Throughout history, there have been many women photographers who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great female photographers such as Annie Leibovitz, Helena Christensen, Diane Arbus, Shirin Neshat, Berenice Abbott.The women photographers featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & Australia and many more countries.
Linda McCartney24 September 1941, American
Photographer, Musician
Helena Christensen25 December 1968, Danish
Danish photographer
Alexandra Hedison10 July 1969, American
Photographer, Actress, Director
Annie Leibovitz02 October 1949, American
Portrait Photographer
Susan Mikula1958 AD, American
Photographer, Rachel Maddow’s Partner
Berry Berenson14 April 1948, American
Photographer
Cynthia Daniel17 March 1976, American
Photographer
Diane Arbus14 March 1923, American
Photographer
Arlene Alda12 March 1933, American
Musician, Photographer, Writer
Shirin Neshat26 March 1957, Iranian
Artist, Activist
Berenice Abbott17 July 1898, American
American photographer
Sasha Czack17 July 1950, American
Photographer
Carin van der Donk1970 AD, Dutch
Model
Martina Jones , Swedish, American
Model
Gisela Getty03 April 1949, German
Photographer
Lillian Liu14 July 1992, Canadian
Photographer, Digital Artist
Tasya van Ree30 April 1976, American
Photographer
Leni Riefenstahl22 August 1902, German
Film director, Actor, Photographer, Film producer,
Gina Lollobrigida04 July 1927, Italian
Actor, Photographer, Sculptor, Journalist
Mary McCartney28 August 1969, British
Photographer
Penny Lancaster15 March 1971, British
Model, Photographer
Hiam Abbass30 November 1960, French, Israeli
Actor, Film director, Photographer, Screenwriter,
Melissa Auf der Maur17 March 1972, Canadian
Singer-songwriter, Photographer, Film producer,
Dorothea Lange26 May 1895, American
Journalist, Photographer, Artist, Photojournalist
Cindy Sherman19 January 1954, American
Photographer, Film director
Minnie WeiszBritish
Dora Maar22 November 1907, French
Photographer, Artist, Painter, Poet,
Lee Miller23 April 1907, American
War correspondent, Photographer, War photographer,
Francesca Woodman03 April 1958, American
Photographer
Astrid Kirchherr20 May 1938, German
Photographer
Stephanie Sheh10 April 1977, American
Voice actor, Actor, Screenwriter, Audio engineer,
Sally Mann01 May 1951, American
Photographer
Scarlet Page24 March 1971, British
Photographer
Nan Goldin12 September 1953, American
Photographer
Margaret Bourke-White14 June 1904, American
Photographer, War photographer, Photojournalist,
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Jill Gibson18 June 1942, American
Painter, Photographer, Singer, Songwriter
Marella Agnelli04 May 1927, Italian
Art collector, Autobiographer, Photographer,
Julia Margaret Cameron11 June 1815, British
Photographer
Yelena Yemchuk22 April 1970, American
Painter, Photographer
Jennifer Lyon27 February 1972, American
Actor
Suze Randall18 May 1946, British
Nurse, Photographer, Model, Director, Glamour
Laurie Simmons03 October 1949, American
Photographer
Sylvia Plachy24 May 1943, American
Photographer
Gerda Taro01 August 1910, German
Photographer, Artist, War photographer,
Holly Randall05 September 1978, American
Photographer
Pamella Bordes1961 AD, British
photographer, beauty pageant contestant
Taryn Simon04 February 1975, American
Photographer
Emmanuelle Riva24 February 1927, French
Actor, Photographer, Poet
Floria Sigismondi1965 AD, Canadian
film director, photographer, screenwriter, music
Sophie Calle09 October 1953, French
Photographer, Visual artist, Writer, Choreographer
Carrie NuttallAmerican
Anne Geddes13 September 1956, Australian
Photographer, Businessperson, Entrepreneur
Mary Ellen Mark20 March 1940, American
Photographer, Photojournalist, Screenwriter,
Bunny Yeager13 March 1930, American
photographer, model
Méret Oppenheim06 October 1913, Swiss, German
Photographer, Writer, Painter, Model, Visual
Alison Lapper07 April 1965, British
Painter, Photographer
Ellen von Unwerth1954 AD, German
photographer
Vanessa Beecroft25 April 1969, Italian
Painter, Photographer, Sculptor
Deborah Anderson16 December 1970, British
Photographer, Singer
Gertrude Käsebier18 May 1852, American
Photographer
Helen Levitt31 August 1913, American
Photographer, Cinematographer, Screenwriter
Rineke Dijkstra02 June 1959
Photographer
Eve Arnold21 April 1912, American
Journalist, Photographer, Photojournalist
Sandy Skoglund05 September 1946, American
Photographer
Janet Parker1938 AD, British
Jill Greenberg10 July 1967, American
photographer
Fay Godwin17 February 1931, British
Photographer
Elsbeth Juda02 May 1911, German, British
Photographer, Art collector, Opinion journalist