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
Linda Fiorentino09 March 1958, American
Actress
Annie Leibovitz02 October 1949, American
Portrait Photographer
Susan Mikula1958 AD, American
Photographer, Rachel Maddow’s Partner
Lee Miller23 April 1907, American
Photographer
Berry Berenson14 April 1948, American
Photographer
Cynthia Daniel17 March 1976, American
Photographer
Dorothea Lange26 May 1895, American
Photographer
Diane Arbus14 March 1923, American
Photographer
Koo Stark26 April 1956, American
Actress, Photographer
Arlene Alda12 March 1933, American
Musician, Photographer, Writer
Shirin Neshat26 March 1957, Iranian
Artist, Activist
Berenice Abbott17 July 1898, American
American photographer
Carin van der Donk1970 AD, Dutch
Model
June Newton03 June 1923, Australian
Actress
Sasha Czack17 July 1950, American
Photographer
Martina Jones , Swedish, American
Model
Gisela Getty03 April 1949, German
Photographer
Gianna Santos31 March 1989, American
Photographer
Lillian Liu14 July 1992, Canadian
Photographer, Digital Artist
Tasya van Ree30 April 1976, American
Photographer
Astrid Kirchherr20 May 1938, German
Photographer
Tipper Gore19 August 1948, American
Advocate
Gina Lollobrigida04 July 1927, Italian
Actor, Photographer, Sculptor, Journalist
Leni Riefenstahl22 August 1902, German
Film director, Actor, Photographer, Film producer,
Francesca Hilton10 March 1947, American
Actress
Hiam Abbass30 November 1960, French, Israeli
Actor, Film director, Photographer, Screenwriter,
Mary McCartney28 August 1969, British
Photographer
Minnie WeiszBritish
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Penny Lancaster15 March 1971, British
Model, Photographer
Dora Maar22 November 1907, French
Photographer, Artist, Painter, Poet,
Melissa Auf der Maur17 March 1972, Canadian
Singer-songwriter, Photographer, Film producer,
Vivian Maier01 February 1926, American
Photographer
Cindy Sherman19 January 1954, American
Photographer, Film director
Stephanie Sheh10 April 1977, American
Voice actor, Actor, Screenwriter, Audio engineer,
Deborah Foreman12 October 1962, American
Actress
Scarlet Page24 March 1971, British
Photographer
Tabitha Soren19 August 1967, American
Journalist
Amanda de Cadenet19 May 1972, British
Photographer
Jennifer Lyon27 February 1972, American
Actor
Holly Randall05 September 1978, American
Photographer
Sally Mann01 May 1951, American
Photographer
Margaret Bourke-White14 June 1904, American
Photographer, War photographer, Photojournalist,
Susan Ford06 July 1957, American
Journalist
Jill Gibson18 June 1942, American
Painter, Photographer, Singer, Songwriter
Laurie Simmons03 October 1949, American
Photographer
Sylvia Plachy24 May 1943, American
Photographer
Suze Randall18 May 1946, British
Nurse, Photographer, Model, Director, Glamour
Carrie Nuttall11 November 1963, American
Photographer
Marella Agnelli04 May 1927, Italian
Art collector, Autobiographer, Photographer,
Francesca Woodman03 April 1958, American
Photographer
Julia Margaret Cameron11 June 1815, British
Photographer
Nan Goldin12 September 1953, American
Photographer
Floria Sigismondi1965 AD, Canadian
film director, photographer, screenwriter, music
Yelena Yemchuk22 April 1970, American
Painter, Photographer
Emmanuelle Riva24 February 1927, French
Actor, Photographer, Poet
Alison Lapper07 April 1965, British
Painter, Photographer
Gerda Taro01 August 1910, German
Photographer, Artist, War photographer,
Sophie Calle09 October 1953, French
Photographer, Visual artist, Writer, Choreographer
Tina Modotti17 August 1896, Italian
Photographer
Pamella Bordes1961 AD, British
photographer, beauty pageant contestant
Gene Stratton-Porter17 August 1863, American
Author
Imogen Cunningham12 April 1883, American
Photographer
Taryn Simon04 February 1975, American
Photographer
Anne Geddes13 September 1956, Australian
Photographer, Businessperson, Entrepreneur
Bunny Yeager13 March 1930, American
photographer, model
Mary Ellen Mark20 March 1940, American
Photographer, Photojournalist, Screenwriter,
Méret Oppenheim06 October 1913, Swiss, German
Photographer, Writer, Painter, Model, Visual
Vanessa Beecroft25 April 1969, Italian
Painter, Photographer, Sculptor
Carrie Mae Weems20 April 1953, American
Artist
Jean Howard13 October 1910, American
Actress
Ellen von Unwerth1954 AD, German
photographer
Nancy Holt05 April 1938, American
Artist
Gertrude Käsebier18 May 1852, American
Photographer
Deborah Anderson16 December 1970, British
Photographer, Singer
Janet Parker1938 AD, British
Lorna Simpson13 August 1960, American
Photographer
Kristina Söderbaum05 September 1912, German, Swedish
Actress
Laura Gilpin22 April 1891, American
Photographer
Audrey Flack30 May 1931, American
Artist
Marian Hooper Adams13 September 1843, American
Socialite
Sherrie Levine17 April 1947, American
Artist
Helen Levitt31 August 1913, American
Photographer, Cinematographer, Screenwriter
Marianne Brandt01 October 1893, German
Photographer
Eve Arnold21 April 1912, American
Journalist, Photographer, Photojournalist
Rineke Dijkstra02 June 1959
Photographer
Sandy Skoglund05 September 1946, American
Photographer
Martine Franck02 April 1938, Belgian
Photographer
Roni Horn25 September 1955, American
Visual Artist
Ruth Bernhard14 October 1905, German, American
Photographer
Lisette Model10 November 1901, Austrian, American
Photographer
Ruth Orkin03 September 1921, American
Photographer