# The most famous photographers in history

The names on every list of great photographers, from photojournalism to portraits and fashion, and the photo they are remembered for.

- 98 votes · 18 items
- Nov 4, 2023 · Milagros Rodríguez Torres
- https://even.best/en/l/3346/the-most-famous-photographers-in-history

## Top 18

1. **Henri Cartier-Bresson** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — "The eye of the century" and the decisive moment; co-founder of Magnum.
2. **Annie Leibovitz** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — The most famous portraitist: Lennon and Yoko, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair.
3. **Dorothea Lange** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Migrant Mother and the Great Depression.
4. **Richard Avedon** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Fashion and portraits on a white background.
5. **Ansel Adams** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Yosemite's black-and-white landscapes and the Zone System.
6. **Robert Capa** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — The war photographer of The Falling Soldier and the Normandy landings.
7. **Diane Arbus** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — New York's margins; the identical twins.
8. **Sebastião Salgado** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — The Serra Pelada mines and the Genesis project.
9. **Steve McCurry** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — National Geographic's Afghan Girl.
10. **Cindy Sherman** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Her disguised self-portraits, as in Untitled Film Stills.
11. **Irving Penn** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Corner portraits and still lifes for Vogue.
12. **Helmut Newton** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — The most provocative fashion photography.
13. **Cristina García Rodero** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Hidden Spain and its festivals.
14. **Man Ray** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Surrealism and rayographs.
15. **Alfred Stieglitz** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — The photographer who brought photography into museums.
16. **Gerda Taro** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — A pioneer of war photojournalism, killed in the Spanish Civil War.
17. **Vivian Maier** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — The nanny whose street photos were discovered after her death.
18. **Mario Testino** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — The Peruvian fashion photographer of the great covers.

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