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Black & white landscape photography by Ansel Adams. Clouds above a snow, capped valley and forests in Yosemite National Park, USA
© The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust.

Profile • Landscape

Ansel Adams

In the long and storied history of landscape photography, one name stands apart: Ansel Adams. Sometimes called “the godfather of landscape photography,” the American was a visionary who helped shape the foundations of the genre as we know it today.

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Rocco Bonfanti
© Rocco Bonfanti
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color portrait photo of man and boy with old wooden camera by Laurin Strele
© Laurin Strele

Profile • Documentary

Laurin Strele

Laurin Strele is an award-winning Austrian-born photojournalist who has dedicated his career to telling the human stories behind the headlines.

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Black and White Photography Ruth Orkin - American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
© Ruth Orkin

Profile • Street

Ruth Orkin

One of the finest photographers of her time, Ruth Orkin was an award-winning photojournalist and filmmaker, whose deeply absorbing images capture the charm and intrigue of quotidian life.

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