Category:Famous Photographers
Daring Beauty, Defiant Lens: Unmasking Lee Miller, the Photographer
Lee Miller (1907-1977) was more than just a photographer. She was an iconoclast, a surrealist, and a trailblazer in the male-dominated world of 20th-century...
Olive Cotton: An Australian Icon of Modernist Photography
Olive Cotton (1911-2003) was an Australian photographer known for her poetic and lyrical images of everyday life, landscape, and portraiture. She was born on...
Frank Hurley: From the Antarctic to the Great War
Frank Hurley was an Australian photographer, filmmaker, and adventurer born in Sydney, Australia, in 1885. Hurley is best known for his images of the...
Capturing the Heart of Australia: The Photography of David Moore
David Moore was an Australian photographer known for his documentary work in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a member of Magnum’s prestigious photographic...
Peter Dombrovskis – Tasmanian Wilderness Photographer
Peter Dombrovskis, an acclaimed photographer of Australian landscapes, became well-known for his ability to capture the rugged and unspoiled terrains of Tasmania. His work...
The Power of Light and Form: The Photography of Max Dupain
Max Dupain (1911-1992) was an Australian modernist photographer. Dupain is known for his iconic images of the Australian landscape, beach culture, and industrial architecture....
David Seymour: The Humanist Photographer who Captured Life
David Seymour (Chim) was a Polish-born American photojournalist and co-founder of Magnum. Seymour is best known for his empathic and moving images of people,...
Gerda Taro – Photojournalist
Gerda Taro was a German-born war photographer best known for her coverage of the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s. Born Gerta Pohorylle in...
Robert Capa – Master War Photographer
Robert Capa was born André Friedmann in 1913 to Jewish parents in Budapest, Hungary. His images, particularly those he took as a war correspondent,...
The Extraordinary Margaret Bourke-White
Margaret Bourke-White stands out as one of the most iconic photographers of the 20th century. Her work paved a path for women photographers who...
Henri Cartier-Bresson – Master of Candid Photography
Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered the founding father of photojournalism. He was also one of the first true street photographers using 35...
Vivian Maier – Mary Poppins With A Camera
Vivian Dorothy Maier was an American amateur street photographer, often described as Mary Poppins with a camera. Born on February 1, 1926, in New...