Comprehensive List of Photographers in Alphabetical Order:
Andre Kertsz
Alfred Stieglitz
Paul Strand
Dorothea Lange
Imogen Cunningham
Laslo Maholy-Nagy
Man Ray
(unromanticized view of man altered landscapes/ mans' influence on nature)
Alec Soth
Ron Jude
Robert Adams
Steven Shore
Richard Misrach
Joel Sternfeld
Todd Hido (Houses)
Lewis Baltz
Joe Deal
Frank Golke
Nicolas Nixon
Henry Wessel
John Schott
Kerstin Arnemann
Berenice Abbott
James Austin
Iwan Baan
Julia Anna Gospodarou
Janie Airey
Frederick H. Evans
Richard Pare
Andrew Prokos
Brian Skerry
Joel Sartore
Christian Ziegler
Shannon Wild
Amy Gulick
Frans Lanting
Paul Nicklen
Ami Vitale
Neil Aldridge
Galen Rowell
Ansel Adams
Edward Muybridge
Minor White
Richard Misrach
David Muench
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Dorothea Lange
Nan Goldin
Henri Cartier Bresson
Erik Tarbushi
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Jim Goldberg
Gordon Parks
Weegee
David LaChapelle
Weegee
Peter Joel Witkin
Henri Cartier Bresson
Carrie mae Weems
Edward Weston
Tokihiro Sato
Masao Yamamoto
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Thomas Mainlander
William Eggleston
Jim Goldberg
Richard Misrach
Larry Sultan
Taryn Simon
Robert Capa
Margret Burke-White
Timothy O'Sullivan
Matthew Brady
Henri Cartier Bresson
Robert Doisneau
George Brassai
Jeff Wall
Bruce Gilden (NYC)
Robert Frank
Walker Evans
Gary Winogrand
Lee Friedlander
Joel Meyerwitz
Vivian Maier
Richard Prince
Cindy Sherman
James Hamilton
Susan Meiselas
Minhyun Woo
Louis Draper
Atong Atem
Ricky Maynard
Shirin Neshat
Heinz Held
Walker Evans
Peng Xiangjie
Vivian Maier
Harold Edgerton
Anna Atkins
Sir John Hershel
Caleb Charland
Jesse Treece
Baldessari
Lola Dupree
Ray Johnson
Joseph Cornell
Robert Rauschenberg
Jerry Uelsmann
David Hockney
Steve McCurry
Andy Warhol
Nikki S. Lee
Rineke Djistra
Larry Sultan
Richard Avedon
Andy Goldsworthy
Dinh Q. Le
Binh Danh
Cristo and Jeanne Claude
Annie Leibovitz
Minhyun Woo
Brooke Shaden- fine art photographer
Ansel Adams- landscape photographer
Henry Cartier-Bresson- “the decisive moment”
Aaron Chang- Solana Beach beach photographer
Dorothea Lange- documentary photography- the dust bowl
Steve McCurry- National Geographic “The Afghan Girl”
Lyndsey Adler- fashion photographer
Robert Capa- war photographer during WWII
Sandy Skoglund- fine art photographer, colorful
Manuel Alvarez Bravo- street photographer of Mexico during 1920-1950s
Duane Michals- fine art conceptual photographer
David Hockney- fine art photographer
Yousuf Karsh- portrait photographer, Winston Churchill
Eve Arnold- portrait photographer, movie stars of 50s
Josef Koudelka- documentary photographer, gypsies
Sebastiao Salgado- Brazilian documentary photographer and photojournalist
Neil Leifer- sports photographer
Jimmy Chin- adventure photographer
Clark Little- surf photography
Matt Black- contemporary documentary photographer who focuses on S. CA and Mexico
Peter Lindbergh- fashion photography
Lynn Goldsmith- concert photographer
J. Grant Brittain- skateboard photographer
Elliot Erwitt, street photography
Travis Burke- nature and night photography
Jerry Uelsman- photo collages
Alice Gao- still life photographs
Chris Buckard- surf photography
Graciela Iturbide- Mexican street photographer
Lewis Hine – social justice and child labor
David Goldblatt – South African photographer
Jerry L. Day – Night photographer
Sheila Pree Bright – Atlanta-based photographer