Documentary Photography, one artist at a time
Gordon Parks (1912–2006) is the most famous Documentary Photography kunstner, whose singular vision gave us Emerging Man og Harlem Gang Wars. Next stand Walker Evans, Mohamed Amin, Eadweard J. Muybridge og Dorothea Lange. These 59 kunstnere, from Timothy O'Sullivan Alexander Gardner (born 1821) to Mao Ishikawa (born 1953), came from 21 countries.
Our selection. Artists whose works our catalogue attaches to Documentary Photography, in the order of our fame ranking. Artists born after 1955 with no Wikidata identifier stay out until verified. The Wikipedia figure counts our 32 languages with an article on the artist.
In brief
One artist at a time
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Born in Fort Scott
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, født den 30. november 1912 i Fort Scott, Kansas, var mere end blot en fotograf; han var en visuel historiefortæller, en musikalsk sjæl og en banebrydende filminstruktør. Hans ikoniske fotografier af Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali og Barbra Streisand er vidnesbyrd om hans talent for at fange essensen af sine emner.
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Amerikansk Born in St. Louis Dokumentarisk fotografering
Denne tilgang fandt sin mest kraftfulde udtryk under hans ophold med Farm Security Administration (FSA) begyndende i 1935. Ansættelsen var at dokumentere Depressionens virkninger på landsamfundene i det sydlige USA, og Evans rejste rundt i landet, fangede billeder, der blev ikoniske repræsentationer af vanskeligheder og modstandskraft.
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Kenyansk Born in Nairobi Fotojournalistik
Amin blev født i 1943 i Eastleigh, Nairobi, og han var mere end blot en observatør; han var en visuel krønikeskriver, hvis linse gennemborede afstands slør for at bringe de dybe realiteter i det afrikanske liv ind i den globale bevidsthed. I 1963 etablerede Amin Camerapix Company i Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, en virksomhed, der skulle blive en hjørnesten i afrikanske medier.
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Britisk Born in Kingston upon Thames Kronofotografi
eadweard j. muybridge, en britisk fotograf, blev født den 9. april 1830 i Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. Hans oprindelige navn var Edward James Muggeridge, hvilket han senere ændrede til eadweard j. muybridge. Muybridges fotografiske karriere tog sin begyndelse i 1867 i Californien, hvor han mestrede vådkollodium-processen og sikrede sig to britiske patenter for sine opfindelser.
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Amerikansk Born in Hoboken Dokumentarfotografi
Dorothea Lange, født Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn i Hoboken, New Jersey, i 1895, var ikke blot en fotograf; hun var en visuel historiker af den amerikanske ånd, især i tider med dyb nød. White ved Columbia University og etablerede sig som portrætfotograf i San Francisco i 1920'erne.
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Fransk Born in Chanteloup Gadefotografi
Selv da han i det væsentlige forlod fotograferingen i 1970’erne for at vende tilbage til maleri – et vidnesbyrd om hans livslange dedikation til kunstnerisk udforskning – fortsatte hans arv med at vokse.
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Mexicansk Born in Mexico City Dokumentarfotografi
Graciela Iturbide, født i Mexico City i 1942, er mere end blot en fotograf; hun er en visuel poet, hvis sort-hvide billeder genlyder af sin nations sjæl og den universelle menneskelige erfaring. Disse formative år handlede ikke blot om at lære teknik; de handlede om at forstå, hvordan fotografier kunne indkapsle identitet, bevare historie og fremkalde dybe følelser.
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American Born in Oshkosh Documentary photography
Lewis Wickes Hine was far more than a mere observer behind a camera; he was a sociologist and a muckraker photographer whose work served as a vital pulse for the American conscience. Hine did not simply capture images; he acted as a witness to the grit, the struggle, and the profound triumphs that often remained unseen by the casual observer during the Progressive Era and the Great Depression.
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Amerikaner Born in Grafton Pictorialisme
Denne succes førte til en hidtil uset rolle: hun blev den officielle hvidhusfotograf under flere præsidentielle administrationer – Harrison, Cleveland, McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt og Taft. Hendes engagement i social kommentar var særligt tydeligt i hendes opgave fra 1900, givet af Hollis Burke Frissell, til at fotografere Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute.
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British/German Born in Hamburg Social realism, Surrealism, Landscapes
Moving to London in 1933, Brandt began a period of intense social documentation. His work for influential magazines such as Lilliput and Picture Post allowed him to capture the raw emotion of the era, documenting everything from the heavy atmosphere of the 1930s depression to the ghostly, blackout-shrouded streets of London during the Second World War.
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Scottish Social realism, Documentary photography
Thomas Annan, born in 1829 in the small village of Dairsie, Fife, emerged from humble origins as the son of a flax spinner to become one of the most profound witnesses to the human condition.
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Fransk Born in Libourne Dokumentarfotografi
Bevæbnet med et stortformat-bælgkamera af træ og ved brug af glasplader (18x24 cm), registrerede Atget minutiøst de smalle gyder, de antikke gårde, de storslåede paladser og det pulserende gadeliv, der definerede det historiske hjerte af Paris.
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Maliansk Born in Sologo Dokumentarisk fotografering
Sidibés kunstneriske stil er karakteriseret af en bemærkelsesværdig blanding af teknisk dygtighed og empatisk observation. Musik spillede en integreret rolle i denne æra, og Sidibés billeder viser ofte scener med dans og festligheder – der fanger ånden af en generation, der omfavnede nyfundne friheder.
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Amerikansk Born in Wichita Fotojournalistik
I det enorme landskab af det tyvende århundredes fotografi står få skikkelser så monumentalt eller med så stor medfølelse som William Eugene Smith. Smith blev født i Wichita, Kansas, i 1918, og han nøjedes ikke blot med at observere verden gennem en linse; han søgte at oversætte selve hjerteslaget af menneskelig kamp og modstandskraft til et visuelt sprog.
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Amerikaner Born in Cedar Rapids Harlem Renaissance, Modernisme
Født i Cedar Rapids, Iowa, i 1880, ind i en familie der værdsatte både intellektuelle bestræbelser og kunstnerisk udtryk – hans mor grundlagde den lokale bibliotek og besad musiktalent – lagde hans tidlige liv fundamentet for hans mangefacetterede karriere. En flytning til New York City i 1906 konsoliderede hans position inden for den spirende kulturelle landskab, hvilket førte til en rolle som assistent musikkritik ved The New York Times.
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Peruvian Documentary photography
What distinguishes Chambi’s oeuvre from the mere ethnographic documentation of his era is his profound empathy and his refusal to view his subjects through a lens of "otherness." While many contemporary photographers approached indigenous populations as curiosities, Chambi photographed them as representatives of a living, breathing culture. Born in 1891 near the shores of Lake Titicaca, Chambi’s journey from the humble Coaza district to becoming a global icon of documentary photography is a narrative of vision and resilience.
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Colombiansk Born in Aracataca Fotografi & Karikatur
Født den 1. april 1917 i den solbeskinnede landsby Aracataca i Colombia – selve vuggen for den litterære legende Gabriel García Márquez – bar Matiz en medfødt følelse af undren og en rastløs ånd i sig.
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Amerikaner Born in Oak Park Dokumentarfotografi
Bruce Landon Davidson, født den 5. september 1933 i Oak Park, Illinois, begyndte sin fotografiske rejse og satte sit præg på amerikansk dokumentarfotografi. Selv som teenager viste Davidson exceptionel talent og vandt Kodak National High School Photographic Award i 1952 for et fremragende billede af en ugle – hvilket var et vidnesbyrd om hans spirende øje til komposition og stemning.
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American Born in San Jose Documentary Photography
Born in San Jose, her roots were deeply embedded in the foundational history of the region, being the grandniece of T.S. This connection to the evolving landscape of the Santa Clara Valley provided her with a unique perspective on growth and transformation, an influence that would later manifest in her meticulous documentation of a changing America. Shirlie Alice Montgomery (1918 – 2012) was far more than a mere observer of her era; she was a profound visual chronicler whose camera lens captured the very heartbeat of mid-century California.
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Skotsk-amerikansk Born in Paisley Borgerkrigsfotografi
Alexander Gardner (1821-1882) var en skotsk-amerikansk fotograf, hvis arbejde revolutionerede måden hvorpå krig blev dokumenteret og prægede den amerikanske kunsthistorie betydeligt. Hans rejse begyndte i Paisley, Skotland, hvor han blev født ind i en familie med dybe sociale reformeringsrødder – influencet af Robert Owen og de spirende kooperativ bevægelser var tydelig.
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American Documentary Photography
James Lyle Enyeart’s work transcends mere documentation; it's a profound meditation on American identity.
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Fransk Born in Troyes Modernistisk arkitektur
Marot blev født i den historiske by Troyes i Frankrig i 1926 og udsprang af en linje af fransk intellektuel og kunstnerisk ekspertise. Ved at bo på Villa Medici mellem 1955 og 1958 fordybede Marot sig i studiet af klassisk arkitektur.
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Amerikansk Born in New York City Gadefotografi
John Szarkowski, en anerkendt fotografi kurator, kaldte berømt Winogrand "den centrale fotograf i sin generation," og anerkendte hans dybe indflydelse på udviklingen af gadefotografering og hans evne til at fange essensen af det amerikanske liv med uovertruffen ærlighed og indsigt.
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Fransk Born in Chantilly Modernistisk fotografi
Instituto Moreira Salles erhvervede hans komplette samling i 1999 – et vidnesbyrd om dens kulturelle betydning – bestående af omkring 25.000 billeder, der spænder over en bred vifte af temaer. Han døde i 1996 og efterlod sig et værk, der fortsat inspirerer til ærefrygt og provokerer til refleksion over modernitetens kompleksitet og den visuelle historiefortællings vedvarende kraft.
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American Born in Oneonta Landscape photography
Carleton Emmons Watkins was not a painter, but a master photographer whose lens captured the raw, untamed majesty of the nineteenth-century American West. Arriving in San Francisco around 1851, Watkins initially sought fortune in the mining boom, yet he found his true calling not in the pursuit of gold, but in the pursuit of light and landscape.
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Amerikansk Born in Bellefonte Symbolisme
George Grey Barnard, født i Bellefonte, Pennsylvania i 1863, var en amerikansk skulptør hvis karriere udspillede sig mod baggrunden af skiftende kunstneriske strømninger og en voksende national identitet. Denne første gnist skubbede ham mod Paris i 1883, hvor han dykkede ned i den krævende træning ved École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, og arbejdede indenfor Pierre-Jules Caveliers atelier.
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South African Social Documentary Photography
His work has been exhibited internationally, notably with a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1998 and inclusion in Documenta 11 and 12.
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Britisk Born in London Arkæologi/Fotografi
alfred percival maudslay, en britisk koloniadministrator og arkæolog, blev født den 18. marts 1850 i London ind i en velhavende familie. Han studerede naturvidenskab ved trinity hall, cambridge, hvor han opnåede sin bachelor i 1872. maudlays tidlige planer om en medicinsk karriere blev udskudt, da han rejste sammen med sin bror på en tur gennem Mellemamerika, Mexico og dele af USA.
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Greek Born in Adana Landscape Photography
Born in Adana, Turkey, in 1899, her early life was shaped by the rich cultural tapestries of the era, providing her with a unique perspective that bridged the gap between Eastern sensibilities and Western artistic traditions. As we look back on her life, which concluded in Athens in 1998, we see an artist who successfully bridged the gap between the ancient and the modern.
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Tysk Portræt, bylandskab
Født i Wien i 1862, var Gustav Klimts liv en gobelin vævet med tråde af kunstnerisk ambition, personlig tragedie og, i sidste ende, en revolutionær stil. Hans tidlige bestillingsarbejder – vægmalerier til offentlige rum som Wiener Burgtheater og Kunsthistorisches Museum – etablerede hans ry og gjorde det muligt for ham at forfine sit håndværk inden for de etablerede kunstneriske kredse.
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American LGBTQ+ photography
It wasn’t until 2014 that a selection of his photographs were exhibited at the Schwules Museum in Berlin, followed by a major retrospective at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art in New York City.
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Japansk Born in Ogimi Dokumentarfotografi
Ishikawas rejse ind i fotografiet begyndte i en periode med betydelig transition for Okinawa. Efter årtier under amerikansk administration blev øen leveret tilbage til Japan i 1972, men denne tilbagevenden bragte ikke fuld befrielse.
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Amerikansk Born in Springfield Dokumentarisk fotografering
Berenice Abbott, født Berenice Alice Abbott den 17. juli 1898 i Springfield, Ohio, startede en rejse, der skulle cementere hendes position som en banebrydende amerikansk fotograf. Efter kortvarig studier ved The Ohio State University i 1918, fandt hun sin vej til den pulserende energi i New York City, hvor hun ivrigsøgte at finpudse sine færdigheder inden for skulptur og maleri.
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French Sports Photography
Beau’s artistic sensibilities extended beyond mere technical proficiency; he possessed a keen eye for composition and lighting—elements that elevated his photographs from simple documentation to evocative representations of human experience. Motor Racing Events: Similarly, his depictions of motor racing events captured the thrill of competition and the spectacle of technological advancement.
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American Born in Pittsburgh Precisionism, Photojournalism
charles harris, en amerikansk fotograf, blev født i 1908 i pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Med et skarpt øje for at indfange livets flygtige øjeblikke begyndte harris sin karriere som freelancer og avisjournalist i 1930'erne.
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Brasiliansk Born in Rio de Janeiro Modefotografi
Stupakoffs formative år var dybt forankret i brasilianske kunsttraditioner, hvor han absorberede de stilistiske nuancer fra Surrealisme og Ekspressionisme gennem sin eksponering for europæiske avantgarde-beholdninger.
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Roy Stryker was a major influence on Rothstein's early career, shaping his approach to documentary photography and emphasizing its potential for social impact. The artistic style of the FSA photographers generally leaned towards social realism, aiming to depict subjects truthfully and without embellishment. After leaving the OWI, Rothstein pursued various photographic projects, including commercial assignments and educational work.
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American Documentary Photography
The city is a site of constant friction. His lens tracks the movement of people through infrastructure, capturing the intersection of human life and the built environment.
Where to see His photographic records exist within major institutional archives.
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American Documentary Photography
After beginning his artistic education at Maryland University, he enrolled in the graduate program at the San Francisco Art Institute, where he mastered the use of a four-by-five large format camera. A singular figure in American photography, Humble did not seek the spectacular or the sensational; instead, he dedicated his lens to the meticulous documentation of the urban landscape's soul.
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American Born in New Haven Cinema vérité
Born in 1953 in New Haven, Connecticut, Goldberg has spent his career transcending the traditional boundaries of documentary photography, moving beyond mere documentation toward a deeply collaborative form of social storytelling. By weaving together visual imagery with the raw, handwritten testimonies of his subjects, Goldberg creates a multidimensional narrative that captures the very essence of human vulnerability, resilience, and identity. Open See (2009): Part of his "New Europeans" project, this work examines the immigrant experience in Europe, capturing the tension between leaving a war-torn homeland and attempting to forge a new identity in an unfamiliar landscape.
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Untitled We are allways very affectionate together Mary. My mom looks pretty I look scared Wayne, from the series Rich and Poor
Untitled Its kind of stinky living in this hotel I dont have nothing only 10 I keep waiting for someone to come in my door and give me money but nobody ever will. Joe Peterson, from the series Rich and Poor
Untitled I love the picture I am a homosexual maybe if I send one of the pictures you gave to me jim to my nephew he will understand how hard his uncle is struggling Ferdinand Monette, from the series Rich and Poor42of 59
Italiensk-amerikansk Born in Odense Socialrealisme, Moderne
Tina Modottis kunstneriske arv strækker sig langt ud over den slående skønhed i hendes fotografier. Hendes tidlige død i Mexico City i 1942, i en alder af 45 år, under omstændigheder, der stadig er omhuldede – bredt anset for at være forgiftet – skar hendes lovende karriere over, men kunne ikke mindske kraften eller den vedvarende relevans af hendes vision.
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American Documentary Photography
Her studies at the New School further refined this aesthetic sensibility, yet it was her encounter with the work of Viennese photographer Trude Fleischmann that truly ignited her technical passion. Through her involvement with the New York Photo League alongside luminaries like Paul Strand and Ralph Steiner, she helped shape the movement of social realism in American photography.
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Amerikansk Born in Whitewater Fotografi
Forældre: Asahel "Johnson" Curtis (præst, landmand, veteran fra borgerkrigen) og Ellen Sheriff. lag Søskende: Raphael, Edward, Eva og Asahel Curtis. Flyttede til Seattle, Washington, i 1887 og etablerede fotostudier, først i partnerskab med Rasmus Rothi og senere med Thomas Guptill.
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Schweizisk-Brasiliansk Born in Neuchâtel Dokumentarfotografi, Eksperimentel
Hendes dedikation indbragte hende betydelig anerkendelse, herunder Lannan Foundations Cultural Freedom Prize i 2000 og Brasiliens Ordem do Mérito Cultural i 2008. Men måske den mest rørende anerkendelse kom med Goethe-medaljen i 2018, hvilket cementerede hendes arv som en visionær kunstner og utrættelig forsvarer af oprindelige folks rettigheder.
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American Documentary Photography
Penny Diane Wolin was born June 5, 1953, in Cheyenne, Wyoming—a landscape profoundly shaped by the American West’s history of mining booms and westward expansion. Her upbringing within a Conservadox Jewish family instilled in her a deep appreciation for cultural heritage and storytelling. Currently, Penny Wolin continues her artistic exploration through “American Photographers of Jewish Ancestry”—a project that delves into the profound influence of Jewish photographers on the history of American visual culture.
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American Social realism
Jay Jaffee,” was held at the Brooklyn Museum in 1981, followed by another significant exhibition in 1999 at the Heckscher Museum of Art, Long Island, shortly after his death.
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American Realism
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1949, Martin Stupich has carved a singular niche within the realm of American realism. While his early years were shaped by the rugged landscapes and natural textures of Wisconsin and Illinois, these formative experiences provided a foundational appreciation for terrain and light that would later inform his more complex explorations of man-made environments. The historical significance of Martin Stupich lies in his ability to elevate the industrial landscape to the status of fine art.
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American Landscape Photography
His work invites viewers to consider the relationship between humanity and nature, exploring themes of isolation, resilience, and the enduring beauty of the American West.
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British Born in Cheetham Hill Social documentary photography
Sir Joseph John Thomson, a name synonymous with the electron and groundbreaking advancements in physics, was also a keen observer of Victorian society, wielding his camera with an eye for detail and a commitment to documenting the lives unfolding around him.
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American Born in Yonkers Black-and-white photography
He spent significant time in New York City, where he often visited the Stieglitz gallery, fostering relationships with artists like Georgia O'Keeffe. This ability to capture the weight of emotion and the nuance of personality remains his most enduring legacy, preserved in collections such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the George Daniell Museum in Miami Beach.
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American Landscape Painting
To study Lieberman is to witness the beautiful tension between the measurable and the felt, the empirical and the ethereal.
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Greek Born in Lamia Documentary photography
In the wake of the war, Papaioannou’s work underwent a further refinement, shifting her focus toward the intimate and the individual. Her 1950 photograph, Island of Santorini, remains a cornerstone of her oeuvre, immortalizing the Cycladic landscape with a masterful use of black and white tones. Emerging from the cultural heart of Lamia, Greece, Voúla Papaioannou (1898–1990) was far more than a mere chronicler of her era; she was a visual poet who captured the very soul of a nation in transition.
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Amerikansk Born in Boston Dokumentarfotografi
David Plowden, født i Boston i 1932 og stadig kreativ den dag i dag, er mere end blot en fotograf; han er en krønikeskriver af et Amerika i færd med at forsvinde. Da han voksede op primært i New York City, fandt han trøst og fascination i verden udenfor – specifikt i det enorme udstræk af det rurale Amerika.
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Britisk/italiensk Born in London Dokumentarfotografi
Han krediteres for at have patenteret et lysfølsomt papir, der var specifikt egnet til brug i Syditalien, hvilket demonstrerede hans engagement i at forfine selve mediet. Den omhyggelige komposition af hans fotografier, samspillet mellem lys og skygge samt opmærksomheden på detaljen bidrager alle til deres vedvarende æstetiske appel.
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Engelsk-født brasilianer Born in London Dokumentarfotografi
Født i London, England, i 1931, begyndte Sheila Maureen Bisilliats kunstneriske rejse langt fra hendes fødested, hvilket i sidste ende førte hende til at blive en af Brasiliens mest vedvarende og indsigtsfulde fotografiske kronikører.
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Spansk Born in Madrid Kontemporan
Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid, der ligger indlejret i den smukt restaurerede Las Delicias Station – et vidnesbyrd om Madrids arkitektoniske storhed fra slutningen af det 19. århundrede – er langt mere end blot et depot for lokomotiver og vogne; det personificerer selve ånden i Spaniens spirende industrielle revolution.
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American Born in Schenectady Pre-Raphaelite Wikipedia in 1/32 languages
Raised within the strict confines of a Seventh-day Baptist upbringing, Stillman's early exposure to religious thought instilled in him a profound sense of moral purpose that would permeate his later endeavors. His literary output was prolific, encompassing books on the Cretan insurrection, photography, Ulysses’ journey, and Italian history—including biographies of figures like Francesco Crispi.
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Brazilian Born in Marília Documentary photography
As a politician, historian, and political scientist, he navigated the complexities of governance, serving as a minister and a member of both the Portuguese and European parliaments. Yet, beneath the formal mantle of his political achievements lay the soul of a documentarian, an artist whose lens sought to capture the very essence of a nation in flux. The significance of Ferreira’s work lies in its role as a historical bridge.
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| USA | 14 |
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| Storbritannien | 5 |
| United States of America | 5 |
| Frankrig | 4 |
| Kenya | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Mali | 1 |
| 1820s | 4 |
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| 1830s | 1 |
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1850s | 3 |
| 1860s | 5 |
| 1870s | 1 |
| 1880s | 1 |
| 1890s | 6 |
| 1900s | 4 |
| 1910s | 8 |
| 1920s | 3 |
| 1930s | 9 |
| 1940s | 8 |
| 1950s | 3 |
Every name
Gordon Parks1912–2006Walker EvansAmerikansk · 1903–1975Mohamed AminKenyansk · 1943–1996Eadweard J. MuybridgeBritisk · 1830–1904Dorothea LangeAmerikansk · 1895–1965Henri Cartier-BressonFransk · 1908–2004Graciela IturbideMexicansk · født 1942Lewis Wickes HineAmerican · 1874–1940Frances Benjamin JohnstonAmerikaner · 1866–1952Bill BrandtBritish/German · 1904–1983Thomas AnnanScottish · 1829–1887Eugène AtgetFransk · 1857–1927Malick SidibéMaliansk · 1936–2016William Eugene SmithAmerikansk · 1918–1978Carl Van VechtenAmerikaner · 1880–1964Martín ChambiPeruvian · 1891–1973Leonet Matiz EspinozaColombiansk · 1917–1998Bruce DavidsonAmerikaner · født 1933Shirlie Alice MontgomeryAmerican · 1918–2012Timothy O'Sullivan Alexander GardnerSkotsk-amerikansk · 1821–1882James Lyle EnyeartAmerican · født 1943Michel MarotFransk · 1926–2021Garry WinograndAmerikansk · 1928–1984Marcel GautherotFransk · 1910–1996Carleton E. WatkinsAmerican · 1829–1916George Grey BarnardAmerikansk · 1863–1938David GoldblattSouth African · 1930–2018Alfred Percival MaudslayBritisk · 1850–1931Elli Sougioultzoglou-SeraidariGreek · 1899–1998Christina Livingston BroomTysk · 1862–1939Leonard FinkAmerican · 1930–1992Mao IshikawaJapansk · født 1953Berenice AbbottAmerikansk · 1898–1991Jules BeauFrench · 1864–1932Charles HarrisAmerican · 1908–1998Otto StupakoffBrasiliansk · 1935–2016Arthur Rothstein1915–1985Anthony HernandezAmerican · født 1947John HumbleAmerican · født 1944
Raja Deen DayalIndisk · 1844–1905Jim GoldbergAmerican · født 1953Tina ModottiItaliensk-amerikansk · 1896–1942Marion Post WolcottAmerican · 1910–1990Edward Sheriff CurtisAmerikansk · 1868–1952Claudia AndujarSchweizisk-Brasiliansk · født 1931Penny Diane WolinAmerican · født 1953Nathan Jay JaffeeAmerican · 1921–1999Martin StupichAmerican · født 1949Larry W SchwarmAmerican · født 1944Sir Joseph John ThomsonBritish · 1856–1940George DaniellAmerican · 1911–2002Alvin LiebermanAmerican · født 1939Voúla PapaïoánnouGreek · 1898–1990David PlowdenAmerikansk · født 1932Roberto RiveBritisk/italiensk · Sheila Maureen BisilliatEngelsk-født brasilianer · født 1931Madrid JernbanemuseumSpansk · William James StillmanAmerican · 1828–1901José Carlos Cezar FerreiraBrazilian · 1944–2014Questions
First place goes to Gordon Parks (#1); Walker Evans (#2) and Mohamed Amin (#3) complete the podium.
Gordon Parks (#1), Walker Evans (#2), Mohamed Amin (#3), Eadweard J. Muybridge (#4) og Dorothea Lange (#5).
The highest-ranked kunstnere born in Storbritannien are Eadweard J. Muybridge (#4), Timothy O'Sullivan Alexander Gardner (#20), Alfred Percival Maudslay (#28), Roberto Rive (#55) og Sheila Maureen Bisilliat (#56).
The highest-ranked kunstnere born in USA are Gordon Parks (#1), Walker Evans (#2), Dorothea Lange (#5), Frances Benjamin Johnston (#9) og Carl Van Vechten (#15).
Most kunstnere in this list were born in the 1930s (9 of 59), between 1821 and 1953 overall.
The museums holding the most key works of this list are Instituto Moreira Salles (5), Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (4) og J. Paul Getty Museum (3).
The earliest-born kunstner in this list is Timothy O'Sullivan Alexander Gardner (#20), born in 1821.
The highest-ranked living kunstnere in this list are Graciela Iturbide (#7), Bruce Davidson (#18), James Lyle Enyeart (#21), Mao Ishikawa (#32), Anthony Hernandez (#38) og John Humble (#39).
USA: 14 of the 59 kunstnere in this list were born there, then Storbritannien (5) og United States of America (5).
This list includes 13 women: Dorothea Lange (#5), Graciela Iturbide (#7), Frances Benjamin Johnston (#9), Shirlie Alice Montgomery (#19), Elli Sougioultzoglou-Seraidari (#29), Mao Ishikawa (#32), Berenice Abbott (#33) og Tina Modotti (#42).
London: 3 of the kunstnere in this list were born there.
Our catalogue holds 2,336 works by these kunstnere.
Other movements
Berømte Baroque-kunstnereNattevagten · Rembrandt Van Rijn
Berømte Contemporary Realist-kunstnereGlanskerne · Jean-François Millet
Berømte Impressionist-kunstnereStjernevisningen (New York, MoMA) · Vincent Van Gogh
Berømte Romanticist-kunstnereSaturn fortærende sin søn · Francisco Goya
Berømte Neoclassicist-kunstnereMarats død · Jacques-Louis David
Berømte Realist-kunstnereVerdens fødsel · Gustave Courbet
Berømte Renaissance-kunstnereMona Lisa (La Gioconda) · Leonardo Da Vinci
Berømte Dutch Golden Age-kunstnereJohannes Vermeer · Johannes Vermeer
Berømte Expressionist-kunstnereKomposition VII · Vasilij Kandinskij
Berømte Rococo-kunstnereAnkomst til Cythéra · Antoine WatteauOther periods
Berømte Early Medieval-kunstnereSnowy River · Wang Wei
Berømte High Medieval-kunstnereMadonna in Maest (Ognissanti Madonna) · Giotto Di Bondone
Berømte Late Medieval-kunstnereForkyndelsen og To Hellige · Simone Martini
Berømte Renaissance-kunstnereAdams skabelse · Michelangelo
Berømte Early Modern-kunstnereKaldet til at være Matthæus · Michelangelo di Caravaggio
Berømte 19th Century-kunstnereÅkander (eller Nympheas) · Claude Monet
Berømte Modern-kunstnereGuernica · Pablo Picasso
Berømte Contemporary-kunstnereWind Sculpture III (one in a series of nine) · Yinka ShonibareDiscover more
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