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. 25 to 21

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The 55 Best Photographers of All Time: Philippe Halsman

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25 Philippe Halsman (1906-1979)
Portraits were Halsman's speciality and he photographed a number of American celebrities and politicians with his customary panache. Best known for his dynamic and surreal creation, Dali Atomicus.

The 55 Best Photographers of All Time: Andreas Gursky

24 Andreas Gursky (1955)
German photographer and visual artist whose digitally manipulated, large-scale images of buildings, public spaces and landscapes have sold for up to £2.7million each.

The 55 Best Photographers of All Time: Anne Geddes

23 Anne Geddes (born 1956)
Australian portrait photographer who is both praised and criticised for her fantasy-inspired images of babies and motherhood, but is a phenomenal commercial success, selling over 18 million books.

The 55 Best Photographers of All Time: Robert Frank

22 Robert Frank (born 1924)
Swiss-born photographer whose seminal 1958 book The Americans broke new ground in documentary photography technique and was widely influential on succeeding generations.

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The 55 Best Photographers of All Time: Roger Fenton

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21 Roger Fenton (1819-1869)
Photographic pioneer who shot some of the earliest war photographs when he took his cumbersome equipment to the Crimean War in 1855 and captured unique battlefield images.