2024 Rankings of the 24 World's Best Photographers by Category
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JASON BELL
Based between London and New York.
Jason Bell is a British portrait photographer, highly regarded for his entertainment work. Many of his portraits are in the National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection.
Jason Bell is a British portrait photographer, highly regarded for his entertainment work. Many of his portraits are in the National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection.
FRANK OCKENFELS 3
Based in Los Angeles.
Frank Ockenfels 3 has the courage to go way beyond the expected and the obvious to the breaking of boundaries of traditional photography. He has enjoyed collaborating with actors, artists, musicians, politicians, athletes... for over 30 years.
Frank Ockenfels 3 has the courage to go way beyond the expected and the obvious to the breaking of boundaries of traditional photography. He has enjoyed collaborating with actors, artists, musicians, politicians, athletes... for over 30 years.
MICHELLE WATT
Based between New York and San Francisco.
Michelle Watt is a Hong Kongese-American photographer who specializes in staging conceptual narratives with a whimsical flair.
Michelle Watt is a Hong Kongese-American photographer who specializes in staging conceptual narratives with a whimsical flair.
PAMELA LITTKY
Based in Los Angeles.
Pamela Littky produces award-winning, iconic images of high profile personalities. Spontaneous and disarming, intimate and unpretentious, her portraits capture well-known subjects in seemingly unguarded moments.
Pamela Littky produces award-winning, iconic images of high profile personalities. Spontaneous and disarming, intimate and unpretentious, her portraits capture well-known subjects in seemingly unguarded moments.
ART STREIBER
Based in Los Angeles.
Art Streiber is legendary. His raw talent and boundless ambition have put him on the vanguard of celebrity portraiture. With the simplest studio set and a single subject, he creates images that weave timeless stories.
Art Streiber is legendary. His raw talent and boundless ambition have put him on the vanguard of celebrity portraiture. With the simplest studio set and a single subject, he creates images that weave timeless stories.
JAY BROOKS
Based in North London.
Jay Brooks is a distinguished British portrait photographer. His graphic, cinematic style and atmospheric lighting has made him a popular choice across the worlds of film, television and theatre.
Jay Brooks is a distinguished British portrait photographer. His graphic, cinematic style and atmospheric lighting has made him a popular choice across the worlds of film, television and theatre.
MARK ROGERS
Based in Sydney, Australia.
Mark Rogers builds trust and collusion with his subjects so authenticity can replace ego. This is what gives depth and sincerity to his images and enables us to capture the most powerful story.
Mark Rogers builds trust and collusion with his subjects so authenticity can replace ego. This is what gives depth and sincerity to his images and enables us to capture the most powerful story.
BRENDAN MEADOWS
Based in Vancouver, Toronto & LosAngeles.
Fascinated with the human subject and consistently thrilled to create high calibre work, Brendan Meadows is an inspired wanderer; a collector of people and places; a catcher of beauty as it changes.
Fascinated with the human subject and consistently thrilled to create high calibre work, Brendan Meadows is an inspired wanderer; a collector of people and places; a catcher of beauty as it changes.
PARI DUKOVIC
Based in New York.
Informed by a fascination with old master painting and renaissance sculpture, Pari Dukovic is an award winning photographer working across the genres of portraiture, fashion, reportage and entertainment.
Informed by a fascination with old master painting and renaissance sculpture, Pari Dukovic is an award winning photographer working across the genres of portraiture, fashion, reportage and entertainment.
LORENZO AGIUS
Based in London and Los Angeles.
Lorenzo Agius has become known as one of the preeminent portrait photographers of his generation. With his highly considered approach to photography, he consistently produces a diverse, humorous and highly refined range of work.
Lorenzo Agius has become known as one of the preeminent portrait photographers of his generation. With his highly considered approach to photography, he consistently produces a diverse, humorous and highly refined range of work.
NICKY HAMILTON
Based in London.
Nicky Hamilton’s photographic style is highly cinematic. Designing and building elaborate sets to create pictures of extraordinary detail, Nicky's striking work plays with performance and symbolism - resulting in stunning, evocative and captivating images.
Nicky Hamilton’s photographic style is highly cinematic. Designing and building elaborate sets to create pictures of extraordinary detail, Nicky's striking work plays with performance and symbolism - resulting in stunning, evocative and captivating images.
BRIAN BOWEN SMITH
Based in Los Angeles.
Brian Bowen Smith's photography stands out for its emotional resonance and visual impact. His captivating works not only capture moments but also tell stories, engaging viewers on a deeply personal level.
Brian Bowen Smith's photography stands out for its emotional resonance and visual impact. His captivating works not only capture moments but also tell stories, engaging viewers on a deeply personal level.
MATTHIAS CLAMER
Based in Los Angeles.
Matthias Clamer is a celebrity, entertainment, and portrait photographer known for his creativity and sly wit. His talent lies in producing eye-catching imagery from even the most basic of premises, as well as remaining even keel on set.
Matthias Clamer is a celebrity, entertainment, and portrait photographer known for his creativity and sly wit. His talent lies in producing eye-catching imagery from even the most basic of premises, as well as remaining even keel on set.
KWAKU ALSTON
Based out of both New York and Los Angeles.
Kwaku Alston has photographed some of the most famous faces of our time. His portraits have a fresh, unaffected feel, and yet they celebrate the extraordinariness of his subjects, striking a balance between contemporary documentary photography and classic celebrity portraiture.
Kwaku Alston has photographed some of the most famous faces of our time. His portraits have a fresh, unaffected feel, and yet they celebrate the extraordinariness of his subjects, striking a balance between contemporary documentary photography and classic celebrity portraiture.
JAMES DIMMOCK
Based in the US.
James Dimmock has taken the leap into the entertainment industry with incredible talent and ease. A lover of the film industry and all things visual and a comic fanatic, he creates heroic imagery, no matter the subject.
James Dimmock has taken the leap into the entertainment industry with incredible talent and ease. A lover of the film industry and all things visual and a comic fanatic, he creates heroic imagery, no matter the subject.
VICTORIA WILL
Based between New York and the West Coast.
Victoria Will's characteristically authentic portraiture is rooted in collaboration and meaningful connection where she seeks intimacy, authenticity, and elegance with a thoughtful eye and composition.
Victoria Will's characteristically authentic portraiture is rooted in collaboration and meaningful connection where she seeks intimacy, authenticity, and elegance with a thoughtful eye and composition.
KURT ISWARIENKO
Based in Los Angeles.
Kurt Iswarienko is a multi-talented personality known for his skills as a cinematographer, electrician and producer but also as a celebrity and entertainment photographer. He has shot Hollywood's biggest stars, and needless to say, his photographs are consistently story driven.
Kurt Iswarienko is a multi-talented personality known for his skills as a cinematographer, electrician and producer but also as a celebrity and entertainment photographer. He has shot Hollywood's biggest stars, and needless to say, his photographs are consistently story driven.
LINDSAY SIU
Based in Vancouver.
Lindsay Siu’s work immediately conveys an intriguing and distinctive vision. Her photos explore unique narratives through rich color and cinematic lighting, as she uses an appropriate tone of gravity or humor.
Lindsay Siu’s work immediately conveys an intriguing and distinctive vision. Her photos explore unique narratives through rich color and cinematic lighting, as she uses an appropriate tone of gravity or humor.
ROBERT ASCROFT
Based in New York.
Robert Ascroft has shot some of the biggest Academy-Award winning names in the film industry as well as ensemble casts of big TV shows. He has become known for the distinctive aesthetic of his photos and his love of chiaroscuro, bringing a dramatic flair to his work.
Robert Ascroft has shot some of the biggest Academy-Award winning names in the film industry as well as ensemble casts of big TV shows. He has become known for the distinctive aesthetic of his photos and his love of chiaroscuro, bringing a dramatic flair to his work.
JOE PUGLIESE
Based in Los Angeles.
Joe Pugliese's true love is photographing people. He has had the privilege to meet and photograph scientists, authors, performers of every type, creative geniuses, and everyday people who have something fascinating to say.
Joe Pugliese's true love is photographing people. He has had the privilege to meet and photograph scientists, authors, performers of every type, creative geniuses, and everyday people who have something fascinating to say.
MARCO GROB
Based in New York.
Marco Grob is a Swiss Emmy Award winning Photographer and Director who changed his focus from still life to portrait and people photography. He has shot A-list celebrities, movers and shakers in the political and business worlds, and has also been working passionately for the last fifteen years for United Nations Mine Action Service.
Marco Grob is a Swiss Emmy Award winning Photographer and Director who changed his focus from still life to portrait and people photography. He has shot A-list celebrities, movers and shakers in the political and business worlds, and has also been working passionately for the last fifteen years for United Nations Mine Action Service.
GAVIN BOND
Based in the US, between the east and west coasts.
After documenting the exclusive world of backstage fashion in the 90's, Gavin Bond now finds himself in the world of entertainment photography, capturing marketing & publicity campaigns for all the major film studios worldwide.
After documenting the exclusive world of backstage fashion in the 90's, Gavin Bond now finds himself in the world of entertainment photography, capturing marketing & publicity campaigns for all the major film studios worldwide.
GIZELLE HERNANDEZ
Based in Los Angeles.
Gizelle Hernandez is a Mexican American photographer, filmmaker, and visual storyteller. Her work is signature in its cinematic lighting, set design, vivid color, and masterful creation of worlds in which her subjects truly come to life.
Gizelle Hernandez is a Mexican American photographer, filmmaker, and visual storyteller. Her work is signature in its cinematic lighting, set design, vivid color, and masterful creation of worlds in which her subjects truly come to life.
JABARI JACOBS
Based in Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington DC.
Jabari Jacob is a Antiguan-American visual artist who strives to push the boundaries of creativity. Embracing the power of color and vivid hues, his images exude energy and intensity.
Jabari Jacob is a Antiguan-American visual artist who strives to push the boundaries of creativity. Embracing the power of color and vivid hues, his images exude energy and intensity.