Important Photographers of the Past 100 Years
Here is a non-exhaustive list of important photographers of the past 100 years:
Paul Strand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGII-4oISzo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm7CEt2okuc
Edward Steichen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv6iv0Y6ezo
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August Sander
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3RnfgRf2ec
Alexander Rodchenko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i29tL-LHyY8&app=desktop
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Andre Kertesz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI8-vApJHLY&app=desktop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oChSFSWvqjY
Here is a 1/2 hour BBC documentary about him:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olc_QLDPUeU&t=144s
Brassai (Gyula Halasz)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40zMPitTpZo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N1w0M0ajDo
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Man Ray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2umyxWJslJY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHBPwtExyHo
Here is a 50 minute documentary about him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aRP9V8FJ_o
Moholy-Nagy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd-QQHRQa4Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBZj4Me3RK8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e66Z5WgDJW4
A little background on Dadaism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada
A little background on Surrealism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism
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What was the Farm Security Administration?
Walker Evans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSFj3Sd-gqs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhlFQUwjU3o
Berenice Abbott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynrWhnGb3Ak
Slide show of her work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMvTXwOR2S0
Dorothea Lange
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4qjnQfUFFM
A long documentary about her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrODn0f1z0g
Margaret Bourke-White
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVzRbbCFeCA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAkBu63H8H0
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Great Landscape Photographers
Edward Weston
Edward Weston's gallery website: http://edward-weston.com
The Center for Creative Photography: https://ccp.arizona.edu/artists/edward-weston
A Short Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSxe2EdVhgs
Edward's Grandson give a tour of his house: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUAKoiRhLR8
Edward's Darkroom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT2-xpKBafs
How much are Edward's pictures worth?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaMWsyqTcSw
A short film about some of Edward's possessions in a Museum collection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKFXJw7D6_Y
A short film with bio and pics (in Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P27n4Y12bPo
A biography made of Edward Weston in 1948: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8S4HoxuDzw
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Ansel Adams
An overview bio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zxancgfDVg
A little about Ansel's work history https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DXfXDU912E&index=9&list=PL0259E01FE91549DD&t=0s
A look at Ansel's actual darkroom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoCtni-WWVs&index=2&list=PL0259E01FE91549DD&t=0s
A selection of other Ansel Adams videos, there are tons more... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0259E01FE91549DD
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Great Portrait Photographers
Yousuf Karsh
Yousuf Karsh was an Armenian-Canadian photographer who photographed many of the great and famous people of the 20th Century.
Here is his official website: https://karsh.org
Here is a video slideshow of some of his work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pChM82FTbao
George Hurrell
George Hurrell created the Hollywood Glamour portrait. Most of the biggest starts in the 1930's and 1940's wanted their picture taken by George Hurrell.
Here is George Hurrell's official website: http://georgehurrell.com
Here is a slideshow of some of George Hurrell's work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuVriFsGObc
Here is an excellent video of a recent exhibition of his work (in Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ON1LjqNe98
Here is a "How-to" video to light pictures like George Hurrell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqPuU3f0h7M
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Magnum Photo Agency and its Founders
Website for Magnum Photo Agency: https://www.magnumphotos.com
A short video about Henri Cartier Bresson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlUWznm1ufU&app=desktop
A video about Robert Capa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1J0p8PGrDI&app=desktop
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W. Eugene Smith - the "Inventor" of the photo essay
A short biography - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK9Pl9p8X8U
A longer description of his career - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bIudVlWo4U
A great short overview of his life (in Spanish) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ca92whUJlo
Robert Frank - Author of the "Greatest Photography Book Ever"
The debut of the book "The Americans" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRoMBoZsyqw&app=desktop
A recent talk about the book - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-940BUcz_Q&app=desktop
Richard Avedon - the "Inventor" of modern fashion photography
A short overview of his career - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tFl66lZKs0
A slide show of some of his famous photos over time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGId6Js8PHU
An exhibit of his portraits in Washington D.C. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-y5H6uyRaA&app=desktop
A look at a "Look" magazine project on the Beatles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuKqpFfNuZE&app=desktop
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60's and 70's Rebels
Diane Arbus - photographer of freaks
An overview of her life - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNmOy3VNvRo&app=desktop
A more in-depth look at her work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbsrJTjV8BI&app=desktop
Pete Turner - photographer of bold color
An overview of his work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svoe6M6fOAs&app=desktop
William Eggleston - everyday color photographs as fine art
A look at an exhibition of his work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcJxRYb57_Y&app=desktop
Making the banal into art - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU25KNPMPqE&app=desktop
A more in-depth view of his work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGquEORFxV4&app=desktop
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Contemporary Photographers of the 70's and 80's
Robert Mapplethorpe - Sensual Photographs
An overview of his work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSpED6xtTuA
Cindy Sherman - Role Playing Conceptual Photography
Highlights of her career - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwDesiOXQeU
A recent interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiszC33puc0
Sebastiao Salgado - Humanitarian Photographer
His most recent large project (Genesis) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHJWgQxTous
A slide show of some of his work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPyGB5SN4hI
A TED Talk by him - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH4GAXXH29s
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Contemporary Photographers
Annie Leibovitz - highest paid photographer working today
About her life - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh603oGqUHY&app=desktop
Disney project - behind the scenes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SaLCmFlzbU
Disney project - results - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7DN5SFaXUg
Art Wolfe - adventure photographer
A little about his work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8xWa0gJX_M
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Other important recent photographers to check out on your own...
Helmut Newton
Mary Ellen Mark
Sally Mann
Herb Ritts
Paul Strand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGII-4oISzo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm7CEt2okuc
Edward Steichen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv6iv0Y6ezo
=====================
August Sander
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3RnfgRf2ec
Alexander Rodchenko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i29tL-LHyY8&app=desktop
=====================
Andre Kertesz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI8-vApJHLY&app=desktop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oChSFSWvqjY
Here is a 1/2 hour BBC documentary about him:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olc_QLDPUeU&t=144s
Brassai (Gyula Halasz)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40zMPitTpZo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N1w0M0ajDo
=====================
Man Ray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2umyxWJslJY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHBPwtExyHo
Here is a 50 minute documentary about him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aRP9V8FJ_o
Moholy-Nagy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd-QQHRQa4Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBZj4Me3RK8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e66Z5WgDJW4
A little background on Dadaism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada
A little background on Surrealism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism
========================
1930's Farm Security Administration
What was the Farm Security Administration?
Walker Evans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSFj3Sd-gqs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhlFQUwjU3o
Berenice Abbott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynrWhnGb3Ak
Slide show of her work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMvTXwOR2S0
Dorothea Lange
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4qjnQfUFFM
A long documentary about her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrODn0f1z0g
Margaret Bourke-White
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVzRbbCFeCA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAkBu63H8H0
========================
Great Landscape Photographers
Edward Weston
Edward Weston's gallery website: http://edward-weston.com
The Center for Creative Photography: https://ccp.arizona.edu/artists/edward-weston
A Short Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSxe2EdVhgs
Edward's Grandson give a tour of his house: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUAKoiRhLR8
Edward's Darkroom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT2-xpKBafs
How much are Edward's pictures worth?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaMWsyqTcSw
A short film about some of Edward's possessions in a Museum collection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKFXJw7D6_Y
A short film with bio and pics (in Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P27n4Y12bPo
A biography made of Edward Weston in 1948: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8S4HoxuDzw
=========================
Ansel Adams
An overview bio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zxancgfDVg
A little about Ansel's work history https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DXfXDU912E&index=9&list=PL0259E01FE91549DD&t=0s
A look at Ansel's actual darkroom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoCtni-WWVs&index=2&list=PL0259E01FE91549DD&t=0s
A selection of other Ansel Adams videos, there are tons more... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0259E01FE91549DD
=========================
Great Portrait Photographers
Yousuf Karsh
Yousuf Karsh was an Armenian-Canadian photographer who photographed many of the great and famous people of the 20th Century.
Here is his official website: https://karsh.org
Here is a video slideshow of some of his work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pChM82FTbao
George Hurrell
George Hurrell created the Hollywood Glamour portrait. Most of the biggest starts in the 1930's and 1940's wanted their picture taken by George Hurrell.
Here is George Hurrell's official website: http://georgehurrell.com
Here is a slideshow of some of George Hurrell's work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuVriFsGObc
Here is an excellent video of a recent exhibition of his work (in Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ON1LjqNe98
Here is a "How-to" video to light pictures like George Hurrell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqPuU3f0h7M
=========================
Magnum Photo Agency and its Founders
Website for Magnum Photo Agency: https://www.magnumphotos.com
A short video about Henri Cartier Bresson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlUWznm1ufU&app=desktop
A video about Robert Capa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1J0p8PGrDI&app=desktop
=========================
W. Eugene Smith - the "Inventor" of the photo essay
A short biography - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK9Pl9p8X8U
A longer description of his career - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bIudVlWo4U
A great short overview of his life (in Spanish) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ca92whUJlo
Robert Frank - Author of the "Greatest Photography Book Ever"
The debut of the book "The Americans" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRoMBoZsyqw&app=desktop
A recent talk about the book - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-940BUcz_Q&app=desktop
Richard Avedon - the "Inventor" of modern fashion photography
A short overview of his career - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tFl66lZKs0
A slide show of some of his famous photos over time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGId6Js8PHU
An exhibit of his portraits in Washington D.C. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-y5H6uyRaA&app=desktop
A look at a "Look" magazine project on the Beatles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuKqpFfNuZE&app=desktop
=========================
60's and 70's Rebels
Diane Arbus - photographer of freaks
An overview of her life - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNmOy3VNvRo&app=desktop
A more in-depth look at her work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbsrJTjV8BI&app=desktop
Pete Turner - photographer of bold color
An overview of his work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svoe6M6fOAs&app=desktop
William Eggleston - everyday color photographs as fine art
A look at an exhibition of his work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcJxRYb57_Y&app=desktop
Making the banal into art - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU25KNPMPqE&app=desktop
A more in-depth view of his work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGquEORFxV4&app=desktop
=========================
Contemporary Photographers of the 70's and 80's
Robert Mapplethorpe - Sensual Photographs
An overview of his work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSpED6xtTuA
Cindy Sherman - Role Playing Conceptual Photography
Highlights of her career - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwDesiOXQeU
A recent interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiszC33puc0
Sebastiao Salgado - Humanitarian Photographer
His most recent large project (Genesis) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHJWgQxTous
A slide show of some of his work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPyGB5SN4hI
A TED Talk by him - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH4GAXXH29s
=========================
Contemporary Photographers
Annie Leibovitz - highest paid photographer working today
About her life - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh603oGqUHY&app=desktop
Disney project - behind the scenes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SaLCmFlzbU
Disney project - results - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7DN5SFaXUg
Art Wolfe - adventure photographer
A little about his work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8xWa0gJX_M
=========================
Other important recent photographers to check out on your own...
Helmut Newton
Mary Ellen Mark
Sally Mann
Herb Ritts
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