2. 10 Photographers
• Henri Cartier- • Cindy Sherman
Bresson • Manuel Alvarez
• Ansel Adams Bravo
• Edward Weston • Man Ray
• Richard Avedon • Leo Matiz
• Diane Arbus • Dorothea Lange
3. “The secret to becoming a
great photographer is to
surround yourself with the
best photography available.”
4. HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON
France
Henri Cartier-Bresson had an appreciation for
capturing life. He loved the artistic side of it
and had a candid eye. He most prominently
known for capturing some of the largest
events in our world’s history. His photos are
taken in the “perfect instant”, never planned
before hand. The magic of his photos is the
timing: always in the perfect place at the
perfect time.
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14. ANSEL ADAMS
U.S.A
Ansel Adams is a prominent photographer
primarily known for his work throughout
Yosemite National Park. He was also well
known for his scientific accomplishments in
the field of photography. He searched to
capture landscape in an artistic manner,
finding an accurate composition that included
balance and emphasis in each photography.
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20. EDWARD WESTON
U.S.A
Edward Weston portrayed objects, food and
female bodies, always searching to express
suggestive and erotic characteristics in
women. He planned and composed his
scenes, calling this “pre-visualization”. Weston
controlled the effects of light, atmosphere,
and movement in order reveal the object in its
deepest moment of perception and sensuality.
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30. RICHARD AVEDON
U.S.A
Throughout his career Avedon has maintained
a unique style. Famous for their minimalism,
Avedon portraits are often well lit and in front
of white backdrops. Avedon’s ability to
present personal views of public figures, who
were otherwise distant and inaccessible, was
immediately recognized by the public and the
celebrities themselves. Avedon was a break-
point in fashion photography.
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38. DIANE ARBUS
U.S.A
A controversial figure in contemporary
documentary photography, Diane Arbus’
photographs are explicit and direct, portraying
people who live on the edge of societal
acceptance. Prostitutes, transvestites and
pimps were commonly used models in her
portraits, as well as people that were
commonly denominated as “freaks”. Her shots
are straight-forward, posed, but always in the
person’s intimate and personal space.
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47. CINDY SHERMAN
U.S.A
In Sherman's distinctive self-portraits she is
dressed up and made up to portray hundreds
of different women and occasionally men, but
never herself. Her art deals with female
stereotypes and how society perceive women.
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which are scenes that seem to be part of a
movie, but actually it is a set up made by the
artist. Her scenes are all planned and posed.
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56. MANUEL ALVAREZ BRAVO
Mexico
Álvarez Bravo's work was often political,
referencing the Mexican Revolution, and
emphasizing on local identity. He focused on
capturing the essence of Mexican culture and
its people.
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63. MAN RAY
U.S.A
Perhaps best described simply as a modernist,
he was a significant contributor to both the
Dada and Surrealist movements, although his
ties to each were informal. Best known in the
art world for his avant-garde photography, Man
Ray produced major works in a variety of media
and considered himself a painter above all. He
was also a renowned fashion and portrait
photographer. He is noted for his photograms,
which he renamed "rayographs" after himself.
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72. LEO MATIZ
Colombia
Matiz studied and worked in the studio of Luis
B. Ramos who was known as the father of
modern Colombian photography. In 1939 he
began his first tour of Colombia as a
documentary photographer. He then moved
to Mexico, and by the end of 1949 Leo Matiz
was recognized as one of the ten best living
photographers in the world.
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80. DOROTHEA LANGE
U.S.A
Dorothea Lange has taken some of the most
recognizable and humanist pictures of all time.
She is well known for capturing the
consequences of the Great Depression. Her
works portray sadness, hunger, despair,
suffering, and a general human grief during the
war and depression of her country.
