer whose portraits of farmers during the Great Depression. -
Ansel Adams
He is known for his black-and-white images of the American West. -
Margaret Bourke-White
Bourke-White was influenced by Arthur Wesley Dow, an influential printmaker, designer and photographer who focused on two-dimensional rhythm and harmony made possible through line, color, light, and dark. -
Henri Cartier-Bresson
a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film. -
Yousef Karsh
He is known for his portraits of important and famous men and women of politics. -
Arnold Newman
He was known for his "environmental portraits" of artists, politicians, and abstract still life images. -
Diane Arbus
She was best known for her intimate black-and-white portraits. -
Richard Avedon
Richard Avedon was best known for his work in the fashion world and for his minimalist portraits. -
Jerry Uelsmann
He is best known for his innovative work with the photo montage technique. -
Annie Leibovitz
American photographer noted for her dramatic, quirky, and iconic portraits of a great variety of celebrities. Her signature style is crisp and well lighted.
