The 55 best photographers of all time. In the history of the world. Ever. Definitely.

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The 55 Best Photographers of All Time... Nos. 50 to 46

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The 55 Best Photographers of All Time: Edward Steichen

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50 Edward Steichen (1879-1973)
Initially an important pictorialist photographer, Steichen went on to adopt 'straight' photography and became a successful fashion photographer as well as an important gallery and museum curator.

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The 55 Best Photographers of All Time: W. Eugene Smith

Camera

D-LUX2

Focal Length

6.3mm

Aperture

f/2.8

Exposure

1/30s

ISO

125

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49 W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978)
Famously uncompromising American photojournalist who photographed combat in World War II and went on to specialise in the photo-essay, most notably in his three-year Pittsburgh project.

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The 55 Best Photographers of All Time: Sebastiao Salgado

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48 Sebastiao Salgado (born 1944)
Salgado abandoned a successful career as an economist in 1973 to become a photojournalist and has since carried out numerous photo projects worldwide, highlighting poverty and social injustice.

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The 55 Best Photographers of All Time: Man Ray

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47 Man Ray (1890-1976)
Highly creative, surrealist-influenced photographer whose most famous images resulted from experiments with photograms (which he called 'rayographs') and solarisation, in which an image is completely or partially inverted.

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The 55 Best Photographers of All Time: Irving Penn

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46 Irving Penn (1917-2009)
American photographer, widely revered for his studio-based portrait, still life and fashion work. His pictures, executed with great attention to detail, are spare, powerful and carefully composed.