2024 Rankings of the 24 World's Best Photographers by Category
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NICK MEEK
Based in London.
Nick Meek creates a relationship between the natural world and the observer that translates into playful yet powerful imagery.It's this essence that burns at the core of his work and outlines his photographic identity.
Nick Meek creates a relationship between the natural world and the observer that translates into playful yet powerful imagery.It's this essence that burns at the core of his work and outlines his photographic identity.
SAM KWESKIN
Based in Los Angeles.
Sam Kweskin achieves dramatic scale in every photograph using unusual angles and vantage points. Instinctual inclinations of the body are also echoed in his landscape and aerial photography.
Sam Kweskin achieves dramatic scale in every photograph using unusual angles and vantage points. Instinctual inclinations of the body are also echoed in his landscape and aerial photography.
STEVE MCCURRY
Based in New York.
Steve McCurry is one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography. With a unique talent for capturing ephemeral moments of beauty and emphasising human emotions, he has created unforgettable images in all seven continents.
Steve McCurry is one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography. With a unique talent for capturing ephemeral moments of beauty and emphasising human emotions, he has created unforgettable images in all seven continents.
STEPHEN WILKES
Based in Westport, Ct.
Stephen Wilkes has built an unprecedented body of work and a reputation as one of America’s most iconic photographers. He has notably captured epic cityscapes and landscapes, fleeting moments of humanity as light passed in front of his lens over the course of a full day.
Stephen Wilkes has built an unprecedented body of work and a reputation as one of America’s most iconic photographers. He has notably captured epic cityscapes and landscapes, fleeting moments of humanity as light passed in front of his lens over the course of a full day.
LANE CODER
Based in Bar Harbor, Me.
Lane Coder enjoys working as a commercial photographer while incorporating his fine art sensibilities. His work is featured in the permanent collection of The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Lane Coder enjoys working as a commercial photographer while incorporating his fine art sensibilities. His work is featured in the permanent collection of The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
DAN ROOT
Based in San Francisco and Wanaka, New Zealand.
Dan Root specializes in capturing transitional moments, his passion is always to be at the epicenter of the authentic moment.
Dan Root specializes in capturing transitional moments, his passion is always to be at the epicenter of the authentic moment.
GRANT HARDER
Based in Vancouver.
Grant Harder is a visual narrator of places, journeys and life. He prefers to meet his subject matter, often literally, at the point where human existence intersects with nature.
Grant Harder is a visual narrator of places, journeys and life. He prefers to meet his subject matter, often literally, at the point where human existence intersects with nature.
STRATIS KAS
Based in Barcelona.
Stratis Kas' images are naturally sophisticated, a balance between strength and beauty. His love of the structure and attention to detail are ever-present, displaying lines and volumes with a refined light.
Stratis Kas' images are naturally sophisticated, a balance between strength and beauty. His love of the structure and attention to detail are ever-present, displaying lines and volumes with a refined light.
KATHERINE WOLKOFF
Based in Brooklyn, NY.
Katherine Wolkoff's work raises a strangeness that is by turns eerie and comforting. She plays with the light and perspective to skew our traditional views.
Katherine Wolkoff's work raises a strangeness that is by turns eerie and comforting. She plays with the light and perspective to skew our traditional views.
MATTHEW TURLEY
Based in Ketchum, Id.
Photography has given Matthew Turley the freedom to explore this amazing planet... which has now led to two decades of creating images on all continents.
Photography has given Matthew Turley the freedom to explore this amazing planet... which has now led to two decades of creating images on all continents.
SEBASTIEN ZANELLA
Based in Tenerife, Spain.
Sebastien Zanella’s signature poetic style is at once haunting and captivating. His artistic approach to composition and use of natural ambient light results in truly stylistic and emotive storytelling.
Sebastien Zanella’s signature poetic style is at once haunting and captivating. His artistic approach to composition and use of natural ambient light results in truly stylistic and emotive storytelling.
DELANEY ALLEN
Based in Dallas, Tx.
Delaney Allen is known for his surreal landscape photography. Influenced by painting and sculpture, he creates a poetic imagery navigating the space between artificial and natural worlds.
Delaney Allen is known for his surreal landscape photography. Influenced by painting and sculpture, he creates a poetic imagery navigating the space between artificial and natural worlds.
BENJAMIN RASMUSSEN
Based in Denver, Co.
Benjamin Rasmussen is an American/Faroese photographer who grew up in the Philippines and spent most of his life in remote communities. His background and sensitivity is at the root of his unique imagery.
Benjamin Rasmussen is an American/Faroese photographer who grew up in the Philippines and spent most of his life in remote communities. His background and sensitivity is at the root of his unique imagery.
VINCENT BOUSSEREZ
Based in Paris.
Inspired by 'surrealism' and 'strange dimensions', Vincent Bousserez explores the virgin immensities of our planet as much as the play of scales and perspectives.
Inspired by 'surrealism' and 'strange dimensions', Vincent Bousserez explores the virgin immensities of our planet as much as the play of scales and perspectives.
AURÉLIEN CHAUVAUD
Based between London and Paris.
Aurélien Chavaud's work focuses on the projection of an imaginary upon an existing situation. His interest in places and people is revealed through a strong aesthetic proposition.
Aurélien Chavaud's work focuses on the projection of an imaginary upon an existing situation. His interest in places and people is revealed through a strong aesthetic proposition.
POLLY TOOTAL
Based in London.
Polly Tootal brings a sense of mystery and wonder in her photographic work, exploring the possibilities of space between a variety of extremes; theatre/reality, transience/permanence...
Polly Tootal brings a sense of mystery and wonder in her photographic work, exploring the possibilities of space between a variety of extremes; theatre/reality, transience/permanence...
CATHERINE HYLAND
Based in London.
Primarily landscape based, Catherine Hyland's photography centres around people and their connection to the land they inhabit.
Primarily landscape based, Catherine Hyland's photography centres around people and their connection to the land they inhabit.
TOBY MITCHELL
Based in London.
With a deep connection to nature, Toby Mitchell is inspired by the changing quality of the landscape. His fine art photographs are shot at a distance from earth, offering the viewer a new perspective.
With a deep connection to nature, Toby Mitchell is inspired by the changing quality of the landscape. His fine art photographs are shot at a distance from earth, offering the viewer a new perspective.
MICHAEL YAMASHITA
Based in Chester, NJ.
Combining his dual passions of photography and travel, Michael Yamashita has been shooting for National Geographic for over 30 years. He has published eleven books, most inspired by his travel stories.
Combining his dual passions of photography and travel, Michael Yamashita has been shooting for National Geographic for over 30 years. He has published eleven books, most inspired by his travel stories.
PHILIP LEE HARVEY
Based in Harpenden, UK.
Philip Lee Harvey believes photography should convey the emotion of places and people rather than functioning simply as a descriptive guide, acting as both a physical and emotional journey.
Philip Lee Harvey believes photography should convey the emotion of places and people rather than functioning simply as a descriptive guide, acting as both a physical and emotional journey.
ALEX F WEBB
Based in London.
With a particular fascination towards our place on the planet, Alex F Webb has travelled the world, leaning into an appreciation for form, colour and light while instinctively responding to the energy between a subject and its environment.
With a particular fascination towards our place on the planet, Alex F Webb has travelled the world, leaning into an appreciation for form, colour and light while instinctively responding to the energy between a subject and its environment.
NICK HALL
Based in Seattle, Wa.
With a deep rooted passion for the environment and a love of travel and adventure, Nick Hall captures images which are both epic and visually compelling.
With a deep rooted passion for the environment and a love of travel and adventure, Nick Hall captures images which are both epic and visually compelling.
THOMAS PRIOR
Based in New York.
Thomas Prior’s powers of observation give each of his images a cinematic presence. A skillful observer of the odd, the obscure, and the quietly humorous, he finds poetry and resonance in the landscape, people and lives that he encounters.
Thomas Prior’s powers of observation give each of his images a cinematic presence. A skillful observer of the odd, the obscure, and the quietly humorous, he finds poetry and resonance in the landscape, people and lives that he encounters.
RENAUD MARION
Based in Paris.
Renaud Marion loves to shoot large landscapes with natural lights and colours. His unique talent for framing and graphical construction enables him to produce a pure yet contemporary and sensitive imagery.
Renaud Marion loves to shoot large landscapes with natural lights and colours. His unique talent for framing and graphical construction enables him to produce a pure yet contemporary and sensitive imagery.