SHORT LIST

Ansel Easton Adams:                                              
                                                                                                            
(February 20,1902-April 22,1984) was a legendary American photographer and environmentalist, best know for his black-and-white photographs of the American West and primarily Yosemite National Park.                                                                                     

Diane Arbus:                                                            

(March 14,1923-July 26,1971) was an American photographer, noted for her portraits of people on the fringes of society, such as transvestites, dwarfs, giants, prostitutes and ordinary working class citizens, in unconventional poses and settings.

Richard Avedon:                                                       (May 15, 1923- October 1, 2004) was an American photographer. Avedon capitalized o nhis early success in fashion photography and expanded into the realm of fine art.                                                     

Lillian Bassman:                                                       (1917) born in Brooklyn , New York.. Her experimental and romantic visions revolutionized fashion photography.

Mathew B. Brady:                                                   (1822- January 15, 1896), was one of the most celebrate 19th century American photograph, best know for his portrait of celebrities and the documentation of the American civil war. he is credited with being the father of photojournalist.