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Master Photographers
AARONS, JULES, 1912, AMERICAN
"I worked hard in photography. My wish to meld street life and design has been an exciting experience".
ABBOTT, BERNICE, 1898—1991, AMERICAN
ACCONOCI, VITO, 1940, AMERICAN
ADAMS, EDDIE, 1933, AMERICAN
Adams won the Pulitzer Prize for a photograph of Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Viet Cong prisoner.
ADAMS, ANSEL, 1902—1984, AMERICAN
Possibly the best known of American photographers, Adams created beautiful landscapes of impeccable exposure and printing.
ADAMS, ROBERT, 1937, AMERICAN
ANDERSON, PAUL L., 1880—1956, AMERICAN
ANNAN, THOMAS, 1829—1887, ENGLAND
ANTHONY, EDWARD, 1818—1888, AMERICAN
ARBUS, DIANE, 1923—1971, AMERICAN
Arbus’s photographs were often of “outsiders” society; sensitive, intimate portraits.
ARBUTHNOT, MALCOLM., 1874--1968, ENGLAND
ARCHER, FREDERICK SCOTT, 1813—1857, ENGLAND
ARNOLD, CHARLES,DUDLEY,1844—1917, AMERICAN
ATGET, EUGENE, 1857—1927, FRENCH
Atget photographed his surroundings and the people in them; simple, beautifully designed recordings of a time in the past.
AUBRY, CHARLES HIPPOLYTE, 1811—1877, FRANCE
AUST, ED
As an English teacher in China Ed Aust would roam the streets and take pictured of the people.
AVEDON, RICHARD, 1923, AMERICAN
Avedon, a fashion photographer and portrait artist, compels you to look at his insightful portraits.
BAILEY, LIBERTY HYDE,1858—1954, AMERICAN
BALDESSARI, JOHN, 1931, AMERICAN
BALTZ, LEWIS, 1945, AMERICAN
BALDUS, EDOUARD, 1923, FRANCE
BARNARD, GEORGE, N., 1819—1902, AMERICAN
BARROW, THOMAS, 1938, AMERICAN
BARRY, David F., 1854-1934, AMERICAN
Photographed the American West, Native Americans
BAYER, HERBERT, 1900—1986 ,b .AUSTRIA
BAYARD, HIPPOLYTE, 1801--1877, FRANCE
BAZYK, DEDE, 1951, AMERICAN
BEATO, FELICE, active c. 1850--1903, ENGLAND
BEATON, CECIL, 1904--1980, ENGLAND
BECKLEY, BILL, 1946, AMERICAN
BEDFORD, FRANCIS, 1816--1864, ENGLAND
BELL, WILLIAM, C. 1830—1910, AMERICAN
BENSON, RICHARD, 1943, AMERICAN
BERGER, PAUL, 1948, AMERICAN
BERMAN, ZEKE, 1951, AMERICAN
BERTSCH, AUGUSTE-ADOLPHE, d. 1871, FRANCE
BOUBAT,EDOUARD, 1923, FRANCE
BOURKE-WHITE, MARGARET, 1904—1971, AMERICAN
BRADFORD, WILLIAM, 1823—1892, AMERICAN
BRADY, MATHEW, 1823—1896, AMERICAN
Brady is best known for his portraits of President Lincoln and documentation of the American Civil War. He did not actually take all the photos that are credited to him, but had several photographers working for him.
BRANDT, BILL 1904--1983, ENGLAND
BRASSAI, (GYULA HALASZ), 1899--1984, FRANCE, b. TRANSYLVANIA
BRAUN, ADOLPHE, 1811--1877, FRANCE
BRAVO, MANUEL ALVAREZ, 1902, MEXICAN
Recording the daily lives of Mexican people, using light to its best advantage, his black-and-white photos (frequently sepia toned) were studies in contrast.
BRIGMAN, ANNE, 1869—1950, AMERICAN
Brigman was one artist who worked to bring photography into the realm of fine arts. She used her camera as an artistic medium, often manipulating negatives in the darkroom to create soft, subjective effects.
BROODTHAERS, MARCEL, 1924—1976, BELGIUM
BROOKS, ELLEN, 1946, AMERICAN
BRUGUIERE, FRANCIS, JOSEPH, 1879—1945, AMERICAN
BULLOCK, WYNN, 1902—1975, AMERICAN
BURDEN, CHRIS, 1946, AMERICAN
BURSON, NANCY, 1948, AMERICAN
For more than twenty years, Nancy Burson's territory as an artist has been the human portrait.
CALLAHAN, HARRY, 1912, AMERICAN
Callahan’s sense of design was the basis of his many photographs of city streets, nudes, patterns, and deliberate double exposures.
CAMERON, JULIA MARGARET, 1815—1879, BRITISH
Cameron staged her photos, with people sometimes in costume to resemble the soft, romantic paintings of the period when she worked.
CAPA, ROBERT, (Andre, Friedmann), 1913—1954, b. HUNGARY
One of the most tragic photographers in the 20th Century, Robert Capa ended his brief life on earth on May 25,1954 when he stepped on a land mine on the obscure battlefield on Indochina wile on a war assignment.
CAPONIGRO, PAUL, 1932, AMERICAN
Caponigro photographed Irish megaliths and other ancient monuments while funded by a Guggenheim grant. He studied under Minor White and Alfred W. Richter. A fine photographer, best known for his landscape work.
CARJAT, ETIENNE, 1828--1906, FRANCE
CARROL, LEWIS, (CHARLES LUTWIDGE, DODGSON), 1832--1898, ENGLAND
CARTIER-BRESSON, HENRI, 1908--2004, FRENCH
Cartier-Bresson would wait for what he called “The Decisive Moment” to take a photo, selecting a place to photograph, then waiting for something to happen in that space, timing his photos perfectly.
CHRISTENBERRY,WILLIAM, 1936, AMERICAN
CLIFFORD, CHARLES, 1800--1863, ENGLAND
CLOSE, CHUCK, 1940, AMERICAN
COBURN, ALVIN LANGDON, 1882—1966, b. UNITED STATES
Alvin Coburn was born to a world that inspired, promoted and cherished his talent and to a family , successful in business, which encouraged him to follow his talents for music and visual arts.
COLLINS, HANNAH, 1956, ENGLAND
CORNELIUS, ROBERT, 1809—1893, AMERICAN
CORNEL, JOSEPH, 1903—1972, AMERICAN
COSINDAS, MARIE, 1925, AMERICAN
CUMMING, ROBERT, 1943, AMERICAN
CRAWFORD, CHRISTOPHER, 1975, AMERICAN
CUNNINGHAM, IMOGEN, 1883—1976, AMERICAN
Cunningham specialized in scenes of the city, taken with a view camera. A member of F.64 group, her lovely photos of calla lilies and other flowers were known for remarkable clarity.
CURREY, FRANCIS EDMUND, 1814--1896, ENGLAND
CURTIS, EDWARD, SHERIFF, 1868—1952, AMERICAN
One of Americas most famous Native American photographers.
DAGUERRE, LOUIS JACQUES MANDE, 1787—1851, FRENCH
Daguerre developed the process of sensitizing a metal plate and exposing it to create a one-of-a-kind photo. The Daguerreotype bears his name.
DAHLI, SALVADOR, 1904—1989, SPAIN
DAVIDSON, BRUCE, 1933, AMERICAN
Some of Bruce Davidson's images are diverse, and revealing, creating a portrait of an era through extraordinary personalities.
DAY, F. HOLLAND, 1864—1933, AMERICAN
DELAMOTTE, PHILLIP HENRY, 1820--1889, ENGLAND
DEMACHY, ROBERT, 1859--1937, FRANCE
DESFOR, MAX, AMERICAN
Desfor started as a messenger at The Associated Press and worked his way up to staff photographer. He covered the Pacific Theater during World War II, then the independence of India and the creation of Pakistan.
DeCARAVA, ROY, 1919, AMERICAN
DISDERI, ANDRE A.E., 1819--1889, FRANCE
DOISNEAU, ROBERT, 1912--1994, FRANCE
Robert Doisneau, whose photos of ordinary people were enormously popular ant their interactions, with strong sense of humor.
DRAHOS, TOM, 1947, CZECH REPUBLIC
DRTIKOL, FRANTISEK, 1878--1961, CZECH REPUBLIC
DUCAMP, MAXIME, 1822--1894, FRANCE
EAKINS, THOMAS, 1844—1919, AMERICAN
EASTERLY, THOMAS, 1809—1882, AMERICAN
EASTMAN, GEORGE, 1854—1932, AMERICAN
Best known for the founding of the Kodak Photographic Company. Coined the term "You Press The Button, We Do The Rest".
EASTMAN, MICHAEL, 1947, AMERICAN
EDGERTON, HAROLD,1903—1990, AMERICAN
EDMONDS, RON, 1946, AMERICAN
He has been recognized by the World Press, the National Headliners, the Associated Press Managing Editors, the National Press Photographers Association, the Society of Professional Journalists and the White House News Photographers
EDWARDS, JOHN PAUL, 1883—1953, AMERICAN
EGGLESTON, WILLIAM., 1939, AMERICAN
EISENSTAEDT, ALFRED, 1898-1995, AMERICAN
EMERSON, PETER HENRY, 1856--1936, ENGLAND
EVANS, FREDERICK, 1853--1943, ENGLAND
"I am more interested .... in making plain, simple, straightforward photography render, at best and easiest, the effects of light and shade that so fascinate me ..."
EVANS, WALKER, 1903—1975, AMERICAN
Evans worked during the 1930s depression for the WPA-FSA. He photographed signs and billboards, often making
EUGENE, FRANK, 1865—1936, AMERICAN
FEININGER, ANDREAS, 1906, B. FRANCE
FENTON, ROGER, 1819—1869, ENGLAND
FICHTER, ROBERT, 1939, AMERICAN
FILMER, LADY, c. 1840--1903, ENGLAND
FOLEY, BILL, 1954, AMERICAN
Foley's credits include awards from the Committee to Protect Journalists, the National Press Photographers Association and the Associated Press Managing Editors.
FRANK, ROBERT, 1924, AMERICAN, b. SWITZERLAND
Frank worked as a commercial photographer for a time, then did the photo essay The Americans under a Guggenheim grant. Since 1960 he has mostly been a filmmaker.
FRIEDLANDER, LEE, 1934, AMERICAN
Friedlander sometimes photographs monuments that people erect to commemorate a worthy cause. Many books
of his work have been published, allowing him artistic freedom that not all photographers have enjoyed.
FRITH, FRANCIS, 1822—1898, ENGLISH
Frith brought the outside world to people through his many travel pictures.
GABOR, DENNIS, 1900--1979, ENGLAND
GALTON, FRANCIS, 1822--1911, ENGLAND
GANTZ, JOE, 1954, AMERICAN
GARDER, ALEXANDER, 1821—1182, B. SCOTLAND
GARNETT, WILLIAM A., 1916, AMERICAN
GENTHE, ARNOLD, 1869—1942, B. GERMANY
GIBSON, RALPH, 1939, AMERICAN
GILBRETH, FRANK, 1868—1924, AMERICAN
GILPIN, LAURA, 1891—1979, AMERICAN
Gilpin recorded the life of the Native American in her book The Enduring Navajo. At age 81 she took photographs of Canyon de Chelly from the ground and air.
GOLDIN, NAN, 1953, AMERICAN
GOWIN, EMMET, 1941, AMERICAN
GOFF, ORLANDO 1843-1916, AMERICAN
Photographed the American West, Native Americans
GRACE, JOHN C., 1809--1889, ENGLAND
GREGOR, HAROLD, 1929, AMERICAN
GREENE, JOHN, BEASELY, c. 1832—1856, AMERICAN
GRIERSON, ROBIN, ENGLAND
GROOVER, JAN, 1943, AMERICAN
Trained as a printer, but an accomplished color, still life photographer.
GUZY, CAROL, 1956, AMERICAN
A registered nurse before she became interested in photojournalism, Guzy was with The Miami Herald when she and Michel duCille won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for their photographs of the aftermath of a volcanic eruption in Colombia.
HAAS, ERNST, 1921—1986, b. AUSTRIA
HABLIK, WENZEL AUGUST, 1881--1934, CZECH REPUBLIC
HAXTON, DAVID, 1943, AMERICAN
HAWES, JOSIAH, JOHSON, 1808—1908, AMERICAN
HEINECKEN, ROBERT, 1931, AMERICAN
HERSCHEL, SIR JOHN FREDERICK, 1792--1871, ENGLAND
HILLERS, JOHN K.,1843—1925, b. GERMANY
HINE, LEWIS WICKES, 1874—1940, AMERICAN
Hine took photos that led to social labor reform for workers and children.
HOCKNEY, DAVID, 1937, ENGLAND
HOGAN, BILL, AMERICAN
HOLDER, PRESTON, 1907, AMERICAN
HOYNINGER-HUENE, GEORGE, 1900—1968, b. RUSSIA
HOWLETT, ROBERT, 1831--1858, ENGLAND
HURLEY, FRANK, 1885-1962, AUSTRALIAN
Frank Hurley, a husky, curly-haired Australian, ran away from home when he was 14 and went to work on the Sydney docks. He was tough and could curse as well as a man twice his age. But he had an artistic side that appeared early in his rough life. At the age of 17 he bought his first camera, a 15-shilling Kodak Brownie. He paid for the little box camera at the rate of a shilling a week.
INGERSOLL , TRUMAN WARD, 1862 - 1922
Truman Ward Ingersoll was a photographer in the United States. He is known for the stereoviews he published in the U.S. and other areas. His work included many images of sights in Yellowstone National Park as well as hunting scenes and architectural features. Came to the Dakotas in 1885 to hunt and to take photographs. Some taken at the HT ranch near Amidon North Dakota.
JACKSON, WILLIAM HENRY, 1843—1942, AMERICAN
Hired to photograph the trans-continental railroad. Led to the opportunity to take the first pictures of the beautiful scenery of Yellowstone and Colorado.
JACOBI, LOTTE, 1896—1900, b. GERMANY
JAHIEL, ADAM, AMERICAN
Born in Ann Arbor Michigan , he holds degrees in commerical photography from the Brooks Institute of Photography and photojournalism of Missouri. For many years, he has documented the cowboy culture of Nevada's Great Basin.
JOSEPHSON, KENNETH, 1932, AMERICAN
KANAGA, CONSUELA, 1894—1978, AMERICAN
KASEBIER, GERTRUDE,. 1852—1934, AMERICAN
Käsebier was a portrait photographer and founding member of the Photo-Secession. She was considered one of the leading portrait photographers in the United States.
KASTEN, BARBARA, 1936, AMERICAN
KEATON, DIANE, 1946, AMERICAN
KEILEY, JOSEPH, 1869—1914, AMERICAN
KELLY, THOMAS, J. 1947, AMERICAN
Tom Kelly had mixed feelings about winning the Pulitzer Prize for his photographs of a family hostage crisis in Pottstown, Pa. But no matter what, he said, "I was a news photographer and I needed to be there."
KEPES, GYORGY, 1906, b. HUNGARY
KERTESZ, ANDRE, 1894—1985, AMERICAN, b. HUNGARY
Kertész demonstrated an outstanding sense of design in simple things such as a vase of flowers, or a woman on a couch.
KIEFER, ANSELM, 1945, AMERICAN
KLEIN, WILLIAM, 1928, AMERICAN
KLETT, MARK, 1952, AMERICAN
KOONS, JEFF, 1955, AMERICAN
KOUDELKA, JOSEF, 1938, CZECH REPUBLIC
KRIMS, LES, 1942, AMERICAN
KRIZ, VILEM,1921, b. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
KRUGER, BARBARA, 1845, AMERICAN
LANGE, DOROTHEA, 1895—1965, AMERICAN
During the 1930s Depression, she photographed migrant workers in California for the Works Progress Administration (WPA/FSA).
LANGENHEIM, WILLIAM, 1807—1874, b. GERMANY
LANKER, BRIAN, 1947, AMERICAN
As a college student, Brian Lanker went to work for the Phoenix Gazette. In 1970, he joined the Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, where his photographs of the birth of a baby won the Pulitzer Prize
LAUGHLIN, CLARENCE, JOHN, 1905—1985, AMERICAN
LARTIGUE, JACQUES-HENRI, 1894—1986, FRENCH
Lartigue received his first camera at age 7, and took revealing photographs of French Society at the races, the beach at Deauville, and strolling in the park.
LAVENSON, ALMA, 1897—1989, AMERICAN
Lavenson's primary photographic interest was in geometric forms and structures.
LEE, RUSSEL, 1903—1986, AMERICAN
LEIBOVITZ, ANNIE, 1949, AMERICAN
Leibovitz began as a Rolling Stone photographer, specializing in portraits of the famous.
LEVIN, ANDY, AMERICAN
LEVINE, SHERRIE, 1947, AMERICAN
LEVITT, HELEN, 1918, AMERICAN
LIBERMAN, ALEXANDER, 1912, b. RUSSIA
LINCOLN, EDWIN HALE, 1848—1938, AMERICAN
LUCAS, JAMES A. - AMERICAN
Photographed portraits in the Western Dakotas, many Native Americans.
LYNES, GEORGE PLATT, 1907—1955, AMERICAN
LYON, DANNY, 1942, AMERICAN
MACPHERSON, ROBERT, 1811-1872, ENGLAND
MAN, FELIX, (HANS BAUMANN), 1893—1985, ENGLAND, b. GERMANY
MAPPLETHORPE, ROBERT, 1946—1989, AMERICAN
Mapplethorpe beautifully photographed flowers and other serene subjects, but became a controversial figure through his later graphic exploration of human sexuality.
MARK, MARY ELLEN, 1940, AMERICAN
MARVILLE, CHARLES, 1816-c. 1879, AMERICAN
MARTHER, MARGRETHE, 1885—1952, AMERICAN
METZKER, RAY, 1931, AMERICAN
MEYER, BARON ADOLF de, 1868—1946, b. FRANCE
MEYEROWITZ, JOEL, 1938, AMERICAN
MICHALS, DUANE, 1932, AMERICAN
Micheals presented reality much more than he transposes it. Far from subscribing to the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words.
MODEL, LISETTE, 1906—1985, b. AUSTRIA
MOHOLY-NAGY, LASZLO, 1895—1946, AMERICAN, b. HUNGARY
Moholy-Nagy was a founder of the American Bauhaus, especially known for his photograms, or photos taken from unusual viewpoints.
MOON, KARL E. 1878—1948, b. GERMANY
MOON, SARAH, 1938, AMERICAN
MORGAN, BARBARA, 1900—1992, AMERICAN
MUYBRIDGE, EADWEARD, 1830—1904, AMERICAN, b. ENGLAND
Muybridge used consecutive motion photos to demonstrate the process of human and animal motion.
NETTLES, BEA, 1946, AMERICAN
NEWMAN, ARNOLD, 1918, AMERICAN
One of the world's most prolific and innovative portrait photographers.
NEWTON, HELMUT, 1920--2004, GERMANY
"Helmut was one with a naughty-boy sense of humor." Says Anna Wintour editor of Vogue Magazine.
NIEPCE, NICPHORE, 1765—1833, FRANCE
NIX, LORI, AMERICAN
Grew up in Kansas, now living in New Your City. Her work has been shown throughout the U.S. and Europe.
NIXON, NICHOLAS, 1947, AMERICAN
NOSKOWIAK, SONYA, 1900—1975, AMERICAN
O’SULLIVAN, TIMOTHY H., c. 1840—1882, AMERICAN
O’Sullivan documented the Civil War, and after the war he traveled throughout the West, documenting places that had not been seen before by most of the world.
OUTERBRIDGE, PAUL JR., 1896—1858, AMERICAN
PARKER, OLIVIA, 1941, AMERICAN
PARKS, GORDON, 1912, AMERICAN
An award-winning photographer, writer, and filmmaker
PENN, IRVING, 1917, AMERICAN
Penn was known for his still lives composed in the studio that was used in Vogue. He later concentrated on portraiture and monumental nudes.
PFAHL, JOHN, 1939, AMERICAN
Well known for his innovative color landscapes.
PORTER, ELIOT, 1901—1990, AMERICAN
Porter specialized in photographs of nature, specifically in the Southwest.
PREVOST, VICTOR, 1820—1881, b. FRANCE
PRICE, WILLIAM LAKE, c. 1810--1896, ENGLAND
RAY, MAN, (EMMANUEL RUDNITSKY), 1890—1976, AMERICAN
Ray mostly made “Rayographs” (his version of the photo gram), employing abstract shapes. He was also well known for his solarized photographs, and became a major figure in Dada and Surrealism.
REJLANDER, OSCAR GUSTAVE, 1813--1875, ENGLAND, b. SWEDEN
RESNICK, MASON, AMERICAN
RISS, JACOB, 1849—1914, b. DENMARK
ROBINSON, HENRY PEACH, 1830--1901, ENGLAND
ROSENBAUM, STEVEN L., AMERICAN
ROSENTHAL, JOE, AMERICAN
Joe Rosenthal took one of the most famous photographs of World War II, but only after both the U.S. Army and the Navy had rejected him as a military photographer because his eyesight was impaired. Rosenthal saw action when The Associated Press sent him to the Pacific.
ROTHSTEIN, ARTHUR, 1915—1985, AMERICAN
RUSSEL, ANDREW JOSEPH, 1830—1902, AMERICAN
RUSCHA, EDWARD, 1937, AMERICAN
SAMARAS, LUCAS, 1936, b. GREECE
SANDER, AUGUST, 1876—1964, GERMANY
Sander specialized in formal, documentary portraits demonstrating German genetic traits and occupations in the New Objectivity style. His work was published in a book called People of the Twentieth Century.
SAXTON, JOSEPH, 1799-1873, AMERICAN
SCHATZ, HOWARD, AMERICAN
Howard Schatz lives and works in New York with his wife and business partner, Beverly Ornstein. His fine art work has been exhibited in museums and photography galleries internationally and has been published in numerous magazines as well as in fourteen books of photography. He has won many prestigious awards and has received international critical acclaim for his photography.
SERRANO, ANDRES, 1950, AMERICAN
SHAHN, BEN, 1898—1969, b. LITHUANIA
SHEELER, CHARLES, 1883—1965, AMERICAN
One of the “Immaculates,” Sheeler used the stark contrasts in his photographs as inspiration for his paintings of industry and machinery.
SHERMAN, AUGUSTUS FRANCIS, 1865—1925, AMERICAN
SHERMAN, CINDY, 1954, AMERICAN
Sherman’s subject is herself, sometimes grotesquely made-up, usually unrecognizable. Her large color photographs are impressive.
SHORE, STEPHAN, 1947, AMERICAN
SALVIN, NEAL, 1941, AMERICAN
SLEET, MONETA J., JR.,1949, AMERICAN
SIMMONS, LAURIE, 1949, AMERICAN
SISKIND, AARON, 1903—1991, AMERICAN
SMITH, W. EUGENE, 1918—1978, AMERICAN
A war correspondent and Life photographer, Smith’s photo essays show his involvement with his subjects. One such example was his coverage of the Japanese village of Mina Mata, whose inhabitants suffered from mercury poisoning.
SOUTHWORTH, ALBERT SANDS, 1811—1894, AMERICAN
STARN, DOUG and MIKE (twins), 1961, AMERICAN
STEICHEN, EDWARD, 1879—1973, AMERICAN
A member of the Photo Secession movement, Steichen is best known for his portraits. He believed that the personality of the photographer should not overshadow the reality of the subject.
STEINER, RALPH, 1899—1986, AMERICAN
STERNFELD, JOEL, 1944, AMERICAN
STIEGLITZ, ALFRED, 1864—1946, AMERICAN
Stieglitz is considered the father of American Photography because of his work with Aperture magazine. Alfred Stieglitz also founded the Little Galleries of the Photo Secession.
STRAND, PAUL, 1890—1976, AMERICAN
Strand was both an artist and a documentary photographer, whose work was sometimes quite abstract.
STRUSS, CARL, 1886—1981, AMERICAN
SUDEK, JOSEF, 1896--1976, CZECH REPUBLIC
SUTCLIFF, FRANK MEADOW, 1853--1941, ENGLAND
SWIFT, HENRY, 1891—1960, AMERICAN
TALBOT, William HENRY FOX, 1800—1877, BRITISH
A pioneer in photography, Talbot was best known for developing the Collotype (sometimes called the Talbotype).
THORNELL, JACK, 1939, AMERICAN
When Jack Thornell joined the U.S. Army, he was set to go to radio repair school. But a mix-up found him assigned to photography school instead.
TIETGENS, ROLF, 1911—1984, b. GERMANY
UELSMANN, JERRY N., 1934, AMERICAN
Uelsrmann specializes in darkroom manipulation, using several negatives on the same black-and-white image. He coined the phrase “post-visualization” to describe this process.
ULMANN, DORIS, 1884—1934, AMERICAN
VACHON,JOHN, 1914—1975, AMERICAN
VAN DYKE, WILLARD, 1906—1986, AMERICAN
VATHIS, PAUL, AMERICAN
Paul Vathis has photographed a pope, a queen and heads of state the world over. But he is most proud of the Pulitzer Prize-winning shot of John F. Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower at Camp David.
VEDER, SLAVA, 1926, AMERICAN
Veder was a staff photographer for The Associated Press when he won the Pulitzer Prize for a picture of an American prisoner of war returning from Vietnam.
WALKER, TODD, 1917, AMERICAN
WARHOL, ANDY, 1928—1987, AMERICAN
Warhol popularized the use of photo silkscreen, with his subjects ranging from film and political figures to starkly realistic electric chairs.
WATKINS, CARLETON E., 1829—1916, AMERICAN
Watkins documented the opening of the West. He was a photographic pioneer, taking his darkroom with him to develop on-site.
WATKINS, MARGARET, 1884—1969, AMERICAN
WEED, CHARLES LEANDER, 1824—1903, AMERICAN
WEEGEE, (ARTHUR H. FELLIG), 1899—1968, b. HUNGARY
WEGMAN, WILLIAM, 1942, AMERICAN
WESTEN, BRETT, 1911—1993, AMERICAN
Son to the famous Edward Weston, became a master in his own right.
WESTON, COLE, 1919, AMERICAN
WESTON, EDWARD, 1886—1958, AMERICAN
Weston was a member of the Group E64. His photography included vegetables, nudes, and sometimes vegetables that looked like nudes. His stark desert scenes and beach pictures demonstrated his mastery of design.
WHISTLER, JOHN, 1836--1897, ENGLAND
WHITE, MINOR, 1908—1976, AMERICAN
White was a poet prior to becoming a photographer. He did documentary projects such as the iron-front buildings and waterfront areas of the West Coast, progressing from buildings to landscapes to close-ups. His work reflected his commitment to the Asian Zen philosophy.
WILSON, GEORGE WASHINGTON, 1823--1893, ENGLAND
WILLIAMS III, CLARANCE J. 1967, AMERICAN
He was a METPRO photographer before joining the Los Angeles Times in 1995. Among his national awards are those from the National Press Photographers Association and Nikon.
WINOGRAND, GARRY, 1928-1984, AMERICAN
A photojournalist, Winogrand worked exclusively with the 35mm camera, and was considered a street photographer “par excellence.”
WOLCOTT, MARION POST, 1910—1990, AMERICAN
"I was committed to changing the attitudes of people by familiarizing America with the plight of the underprivileged, especially in rural America ..."
WOLFF, PAUL, 1887—1951, b. GERMANY
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