List of important photographers

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This list is a list of historically significant, internationally known or outstanding photographers in their field .

Abbreviations

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

G

H

I.

J

K

L.

M.

N

O

P

Q

R.

S.

T

U

V

W.

Y

  • Yva (1900–1942, DE)

Z

literature

  • Petr Tausk: The history of photography in the 20th century. Cologne 1977, ISBN 3-7701-0813-2 .
  • Jörg Krichbaum : Lexicon of Photographers. Frankfurt am Main 1981, ISBN 3-596-26418-9 .
  • Beaumont Newhall: History of Photography. Munich 1984, ISBN 3-88814-319-5 .
  • Reinhold Misselbeck : German photographers. Pioneer of contemporary photography. Cologne 1987, ISBN 3-7701-2133-3 .
  • Michel Frizot (ed.): History of photography. Cologne 1998, ISBN 3-8290-1327-2 .
  • Camera pioneers. The first century of photography 1840-1900. Worpswede 1987, ISBN 3-926117-02-8 .
  • Hans-Michael Koetzle: Lexicon of the photographers. 1900 until today. Munich 2002, ISBN 3-426-66479-8 .
  • Reinhold Mißelbeck (Ed.): Prestel-Lexicon of Photographers. From the beginning in 1839 to the present. Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7913-2529-9 .
  • Willfried Baatz (Ed.): 50 Classics - Photographers. From Louis Daguerre to Nobuyoshi Araki , “Gerstenbergs 50 Classics” series. Hildesheim 2003, ISBN 3-8067-2539-X .
  • Blickfang - Germany's best photographers. Yearbook, Norman Beckmann Verlag.

Well-founded works from the history of photography available only in English:

  • John Szarkowski (Ed.): Photography Until Now , Boston, Toronto 1989, ISBN 0-87070-573-3 . Catalog for the MoMA exhibition of the same name .
  • Sarah Greenough, David Travis: On the Art of Fixing a Shadow. One Hundred and Fifty Years of Photography , Washington 1989, ISBN 978-0821217573 . Catalog for the anniversary exhibition in Washington and Chicago.
  • Martin M. Evans (Ed.): Contemporary Photographers . 4th edition. St. James Press, New York 2006, ISBN 1-55862-318-3 . An encyclopedia (over 1000 pages) of contemporary photography and its currents and facets.