Famous street photographers

Street photography captures the beauty of the everyday. We're all familiar with urban spaces, but street photographers observe their surrounding with a sharper eye. They can see the unusual in the everyday, the funny in the dull, and the extraordinary in the ordinary.

A man rides his bicycle through the Var department. Hyères, France. 1932.

Most people haven’t heard of Saul Leiter, yet he was one of the great photographers of the 20th Century. The reason you might not know him or his work is because he simply didn't care about pursuing recognition or a particular career path. With his passing last month, let’s use this opportunity to reflect back on his stunning work, and see what we can all learn from his

If you love street photography than you will want to study these famous street photographers who influenced the genre as we know it today.

Photographs are legacies passed onto future generations. FInd out who the 21 most iconic and famous photographers are that paved the way for others. #famous #photographers #photography #history

André Kertész. Tokyo. 1968. Gelatin silver print. 9 5/8 × 5 1/2" (24.4 × 14 cm). Gift of Susan and Peter MacGill. 1803.2015. © 2024 Estate of André Kertész. Photography

Explore the iconic work of 15 famous female photographers and get inspired by their creativity and vision. See the impact of these female photographers.

Vivian Maier’s rare street shots of New York and Chicago on view at Howard Greenberg Gallery

Vivian Maier's street photography has only been unearthed and recognized in recent years. A new book and exhibition of her work will satisfy your curiosity about this secretive figure.

Two years before Vivian Maier died in 2009 at age 83, 30,000 of her negatives were bought at a Chicago thrift auction by former estate agent John Maloof. He was writing a book on Chicago history. Maier had been unable to pay the rental on a storage locker. So 100,000 of her unseen negatives housed … Continue reading "Vivian Maier: Lost Photographs Of 1950s New York"