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Matthew Brady
Best known for civil war photography and portraits in the 19th century. His birth records remain a mystery as to when he was born in 1822 or 1823. he opened his first Daguerreotype studio in 1844 in New York City. -
Alfred Stieglitz
He is an American photographer, editor, and art gallery director. He was also a leader in the battle to win recognition for photography as an art. He has 62 photographs in the Museum of Fine Arts. -
Lewis Hine
He was best known for his documentation of exploited child workers and government workers. He recorded child labor conditions for the National Child Labor Committee. Hines also worked with the Red cross as a photographer. Died on November 3, 1940. -
Dorothea Lange
Captures human suffering caused by the great depression in the 1930s. She believed exploring the world as to improve it along the way. She was born of second generation German immigrants in 1895. -
WeeGee
Noted for his images of aftermath of New York street crimes and disasters as a photographer. His work was often at night and with infrared film and flash. -
Ansel Adams
He is well known for landscape photographs, Spent a large part of his career in commercial photography. He has a good understanding for the natural environment. -
Margaret Bourke White
A documentary Photographer, she took photos for Life and Fortune magazines. She covered the major political and social issues of the 1920s and 1940s. She first found her talent in photography as a student at Cornell University, using a second hand Ica Reflex camera with a broken lens. -
Philippe halsman
He is a Latvian portrait photographer born in a Jewish family. He is known for close cropped photos and the sharpness of the images. He shot his first cover of LIFE magazine, which was a model wearing a hat by Lilly Dache. In 1958, Halsman was nominated in "Worlds Ten Greatest Photographers for Popular Photography." He took many photos of celebrities that ended up on LIFE magazine. Halsman and Salvador Dali both released a collection in Dali's mustache, in a book in 1954. -
Diane Arbus
She learned photography from her husband Allen Arbus, she later went out on her own showing her unusual images to the world. Some of her photos made their way on the Esquire magazine in 1960. She later committed suicide because she had personal challenges, her marriage ended in 1969, and she also had depression. -
Jerry Uelsmann
Best known for surreal Photography, expressing dreams and visions free from control. He combines several negatives to create the surreal look. -
Annie Leibovitz
Her photography is recognizable for bright colors, intense lighting, and unique poses. She starts to get associated with the Rolling Stones for several months in 1969. She becomes known for photographing celebrities in 1992, in Woopi Goldberg with only face, arms , and legs peeking out from a bathtub full of milk. -
Steve McCurry
Best known for his evocative color photography, he also captures essence of human struggle and joy. His coverage won the Robert Capa Gold Metal for best photographic reporting from Abroad. -
Ed Kashi
He is noted for documenting sociopolitical issues. Has a non-profit company called "talking eyes media" which has numerous award winning short films. -
Gordon Parks
A photojournalist, documented many great images of the 20th century. He started to uncover some hidden talents as a young child, such as piano, the sense of music lead him to be a piano player, which also lead him to join the Orchestra until the band dissolved, which left him jobless.
