This is a list of notable photographers.
Africa
Algeria
Zohra Bensemra (born 1968) Sabrina Draoui (born 1977) Hocine Zaourar (born 1952)
Benin
Joseph Agbodjelou (1912–1999) 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)
The Gambia Khadija Saye (1992–2017)
Ghana
Edmund Abaka Felicia Abban (born 1935–2024) Campbell Addy (born c. 1993) Daniel Attoumou Amicchia (1908–1994) Philip Kwame Apagya (born 1958) Gilbert Asante (born 1987) James Barnor (born 1929) Eric Gyamfi (born 1990) Josephine Kuuire Bob Pixel (1976–2021) TwinsDntBeg (born 1989)
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
Dayo Adedayo (born 1964) Jenevieve Aken (born 1989) Akintunde Akinleye (born 1971) Solomon Osagie Alonge (1911–1994) Kelechi Amadi-Obi (born 1969) Aisha Augie-Kuta (born 1980) Nora Awolowo (born 1999) George Da Costa (1853–1929) Andrew Esiebo (born 1978) Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955–1989) Caleb Femi (born 1990) Tam Fiofori (1942–2024) Samuel Fosso (born 1962) Misan Harriman (born 1977) Neils Walwin Holm (1866–1927) Neec Nonso (born 1990) Ayodeji Awoyomi (born 1990) Simon Norfolk (born 1963) Amarachi Nwosu (born 1994) Uche Odoh (born 1989) J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere (1930–2014) Emeka Okereke (born 1980) Bayo Omoboriowo (born 1987) Adetona Omokanye (born 1990) Anny Robert (born 1990) Herzekiah Andrew Shanu (1858–1905) Tidiani Shitou (1933–2000) James Iroha Uchechukwu (born 1972) Iké Udé (born 1964) David Uzochukwu (born 1998)
Sierra Leone
Alphonso Lisk-Carew (1887–1969)
South Africa
Omar Badsha (born 1945) Steve Bloom (born 1953) Steven Bosch (born 1978) Kevin Carter (1960–1994) James Chapman (1831–1872) Ernest Cole (1940–1990) Vera Elkan (1908–2008) Arthur Elliott (1870–1938) Abrie Fourie (born 1969) Caroline Gibello (born 1974) David Goldblatt (1930–2018) Bob Gosani (1934–1972) Anton Hammerl (1969–2011) Sam Haskins (1926–2009) Pieter Hugo (born 1976) Phumzile Khanyile (born 1991) Alf Kumalo (1930–2012) Carla Liesching (born 1985) Ambrose Lomax (1867–1943) David Lurie (born 1951) Peter Magubane (1932–2024) Michael Meyersfeld (born 1940) Eric Miller (born 1951) Nandipha Mntambo (born 1982) Santu Mofokeng (1956–2020) Billy Monk (1937–1982) Zwelethu Mthethwa (born 1960) Zanele Muholi (born 1972) Sam Nzima (1934–2018) Obie Oberholzer (born 1947) Henrik Purienne (born 1977) Andrzej Sawa (born 1941) Jürgen Schadeberg (1931–2020) Thabiso Sekgala (1981–2014) Lindokuhle Sobekwa (born 1995) Austin Stevens (born 1950) Mikhael Subotzky (born 1981) Guy Tillim (born 1962) Gisèle Wulfsohn (1957–2011) Paul Yule (born 1956)
Sudan
Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah Ola Alsheikh Mohamed Altoum Salih Basheer (born 1995) Eythar Gubara (born 1988) Gadalla Gubara (1920–2008) Sara Gadalla Gubara (born 1956) Ala Kheir (born 1985) Rashid Mahdi (1923–2008) Hamza Yassin (born 1990)
Uganda
Catherine Apalat (born 1981)
Zarina Bhimji (born 1963) 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
Altaf Qadri (born 1976) Atul Kasbekar (born 1965) Balan Madhavan Benu Sen (1932–2011) Dabboo Ratnani (born 1971) Darogha Ubbas Alli (19th century) Dayanita Singh (born 1961) Dhaval Dhairyawan (1979–2012) Dimpy Bhalotia (born 1987) Gautam Rajadhyaksha (1950–2011) Jagdish Mali (1954–2013) Jayanth Sharma (born 1980) Kamran Yusuf (Kamran Yousuf, born 1994) Ketaki Sheth (born 1957) Lala Deen Dayal (1844–1905) Pablo Bartholomew (born 1955) Poulomi Basu (born 1983) Prabuddha Dasgupta (1956–2012) Raghu Rai (1942–2026) Rathika Ramasamy Sooni Taraporevala Sohrab Hura (born 1981) Subhankar Banerjee (born 1967) Sudhir Shivaram (born 1972) Sunil K. Dutt (born 1939) Sutapa Biswas (born 1962) Varun Aditya (born 1991) Vicky Roy (born 1987) Yatin Patel
Indonesia
Kassian Cephas (1845–1912)
Iran
Abbas (1944–2018) Hoda Afshar (born 1983) Reza Deghati (born 1952) Manoocher Deghati (born 1954) Kaveh Golestan (1950–2003) Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji (born 1990) Bahman Jalali (1944–2010) Nasrollah Kasraian (born 1944) Mohammadreza Mirzaei (born 1986) Hossein Rajabian (born 1984) Mitra Tabrizian (born 1954) Newsha Tavakolian (born 1981) Jahangir Razmi (born 1947) Ali Khan Vali (1845–1902) Alfred Yaghobzadeh (born 1958)
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) Kansuke Yamamoto (1914–1987) 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 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) Wang Hsin (born 1942)
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
Manfred Baumann (born 1968) Lukas Beck (born 1967) Wilhelm J. Burger (1844–1920) David Uzochukwu (born 1998) Ernst Haas (1921–1986) Gottfried Helnwein (born 1948) Herbert Bayer (1900–1985) Josef Hoflehner (born 1955) Lisette Model (1901–1983) Inge Morath (1923–2002) Willy Puchner (born 1953) Baron Raimund von Stillfried (1839–1911) Stillfried & Andersen
Belgium
Anthony Asael (born 1974) Jean-Marie Bottequin (born 1941) Bieke Depoorter (born 1986) Isidore Jacques Eggermont (1844–1923) Martine Franck (1938–2012) Harry Gruyaert (born 1941) Victor Guidalevitch (1892–1962) Carl De Keyzer (born 1958) Eugène Lemaire (1874–1948) Régine Mahaux (born 1967) Marcel Mariën (1920–1993) Filip Naudts (born 1968) Germaine Van Parys (1893–1983) Max Pinckers (born 1988) Bart Ramakers (born 1963) Herman Selleslags (1938-2024) Wim Tellier Herman van den Boom (born 1950) Stephan Vanfleteren (born 1969)
Croatia
Tošo Dabac (1907–1970) Damir Hoyka (born 1967) Viktor Đerek (born 2000)
Czech Republic
Karel Cudlín (born 1960) František Drtikol (1883–1961) Libuše Jarcovjáková (born 1952) Viktor Kolář (born 1941) Rudolf Koppitz (1884–1936) Josef Koudelka (born 1938) Antonín Kratochvíl (born 1947) Rudolf Franz Lehnert (1878–1948) Markéta Luskačová (born 1944) Frank Plicka (1926–2010) Karel Plicka (1894–1987) Jan Saudek (born 1935) Ignác Šechtl (1840–1911) Josef Jindřich Šechtl (1877–1954) Marie Šechtlová (1928–2008) Jindřich Štreit (born 1946) Josef Sudek (1896–1976) Miroslav Tichý (1926–2011) Josef Větrovský (1897–1944)
Denmark
Mads Alstrup (1808–1876) Per Bak Jensen (born 1949) Reg Balch (1894–1994) Morten Bo (born 1945) Krass Clement (born 1946) Joakim Eskildsen (born 1971) Frederikke Federspiel (1839–1913) Kristen Feilberg (1839–1919) Jens Fink-Jensen (born 1956) Jan Grarup (born 1968) Ludvig Grundtvig (1836–1901) Georg Emil Hansen (1833–1891) Keld Helmer-Petersen (1920–2013) Ken Hermann Jacob Holdt (born 1947) Jesper Høm (1931–2000) Kirsten Klein (born 1945) Astrid Kruse Jensen (born 1975) Claus Bjørn Larsen (born 1963) Erling Mandelmann (1935–2018) Anton Melbye (1818–1875) Rigmor Mydtskov (1925–2010) Jacob Riis (1849–1914) Viggo Rivad (1922–2016) Leif Schiller (1939–2007) Lars Schwander (born 1957) Jacob Aue Sobol (born 1976) Mary Steen (1856–1939) Rudolph Striegler (1816–1876) Klaus Thymann (born 1974) Sigvart Werner (1872–1959) Mary Willumsen (1884–1961)
Estonia
Kaupo Kikkas (born 1983) Jaan Künnap (born 1948) Johannes Pääsuke (1892–1918) Urmas Tartes (born 1963)
Finland
Signe Brander (1869–1942) Elina Brotherus (born 1972) Joakim Eskildsen (born 1971) Ismo Hölttö (born 1940) Aino Kannisto (born 1973) Marjaana Kella (born 1961 Ola Kolehmainen (born 1964) Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen (born 1948) Santeri Levas (1899–1987) Susanna Majuri (1978–2020) Arno Rafael Minkkinen (born 1945) Jyrki Parantainen (born 1962) Tero Puha (born 1971) Pentti Sammallahti (born 1950)
France
Germany
Christian von Alvensleben (born 1941) Dieter Appelt (born 1935) Thomas Bak (born 1978) Kristian Liebrand (born 1973) Walter Ballhause (1911–1991) Uta Barth (born 1958) Bernd and Hilla Becher (1931–2007, 1934–2015) Hans Bellmer (1902–1975) Henning von Berg (born 1961) Sibylle Bergemann (1941–2010) Laurenz Berges (born 1966) Ruth Bernhard (1905–2006) Peter Bialobrzeski (born 1961) Patrick Bienert (born 1980) Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932) Anna and Bernhard Blume (1936–2020, 1937–2011) Andreas Bohnenstengel (born 1970) Heinrich Brocksieper (1898–1968) Max Burchartz (1887–1961) Edmund Collein (1906–1992) Erich Consemüller (1902–1957) Peter Cornelius (1913–1970) Elger Esser (born 11 May 1967) Franz Fiedler (1885–1956) Helmut Gernsheim (1913–1995) Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856–1931) Franz Grainer (1871–1948) Andreas Gursky (born 1955) Peter Guttman John Gutmann (1905–1998) Esther Haase (born 1966) Siegfried Hansen (born 1961) Harald Hauswald (born 1954) John Heartfield (1891–1968) Fritz Henle (1909–1993) Hannah Höch (1889–1978) Thomas Hoepker (1936–2024) Heinrich Hoffmann (1885–1957) Carl Friedrich Höge (1834–1908) Lotte Jacobi (1896–1990) Gottfried Jäger (born 1937) Clemens Kalischer (1921–2018) Thomas Kellner (born 1966)