Category:Famous Photographers

lee miller
16 June 2024

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...

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Olive Cotton
6 August 2023

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...

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Frank Hurley
2 July 2023

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...

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4 June 2023

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...

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7 May 2023

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...

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max dupain
2 April 2023

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....

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David (Chim) Seymour
5 March 2023

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,...

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5 February 2023

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...

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Robert Capa by Gerda Taro
1 January 2023

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,...

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Margaret Bourke-White was nicknamed ‘Indestructible Maggie’. Photo: N02/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
4 December 2022

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...

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6 November 2022

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...

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A self-portrait of Vivian Maier from 1953 © Estate of Vivian Maier, Courtesy of Maloof Collection and Howard Greenberg Gallery, NY
2 October 2022

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...

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