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Eugène Atget

Eugène Atget was a French photographer documenting Parisian life between 1890 and 1920. His meticulous photographs of bu...

French Architecture Historic Documentary

9.3 Excellent

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W. Eugene Smith

W. Eugene Smith was a prominent American photographer recognized for his impactful documentary and war photojournalism....

American Documentary War Photojournalism

9.2 Excellent

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Lewis Hine

Lewis Hine was a pioneering American photographer who documented child labor in the United States during the early twent...

American Historic Documentary Reform

9.1 Excellent

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James Nachtwey

James Nachtwey is a renowned American photographer specializing in documentary photojournalism. His impactful work captu...

American Documentary War Conflict

9.0 Excellent

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David Goldblatt

David Goldblatt is a renowned photographic artist whose extensive work documents South Africa’s history under apartheid....

Social Documentary Landscape South African

9.0 Excellent

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Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a pivotal figure in 20th-century photography. His work exemplifies modernist street photograph...

Vintage Minimalist Documentary Modernist

8.9 Great

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Don McCullin

Don McCullin is a renowned British photographer specializing in documentary photojournalism. His impactful work captures...

Documentary British Black And White War

8.9 Great

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Mary Ellen Mark

Mary Ellen Mark was an American documentary photographer known for intimate social-reportage projects, including the 198...

American Social Documentary Portrait

8.8 Great

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Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange was an American photographer renowned for her impactful documentary work documenting the human cost of th...

American Humanity Documentary Social Commentary

8.5 Great

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Alexander Gardner

Alexander Gardner was a Scottish-born American photographer who published Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War...

American 19TH Century Historic Documentary

8.5 Great

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Santu Mofokeng

Santu Mofokeng was a South African photographer and Afrapix member whose 1986 Train Church series portrayed worship on S...

Documentary Landscape South African Black And White

8.5 Great

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Raymond Depardon

Raymond Depardon is a French photographer and filmmaker who co-founded the Gamma agency in 1966 and later joined Magnum...

French Documentary Film Photojournalism

8.3 Great

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Raghu Rai

Raghu Rai was an Indian photojournalist nominated to Magnum by Henri Cartier-Bresson in 1977 and known for his 1984 Bhop...

Indian Documentary Black And White Photojournalism

8.3 Great

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Pieter Hugo

Pieter Hugo is a South African photographer known for large-format portraits, including The Hyena and Other Men, made in...

Contemporary Documentary Portrait South African

8.1 Great

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Frances Benjamin Johnston

Frances Benjamin Johnston was an American photographer who documented schools, architecture, and public figures, includi...

American Architecture Historic Documentary

8.0 Great

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Stuart Franklin

Stuart Franklin is a British Magnum photographer who made one of the 1989 Tiananmen Tank Man photographs and later led M...

Documentary British Photojournalism Magnum

8.0 Great

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Shahidul Alam

Shahidul Alam is a Bangladeshi photojournalist who founded Drik in 1989, Pathshala in 1998, and Chobi Mela in 1999 in Dh...

Contemporary Activism Documentary Photojournalism

7.9 Good

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Guy Tillim

Guy Tillim is a South African photographer whose postcolonial urban landscapes include Avenue Patrice Lumumba, a 2008 se...

Contemporary Documentary Political South African

7.8 Good

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Moises Saman

Moises Saman is a Spanish-Peruvian Magnum photographer whose 2016 book Discordia documents Egypt's revolution and the wi...

Documentary Conflict Photojournalism Magnum

7.7 Good

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Homai Vyarawalla

Homai Vyarawalla was India's first woman photojournalist, active from 1938 under the name Dalda 13 and awarded the Padma...

Indian Historic Press Black And White

7.7 Good