This is a list of notable photographers.
Africa
Algeria
- Zohra Bensemra (born 1968)
- Sabrina Draoui (born 1977)
- Hocine Zaourar (born 1952)
Benin
- Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou (born 1965)
- Mayeul Akpovi (born 1979)
Cameroon
- Joseph Chila (born 1948)
- Angèle Etoundi Essamba (born 1962)
- Samuel Fosso (born 1962)
- Jacques Toussele (1939–2017)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Gosette Lubondo (born 1993)
- Joseph Makula (1929–2006)
Egypt
- Lara Baladi (born 1969)
- W. Hanselman
- Rana El Nemr (born 1974)
- Laura El-Tantawy (born 1980)
- Sherif Sonbol (1956–2023)
- Ayman Lotfy (born 1968)
Eritrea
- Senayt Samuel (born 1969)
Ethiopia
- Eyerusalem Jiregna (born 1993)
- Aïda Muluneh (born 1974)
- Michael Tsegaye (born 1975)
Gambia
- Khadija Saye (1992–2017)
Ghana
Kenya
- Mohamed Amin (1943–1996)
- Polly Irungu, photographer and journalist
- Osborne Macharia (born 1986)
- Boniface Mwangi (born 1983)
- Mimi Cherono Ng'ok (born 1983)
- Priya Ramrakha (1935–1968)
Mali
- Alioune Bâ (born 1959)
- Fatoumata Diabaté (born 1980)
- Seydou Keïta (1921–2001)
- Adama Kouyaté (1928–2020)
- Hamidou Maiga (born 1932)
- Malick Sidibé (1935–2016)
Namibia
- Margaret Courtney-Clarke (born 1949)
- Tony Figueira (1959–2017)
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
- Alphonso Lisk-Carew (1887–1969)
South Africa
Sudan
Uganda
- Catherine Apalat (born 1981)
- Zarina Bhimji (born 1963)
- Bash Mutumba
- Sarah Waiswa
Asia
Armenia
- Ida Kar (1908–1974)
- Ohannes Kurkdjian (1851–1903)
- Gabriel Lekegian (fl. 1870–1890)
- Jean Pascal Sébah (1872–1947)
- Pascal Sébah (1823–1886)
- Van Leo (1921–2002)
- Samvel Sevada (born 1949)
Azerbaijan
- Rena Effendi (born 1977)
Bangladesh
Cambodia
- Dith Pran (1942–2008)
China
Georgia
- Irakly Shanidze (born 1968)
Hong Kong
- Basil Pao
- Ho Fan (1931–2016)
India
Indonesia
- Kassian Cephas (1845–1912)
Iran
Iraq
- Alaa Al-Marjani (born 1967)
Israel
- Micha Bar-Am (born 1930)
- Rafael Ben-Ari (born 1971)
- Michal Chelbin (born 1974)
- Nadav Kander (born 1961)
- Ziv Koren (born 1970)
- Alex Levac (born 1944)
- Roie Galitz (born 1980)
Japan
- Nobuyoshi Araki (born 1940)
- Masahisa Fukase (1934-2012)
- Rosō Fukuhara (1892-1946)
- Shinzō Fukuhara (1883-1948)
- Hiroshi Hamaya (1915/16-1999)
- Eikoh Hosoe (1933-2024)
- Kenro Izu (born 1949)
- Kikuji Kawada (born 1933)
- Rinko Kawauchi (born 1972)
- Ihei Kimura (1901-1974)
- Keizō Kitajima (born 1954)
- Ken Kitano (born 1968)
- Yasumasa Morimura (born 1951)
- Daidō Moriyama (born 1938)
- Yōnosuke Natori (1910-1962)
- Yasuzō Nojima (1889-1964)
- Tomoko Sawada (born 1977)
- Lieko Shiga (born 1980)
- Issei Suda (1940-2019)
- Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948)
- Kunié Sugiura (born 1942)
- Cozue Takagi (born 1985)
- Shōmei Tōmatsu (1930-2012)
- Hiroko Komatsu (born 1969)
- Ayano Sudo (born 1986)
- Osamu Shiihara (1905-1974)
Korean
Lebanon
- Nadim Asfar (born 1976)
- Gregory Buchakjian (born 1971)
Pakistan
- Tapu Javeri (born 1965)
- Adnan Kandhar (born 1986)
- Farah Mahbub (born 1965)
- Huma Mulji (born 1970)
- Zaigham Zaidi (1930–2006)
Palestine
- Karimeh Abbud (1893–1940)
- Asma Ghanem (born 1991)
- Motaz Azaiza (born 1998/1999)
- Kegham Djeghalian (1915–1981)
- Rula Halawani (born 1964)
- Yousef Khanfar (born 1956)
- Steve Sabella (born 1975)
- Khalil Raad (1854–1957)
Singapore
- John Clang (born 1973)
- Sim Chi Yin (born 1978)
- Teo Bee Yen (born 1950)
- Marjorie Doggett (1921–2010)
Sri Lanka
- Lionel Wendt (1900–1944)
Syria
- Bengin Ahmad (born 1986)
- Fareed al-Madhhan (born 1969)
Taiwan
- Chien-Chi Chang (born 1961)
Thailand
- Francis Chit (1830–1891)
Turkey
- Ömer Asan (born 1961)
- Bahaettin Rahmi Bediz (1875–1951)
- Sabiha Çimen (born 1986)
- Ara Güler (1928–2018)
- Mine Kasapoğlu (born 1979)
- Yıldız Moran (1932–1995)
- Pascal Sébah (1823–1886)
- Uğur Uluocak (1962–2003)
Vietnam
- Huynh Cong Ut, known professionally as Nick Ut (born 1951)
Europe
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Croatia
- Tošo Dabac (1907–1970)
- Damir Hoyka (born 1967)
- Viktor Đerek (born 2000)
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
- Kaupo Kikkas (born 1983)
- Jaan Künnap (born 1948)
- Johannes Pääsuke (1892–1918)
- Urmas Tartes (born 1963)
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
- Nökkvi Elíasson (born 1966)
- Ragnar Axelsson (born 1958)
Ireland
- Kevin Abosch (born 1969)
- Enda Bowe
- Bob Carlos Clarke (1950–2006)
- Eamonn Doyle (born 1969)
- Paul Gaffney (born 1979)
- Trish Morrissey (born 1967)
- Tony O'Shea (born 1947)
Italy
Latvia
- Philippe Halsman (1906–1979)
Lithuania
- Izis Bidermanas (1911–1980)
- Vytautas Stanionis (1917–1966)
- Kęstutis Stoškus (born 1951)
- Antanas Sutkus (born 1939)
- Stanislovas Žvirgždas (born 1941)
Luxembourg
- Mark Divo (born 1966) art
- Marianne Majerus (born 1956)
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
- Helena Almeida (1934–2018)
- Joshua Benoliel (1873–1932)
- Daniel Blaufuks (born 1963)
- Ana Dias (born 1984)
- Frederick William Flower (1815–1889)
- Eduardo Gageiro (born 1935)
- José Manuel Rodrigues (born 1951)
Romania
- Ioan Mihai Cochinescu (born 1951)
- Eddy Novarro (1925–2003)
Russia
Slovakia
- Sarah Avni (born 1985)
- Irena Blühová (1904–1991)
- Yuri Dojc (born 1946)
- Peter Frolo
- Dezo Hoffmann (1912–1986)
- Patrik Jandak (born 1977)
- Jozef Božetech Klemens (1817–1883)
- Martin Kollar (born 1971)
- Eduard Nepomuk Kozič (1829–1874)
- Tono Stano (born 1960)
- Silvia Vaculíková (born 1967)
- Robert Vano (born 1948)
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
North America
Canada
Cuba
- Luis Castaneda (born 1943)
- Alberto Korda (1928–2001)
Haiti
- Dieu-Nalio Chery (born 1981)
Jamaica
- Ester Anderson (born 1945)
Mexico
- Lola Álvarez Bravo (1903–1993)
- Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902–2002)
- Alejandro Cartagena (born 1977)
- Edgar de Evia (1910–2003)
- Sergio Dorantes (born 1946)
- Yael Martínez (born 1984)
- Enrique Metinides (1934–2022)
- Rubén Ortiz Torres (born 1964)
- J. Michael Seyfert (born 1959)
Panama
- José Luis Rodríguez Pittí (born 1971)
United States
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
- Ricardo Carrasco (born 1965)
- Jesús Inostroza (born 1956)
- Carlos Reyes-Manzo (born 1944)
- Valeria Zalaquett (born 1971)
Colombia
- Ricardo Acevedo Bernal (1867–1930)
- Jesús Abad Colorado (born 1967)
- Miguel Gómez (born 1974)
- Nereo López (1920–2015)
- Leo Matiz (1917–1998)
Ecuador
- Hugo Cifuentes (1923–2000)
Peru
- Martín Chambi (1891–1973)
- Mario Testino (born 1954)
- Pedro Jarque (born 1963)
Suriname
- Augusta Curiel (1873–1937)
- Gustaaf Martinus Oosterling (1873–1928)
Venezuela
- Ricardo Gómez Pérez (born 1952)
- Alejandro López de Haro (1949–2010)
- Ronaldo Schemidt (born 1971)
See also
- List of photojournalists
- List of black photographers
- List of street photographers
- List of women photographers
- List of Jewish American photographers
- List of most expensive photographs
- List of museums devoted to one photographer
- Wikipedian Photographers
- Photographers of the American Civil War
- Photographers of the African-American civil rights movement
- Photography in the Philippines
- Photography of Sudan
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