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.