Famous 19th Century Photographers

Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Photographers, including Lewis Carroll, Man Ray, Eadweard Muybridge, Dorothea Lange and Alfred Stieglitz.
Lewis CarrollLewis Carroll
27 January 1832, British
Author, Mathematician and Photographer
Man RayMan Ray
27 August 1890, American
Modernist Artist

Eadweard MuybridgeEadweard Muybridge
09 April 1830, British
Photographer

Alfred Stieglitz Alfred Stieglitz
01 January 1864, American
Photographer

Constantin BrancusiConstantin Brâncuși
19 February 1876, Romanian
Sculptor

Nicéphore NiépceNicéphore Niépce
07 March 1765, French
Creator of World's First Permanent Photographic
Edward WestonEdward Weston
24 March 1886, American
Photographer

Louis DaguerreLouis Daguerre
18 November 1787, French
Artist

Edward Steichen Edward Steichen
27 March 1879, American
Photographer

Henry Fox TalbotHenry Fox Talbot
11 February 1800, British
Inventor
Berenice AbbottBerenice Abbott
17 July 1898, American
American photographer

Alfred EisenstaedtAlfred Eisenstaedt
06 December 1898, German
Father of Photojournalism
BrassaiBrassaï
09 September 1899, French, Hungarian, Romanian
Photographer

Mário de AndradeMário de Andrade
09 October 1893, Brazilian
Poet

Auguste LumièreAuguste Lumière
19 October 1862, French
Inventor of cinematograph
Andre KerteszAndre Kertesz
02 July 1894, Hungarian
Photographer

Fridtjof NansenFridtjof Nansen
10 October 1861, Norwegian
Zoologist, Polar explorer, Diplomat, Explorer,
Tokugawa YoshinobuTokugawa Yoshinobu
28 October 1837, Japanese
Photographer, Shogun

Mathew BradyMathew Brady
18 May 1822, American
Photographer, War photographer, Photojournalist,

Lewis HineLewis Hine
26 September 1874, American
Sociologist, Photographer, Artist
Sukumar RaySukumar Ray
30 October 1887, Indian
Photographer, Poet, Writer, Illustrator,

Julia Margaret CameronJulia Margaret Cameron
11 June 1815, British
Photographer
László Moholy-NagyLászló Moholy-Nagy
20 July 1895, Hungarian
Photographer

WeegeeWeegee
12 June 1899, American
Photographer, Photojournalist, Journalist

George GroszGeorge Grosz
26 July 1893, German, American
Painter, Draughtsperson, Photographer, University

Naser al-Din Shah QajarNaser al-Din Shah Qajar
16 July 1831, Iranian
King
Edward S. CurtisEdward S. Curtis
16 February 1868, American
Photographer, Anthropologist
Alexander RodchenkoAlexander Rodchenko
05 December 1891, Russian
Painter, Photographer, Sculptor, Architect,

Karl BlossfeldtKarl Blossfeldt
13 June 1864, German
photographer, sculptor, professor

Guillermo KahloGuillermo Kahlo
26 October 1871, Mexican
Photographer

Theo van DoesburgTheo van Doesburg
30 August 1883, Dutch
Poet, Painter, Architect, Writer, Graphic
Claude CahunClaude Cahun
25 October 1894, French
Artist, Photographer, Writer

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Wilson BentleyWilson Bentley
09 February 1865, American
Farmer, Photographer, Meteorologist

NadarNadar
06 April 1820, French
Photographer

Imogen CunninghamImogen Cunningham
12 April 1883, American
Photographer

John HeartfieldJohn Heartfield
19 June 1891, German
Photographer, Painter, Poster artist
Tina ModottiTina Modotti
17 August 1896, Italian
Photographer

Paul StrandPaul Strand
16 October 1890, American
Photographer, Film director, Cinematographer
E. J. BellocqE. J. Bellocq
1873 AD, American
photographer

Ben ShahnBen Shahn
12 September 1898, American
Photographer, Painter

Eugène AtgetEugène Atget
12 February 1857, French
Photographer, Artist
Robert CorneliusRobert Cornelius
01 March 1809, American
Photographer

Felice BeatoFelice Beato
1832 AD, British
photographer, journalist, war photographer,
Stanisław Ignacy WitkiewiczStanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
24 February 1885, Polish
Writer

Charles DemuthCharles Demuth
08 November 1883, American
Painter, Photographer

Gene Stratton-PorterGene Stratton-Porter
17 August 1863, American
Author

Roger FentonRoger Fenton
28 March 1819, British
Photographer

Frank HurleyFrank Hurley
15 October 1885, Australian
Explorer, Photographer, War photographer,
William Henry JacksonWilliam Henry Jackson
04 April 1843, American
Painter, Photographer, Explorer, Artist,

William Friese-GreeneWilliam Friese-Greene
07 September 1855, British
Photographer, Inventor

William Kennedy DicksonWilliam Kennedy Dickson
03 August 1860, British
Inventor, Film director, Film producer,

Duchenne de BoulogneDuchenne de Boulogne
17 September 1806, French
Photographer, Neurologist, Physician
Gertrude KäsebierGertrude Käsebier
18 May 1852, American
Photographer

Oscar Gustave RejlanderOscar Gustave Rejlander
1813 AD, British
photographer, painter
Nickolas MurayNickolas Muray
15 February 1892, American
Photographer, Fencer

Napoleon SaronyNapoleon Sarony
1821 AD, Canadian
lithographer, photographer

Fernand KhnopffFernand Khnopff
12 September 1858, Belgian
Painter, Sculptor, Photographer, Philosopher,
Alvin Langdon CoburnAlvin Langdon Coburn
11 June 1882, British, American
Photographer

Carleton WatkinsCarleton Watkins
11 November 1829, American
Photographer
Henry Peach RobinsonHenry Peach Robinson
09 July 1830
Photographer

John ThomasJohn Thomas
14 April 1838, Welsh
Photographer

Erwin BlumenfeldErwin Blumenfeld
26 January 1897, German
Photographer
Charles NègreCharles Nègre
09 May 1820, French
Photographer

Tōyō MiyatakeTōyō Miyatake
1895 AD, American
photographer
Alexander GardnerAlexander Gardner
17 October 1821, American
photographer, war photographer

Wilhelm HumboldtWilhelm Humboldt
18 September 1856, German
 

Charles-Émile ReynaudCharles-Émile Reynaud
08 December 1844, French
Draughtsperson, Photographer, Film director,