The year 1939 is considered to be the year of the invention of photography. Since that time, the technique of photography and the concept itself has changed dramatically. Regardless of when the photograph was taken, some of them have left an unforgettable mark on history. We present to your attention the most famous photographs.

National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry captured an Afghan girl in his famous photo. In 2002, the girl was found and her name became known - Sharbat Gula. In 1985, a photograph of a refugee girl appeared on the cover of National Geographic, after which she gained worldwide fame and became a symbol of the suffering of refugees around the world.

The photo of the Legendary Liverpool Four was taken on August 8, 1969. The photo was created as a cover for the last 12th album of the group. And interestingly, it took exactly 6 minutes for this frame. Impressive fans saw in the photo a lot of signs that confirmed the death of Paul Macartney. According to them, the photo shows a double of the musician, and Paul himself died. The photo composition itself is a symbolic presentation of the funeral. Closed gas musician, he goes barefoot and out of step with the other participants. Paul was left-handed and cannot hold a cigarette in his right hand. Well, the cigarette itself is a sign of a nail in the coffin lid. But in reality, the photograph symbolized only one death. The Beatles were in the process of breaking up the band. The 12th album is the last collaboration.

The photograph is titled The Torment of Omaira. A girl, Omaira Sanchaz, was trapped in a concrete wall after the volcanic eruption of Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia) in 1895. For 3 days, rescuers tried to save the child. The photo was taken a few hours before her death.

The photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono became famous for being taken hours before the musician's murder. The photo became the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. The picture belongs to the famous American photographer Annie Leibovitz, who has worked with Rolling Stone since 1970.

Mike Wells, UK. April 1980 Karamoja region, Uganda. A starving boy and a missionary.

For this picture, photographer Kevin Carter was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The photo is titled "Hunger in Sudan". After the photo was published in the New York Times on March 26, 1993, it became a symbol of the tragedy of Africa. Probably everyone has a question what happened to the girl next? Why didn't they help her? HER fate is not known. Kevin Carter didn't help the dying girl. In 1994, the author of the photo committed suicide.

Rhine II by Andreas Gursky. The picture was taken in 1999. The photo shows the Rhine between the dikes under an overcast sky. An interesting fact is that the photo was taken using Photoshop. Gursky deleted
power plant, port facilities and a dog walker. At the Christie's auction in New York, $4,338,500 was given for the picture. This is the most expensive photograph in history.

Albert Einstein with his tongue hanging out. The reason for this act of the scientist was his attitude towards annoying journalists and photographers. The photo was taken at the celebration of the scientist's 72nd birthday in 1951. Photography is a kind of symbol and calling card of Albert Einstein, who is able to joke and rejoice.

Switzerland. The photo shows the effects of freezing rain. If you do not take into account how much destruction this rain brought, this phenomenon is of extraordinary beauty.

The legendary photo "Lunch on a skyscraper". At a skyscraper construction site, eleven workers have lunch at a height of 200 meters. None of them express even an ounce of concern. Early publications do not include the photographer's name. But some experts claim that the author of the work is Lewis Hine. His portfolio includes many shots of the construction of Rockefeller Center.

This amazing photo was taken in 1948 without the use of Photoshop and technology. It is customary to call her Dali and cats. Photographer Phillip Halsman has been friends with Dali for 30 years.

The photograph is the most replicated photograph in history. The creator of the masterpiece is Alberto Korda. A photo with Che Guevara has become a kind of brand. The image of the Cuban revolutionary can be found on all sorts of items: clothes, dishes, badges, etc.

November 25, 1963 The funeral of President John F. Kennedy and the birthday of his son. In the photo, John F. Kennedy Jr. salutes his father's coffin.

Dolly the Sheep is the world's first successfully cloned mammal. Dolly was born on July 5, 1996 as a result of an experiment by Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell. Her life lasted 6.5 years. In 2003, Dolly was euthanized and her effigy is on display at the Royal Museum of Scotland.

A boy with a grenade in his hand. The work of photographer Diana Arbus. In the photo is the son of tennis player Sidney Wood, Colin Wood. In his right hand, the boy holds a toy grenade. It seems that the child is terribly frightened, but in fact the photo did not work out for a long time and the boy shouted in hysterics “Take it off already!”. $408,000 in 2005, an unknown collector paid for the photo.

An old man and a dog met after a US tornado in March 2012.

A Sudan People's Liberation Army soldier during a rehearsal for the Independence Day parade. Strong photo.

When it comes time to choose a wedding photographer, every couple is looking for someone who can capture and preserve all the events and emotions of the most important day better than others. To feel the mood of lovers and their loved ones, not to miss funny and touching moments can only be a true professional who knows and loves his job. There are many, no, even a lot of good wedding photographers in Moscow, but how to find the right one? Especially for those who are looking, we have made a selection of the 20 best wedding photographers working in Moscow. You no longer need to comb the Internet and call agencies. Just choose.

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1. Artem Kondratenkov

Artem is included in the Top 15 wedding photographers in Russia according to MyWed, does location shooting in other cities and abroad, actively participates in competitions and associations of wedding photographers of various levels. For example, in 2010 he became the winner of the professional wedding photography competition "Bee May Bride 2010" in the nomination "Album" (Moscow), and in 2011 - the winner of the wedding photography contest BWPA (professional competition of wedding photographers in Belarus) in the nomination "Best reportage a photo". In wedding photo sessions, Artem manages to create a relaxed atmosphere in the frame, allowing the newlyweds and guests to show their character and charisma.

2. Alexander Nozdrin

Alexander has more than 700 wedding photo shoots on his professional account, in which he skillfully combines the experience of reportage, staged and studio shooting. In Alexander's photographs, even the most staged scenes look natural and dynamic. In 2014, Alexander was awarded the title of master of wedding and family photography, and is the only Russian photographer who received the Grand Prix at the WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International) international competition.

3. Galina Nabatnikova

Galina, who usually works in tandem with Gennady Granin, describes her work as "elegant photojournalism in the style of cinema." And this is a very accurate description - her pictures really often look like screenshots of movie scenes, they have real movement and life. It is impossible not to mention the portraits of brides that Galina makes with a special approach to each girl. Gennady and Galina are winners of the First National Award "Best Photographer of the Year" in 2009, numerous winners of competitions of the World Association of Professional Wedding Photographers (ISPWP).

4. Rustam Khadzhibaev

Rustam has been professionally engaged in photography for about 20 years, having worked in various genres: advertising, fashion photography, reportage. For the last 9 years he has been working as a wedding photographer and in his photo shoots he combines artistry, energy, joy of moments and sincerity of emotions. According to Rustam, wedding photography is an excellent example, first of all, of portrait photography, because it is in a solemn and joyful atmosphere that every person shows his best side.

5. Katya Mukhina

Katya calls herself a wedding photographer without borders - since 2003 she has worked on more than 500 weddings in Russia and around the world. Katya loves to create unique and magical shots, photographing couples with passion and love of adventure. In 2011, she was recognized as the most creative wedding photographer at the MyWed photo conference (first place in the Idea! contest for the most creative love photo). In 2013, she was nominated by the editors of AMERICAN PHOTO magazine for the Top 10 Best Wedding Photographers in the World. Represents Canon in Europe and Russia as a wedding photographer.

6. Daria Bulavina

Daria is a member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia, a participant in international exhibitions and an author of books on photography. Today she is known as one of the best photographers in Moscow. Daria has a well-established photographic style, thanks to which elegant pictures are created, filled with the solemnity of the moment. She has her own photo school and several personal photo exhibitions.

7. Denis Kalinichenko

Denis Kalinichenko already got into in 2013, and was again on the list of the best by right. His main focus is wedding and family photography, which he really excels at. On wedding shootings, Denis manages to pay attention to absolutely everything: the details of the solemn atmosphere, the guests, the feast, the atmosphere of the holiday and, of course, the newlyweds.

8. Yulia Buruleva

Julia is a professional photographer, educated in photography as a photo artist. Perhaps this is what largely determines how strong Julia is in her work: professional work with composition, light and color, with people in the frame - all this is in her photographs. Julia has been shooting weddings for more than eight years, and has repeatedly become a nominee and winner in specialized competitions of various levels. In 2010, Yuliya became the winner of the Association of Wedding Photographers' Annual Competition in the Best Wedding Photographer nomination.

9. Alexander Vasilev

Alexander Vasilev did not come into wedding photography right away, this was preceded by a long creative path. For a long time he lived in the USA, absorbing the best aspects of American culture. Alexander believes that this largely influenced the style of his photographs: his work became bright, emotional, with elements of stock photography and a touch of "journalism". In wedding photography, Alexander focuses on staging, but at the same time, the staging itself is of a reportage nature, the so-called “staged report”. The photographer believes that every wedding is unique and unrepeatable, it dictates the mood and genre of future shots.

10. Lilia Gorlanova

Lilia came to photography from the world of fashion, in which she has a higher art education. That is why Lilia considers the creative component to be the most important in her photographic works. Specializing in portrait photography. In wedding photography, Lilia most of all likes to feel part of what is happening - she conveys the emotions of happy people and the surrounding beauty with the help of photography. Lilia is a full member and winner of international associations of wedding photographers. In 2011, she won the MyWed Award and was named Photographer of the Year.

11. Alexey Kinyapin

Finalist of MyWed Award 2012, organizer of his own workshops, Alexey Kinyapin is considered one of the most successful wedding photographers in Russia. Alexey loves to photograph happy people, saving these moments for their family history. From April to November, Alexey photographs weddings, and in winter he travels and does travel photography.

12. Sergey Zaporozhets

As Sergei said in an interview, if he were not a photographer, he would be an inventor. The craving for invention is also visible in his works - atypical angles could be called Sergey's calling card. As Sergei himself says, a good photograph is born where light, angle and mood converge. His style is a combination of creative staging and wedding photojournalism. Notice the details, show the ordinary in an unusual light - this is what Sergey does best.

13. Konstantin Gribov

Konstantin discovered photography as a child, he then took his first steps in photography under the guidance of his grandfather. One of the most vivid childhood impressions is the moment when an image began to appear on a white sheet of paper ... Today, all photos of Konstantin turn out so alive that you just want to reach out and touch the jets of water, jump up with the concert audience or give another cookie to a charming little boy . Konstantin loves to shoot individual photo stories. In such a situation, the frame is not made for the sake of the frame, but is used as a means of expressing some thought. In fact, this is a story written in photographic language.

14. Sergey Khvatynets

A graduate of the Sergey Novozhilov Wedding Photography School, Sergey Khvatynets is one of the most interesting and successful wedding photographers in Russia. As Sergei himself says about his work, he photographs dreams of love, romance, catches the most beautiful state of a person in the camera lens - the state of love that reigns at weddings.

15. Anastasia Beloglazova

In each new shooting of the newlyweds, Anastasia sees an opportunity to take a fresh look at the process of creating a photograph, to find new colors and place accents in a different way. In her pictures, she tries not only to convey the emotions of the newlyweds at the happiest moment of their lives, but also to bring a piece of her own mood. This is what makes photographs unique.

16. Alexey Malyshev

Alexey Malyshev considers the opportunity to relive a happy day to be the most important thing in wedding photography. He does not get tired of looking for new angles and ideas for pictures, uses chance and hunts for real emotions. Alexey is a member and multiple winner of the world-famous association of wedding photographers FearlessPhotographers.

What makes a photographer famous? Decades spent in the profession, acquired or invaluable experience? No, the only thing that makes a photographer famous is his pictures. The list of famous photographers of the world consists of people with a bright personality, attention to detail, and the highest professionalism. After all, it is not enough just to be in the right place at the right time, you also need to be able to correctly display what is happening. Being a good photographer is not easy, let alone professional. We want to introduce you to the greatest classics of photography and examples of their work.

Ansel Adams

"What the photographer is able to see, and what he sees - to say, is of incomparably greater importance than the quality of technical equipment ..."(Ansel Adams)

Ansel Adams (Ansel Easton Adams Born February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American photographer best known for his black and white photographs of the American West. Ansel Adams, on the one hand, was gifted with a subtle artistic flair, on the other hand, he had an impeccable command of photographic techniques. His photographs are full of almost epic power. They combine the features of symbolism and magical realism, inspiring the impression of the "first days of Creation". During his lifetime, he created over 40,000 photographs and participated in more than 500 exhibitions around the world.

Yusuf Karsh

“If, looking at my portraits, you learn something more significant about the people depicted in them, if they help you sort out your feelings about someone whose work has left a mark on your brain - if you look at a photograph and say: “Yes, it’s him” and at the same time you learn something new about a person - then this is a really good portrait” ( Yusuf Karsh)

Yusuf Karsh(Yousuf Karsh, December 23, 1908 - July 13, 2002) - Canadian photographer of Armenian origin, one of the masters of portrait photography. During his life he made portraits of 12 US Presidents, 4 Popes, all British Prime Ministers, Soviet leaders - Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev, as well as Albert Einstein, Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, Bernard Shaw and Eleanor Roosevelt.

Robert Capa

“A photograph is a document, looking at which one who has eyes and a heart begins to feel that not everything is safe in the world” ( Robert Capa)

Robert Capa (real name Endre Erno Friedman, October 22, 1913, Budapest - May 25, 1954, Tonkin, Indochina) is a Jewish photographer born in Hungary. Robert Capa was not going to become a photographer at all, life circumstances pushed him to this. And only courage, adventurism and bright pictorial talent made him one of the most famous war reporters of the twentieth century.

Henri Cartier Bresson

«... photography can capture infinity at one point in time... " (Henri-Cartier-Bresson)

Henri Cartier-Bresson (August 2, 1908 – August 3, 2004) was one of the most important photographers of the 20th century. Father of photojournalism. One of the founders of the photo agency Magnum Photos. Born in France. Was fond of painting. He paid much attention to the role of time and the "decisive moment" in photography.

Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange (Dorothea Margarette Nutzhorn, May 26, 1895 - October 11, 1965) - American photographer and photojournalist / Her photographs, bright, striking in the heart with their frankness, nakedness of pain and hopelessness, are silent evidence of what hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans had to endure, deprived of shelter, basic means of subsistence and all hope.

This photograph has been literally the epitome of the Great Depression for many years. Dorothea Lange took the picture while visiting a vegetable picker camp in California in February 1936, wishing to show the world the resilience and resilience of a proud nation in difficult times.

brassai

“There is always a chance - and each of us hopes for it. Only a bad photographer takes one chance in a hundred, while a good photographer uses everything.

“Every creative person has two dates of birth. The second date - when he will understand what his true calling is - is much more important than the first "

“The purpose of art is to elevate people to a level that they could not reach in any other way”

“There are many photographs full of life, but incomprehensible and quickly forgotten. They lack strength - and this is the most important "(Brassai)

Brassai (Gyula Halas, September 9, 1899 - July 8, 1984) was a Hungarian and French photographer, painter and sculptor. In Brassaille's photographs, we see the mysterious Paris in the light of street lamps, squares and houses, foggy embankments, bridges and almost fabulous wrought iron bars. One of his favorite techniques was reflected in a series of photographs taken under the headlights of rare cars at the time.

Brian Duffy

“Every photograph taken after 1972 I have seen before. Nothing new. After a while, I realized that photography is dead ... " Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (June 15, 1933 – May 31, 2010) was an English photographer. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Sammy Davis Jr., Michael Caine, Sidney Poitier, David Bowie, Joanna Lumley and William Burroughs have all stood in front of his camera.

Jerry Welsman

“I believe that the ability of a person to convey things beyond the visible is enormous. This phenomenon can be observed in all genres of fine arts, as we are constantly looking for new ways to explain the world, which sometimes reveals itself to us in moments of understanding that go beyond the boundaries of our usual experience.(Jerry Welsman)

Jerry Welsman (1934) is an American theorist of the art of photography, teacher, one of the most interesting photographers of the second half of the twentieth century, a master of mysterious collages and visual interpretations. The surreal collages of the talented photographer conquered the world when Photoshop was not even in the project. However, even now the author of unusual works remains true to his own technique and believes that miracles are happening in a darkened photo lab.

Annie Liebovitz

“When I say I want to take a picture of someone, it means I want to get to know them. Everyone I know, I photograph" ( Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz)

Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz (Anna-Lou «Annie» Leibovitz; genus. October 2, 1949, Waterbury, Connecticut) - famous American photographer. Specializes in celebrity portraits. Today it is the most popular among women photographers. Her work graces magazine covers. Vogue, Vanity Fair, New Yorker and Rolling Stone, she was posed naked by John Lennon and Betty Midler, Whoopi Goldberg and Demi Moore, Sting and Devine. Annie Leibovitz managed to break the stereotypes of beauty in fashion, introduce older faces, wrinkles, everyday cellulite and imperfection of forms into the photo arena.

Jerry Gionis

“Set aside at least five minutes a day to try to accomplish the impossible - and you will soon feel the difference” ( Jerry Gionis).

Jerry Gionis - the top wedding photographer from Australia is a real master of his genre! No wonder he is considered one of the most successful masters of this direction in the world.

Colbert Gregory

Gregory Colbert (1960, Canada) - a pause in our fast paced world. Stop on the run. Absolute silence and concentration. Beauty in silence and immobility. The feeling of delight from the feeling of belonging to a huge living being - the planet Earth - these are the emotions that his works evoke. Within 13 years, he made 33 (thirty-three) expeditions to the most remote and exotic corners of our vast and at the same time such a tiny planet: India, Burma, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Dominica, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tonga, Namibia, Antarctica. He set himself one task - to reflect in his works the amazing relationship between man and nature, the animal world.

In fact, the list of the greatest photographers is quite long, and these are just a few of them.

In fact, ratings are not a thankful thing and are very subjective. Summing up the best of the best in the rating lists, we still use some kind of our own internal tuning fork. We also decided to make our own rating list of the 10 greatest Soviet photographers, according to the site.

We note right away that the list will include several photographers who worked long before the formation of the Union of Soviets, however, their influence on the development of photography, both Soviet and world, is so great that it was simply impossible to say anything about them. And yet, given the subjectivity of this list, we tried to reflect in it the brightest representatives in each individual photographic genre.

The first place in our ranking undoubtedly belongs to. This is the greatest figure in culture and art. His influence on the development of Soviet art cannot be overestimated. He concentrated on himself all the fine arts of the young country of the Soviets - he was a sculptor, an artist, a graphic designer, and a photographer. Considered one of the founders of constructivism. Rodchenko is a universal and multifaceted figure. He became an effective impetus for the development of photography and design. His methods of constructive construction of photography are used as canons.

The second position is occupied by a Russian photographer of the early 20th century - Georgy Goyningen-Hühne. Despite the fact that Georgy spent his entire professional life and activities in France, England and the USA, he is Russian by origin. And in this case, he serves as an example of how people from Russia achieved recognition and success abroad. George is one of the greatest fashion photographers of the 20s and 30s. By 1925, become the chief photographer of French Vogue. In 1935 - the American Harper's Bazaar. In 1943, two of his books are published, after which all his photographic attention is concentrated on Hollywood celebrities.

The contribution of Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky to the development of photographic art is great. Prokudin-Gorsky was a chemist and a photographer, and the occupation of one helped to improve - the second. He went down in history as the first experimenter who offered the possibility of creating a color photograph in Russia. The method used by Prokudin-Gorsky to acquire a photograph of color was not new. It was proposed back in 1855 by James Maxwell, it included the imposition of three negatives, where each is passed through a filter of a certain color - red, green and blue. These three negatives are superimposed on each other, in the projection they give a color image. Today, thanks to Prokudin-Gorsky, we have the opportunity to see Russia at the beginning of the 20th century in color.

Our top ten continues - the Soviet military photographer, the author of two of the greatest, iconic photographs of the Great Patriotic War - "The First Day of the War" and "The Banner over the Reichstag" - Yevgeny Khaldei. As a military photographer, Khaldei went through the entire Great Patriotic War, and his most significant works were made in the period from 1941 to 1946. The photographs of Chaldea are overflowing with a sense of historical importance. It is no secret that many of the photographer's works, including the work "The Banner over the Reichstag" were staged. Khaldei believed that photography should convey the spirit of time and events as fully as possible, therefore, there was no need to hurry. The author approached the creation of each work responsibly and thoroughly.

Our list continues with the classic of photographic journalism - Boris Ignatovich. Ignatovich was a close friend and colleague of Alexander Rodchenko, with whom in the late 1920s he organized a photographic association, the Oktyabr Group. It was a time of striving and searching for new forms. Creative people, as a rule, fruitfully engaged in several directions at the same time. So Ignatovich was a photographer, a photojournalist, a documentary filmmaker, a journalist, and an illustrator.

This is followed by the greatest Soviet portrait photographer -. Nappelbaum entered the history of photography as an unrivaled studio portrait photographer. Nappelbaum, a master of compositional solutions, approached the light composition in a surprising and original way, in which all the attention of the viewer is accumulated on the person being portrayed. As in the case with, through whose studio all foreign celebrities of the 20th century passed, the greatest representatives of the country of the Soviets, right up to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, passed through the Nappelbaum lens. Nappelbaum enjoyed great success and popularity as a good photographer. It is noteworthy that it was he who was invited to photograph the place of death of the great Russian poet - Sergei Yesenin.

Our top ten great Soviet photographers are continued by the first Russian landscape photographer, Vasily Sokornov. One of the first landscape painters who captured the beauty of Russian nature, and especially the Crimea, with a camera, was an artist by education and a photographer by vocation - Vasily Sokornov. Sokornov's works were very popular during the lifetime of the photographer. Just like the works of , who photographed the nature of Virginia all his life, the works of Sokornov, for the most part, are devoted to the Crimea. They were published in magazines and scattered throughout Russia as postcards. Today it is considered the main chronicler of the Crimean nature of the first decades of the 20th century.

The founder of Russian, Soviet journalistic, social photography - Maxim Dmitriev, occupies the eighth position in our rating. The life and work of Dmitriev is the story of an incredible rise and an equally incredible fall. A native of the Tambov province, a student of the parochial school, by the beginning of the 1900s, Dmitriev became the leading photographer of Moscow. The founder of the photo studio, through which the leading people of the time pass - Ivan Bunin, Fedor Chaliapin, Maxim Gorky. But we love and remember Dmitriev for his chronicle photographs of the Volga region. They concentrate the original life and way of Russia, skillfully noticed by a brilliant photographer. The fall of Dmitriev was the coming to power of the Bolsheviks and widespread dispossession. By the beginning of the 1930s, the artist's photo studio was selected, along with more than seven thousand magnificent local history photographs.

In our rating, we could not help but write about the only Soviet representative in the photographic agency -. The very presence of Pinkhasov in the agency speaks for itself. An iconic documentary photographer, Pinkhasov masters the genre of reportage street photography, camera, composition, light and color.

Rounding out our top ten, if I may say so, is the glamorous Soviet photographer Valery Plotnikov. Plotnikov is the author of portraits of Soviet icons of the 20th century, such as Vladimir Vysotsky, Anastasia Vertinskaya, Sergei Parajanov. Not a single Soviet magazine was published without Plotnikov's copyright work.

In the modern world, photography is a popular and very widespread branch of art, which continues to develop actively and delight with new discoveries and creations. It seems that why so much enthusiasm around ordinary photography, can it be compared with a picture in which the artist invests a lot of time, soul and effort?

But not everything is so simple, talented photographs can hardly be called “simple”, in order for the frame to come out really bewitching, the master must be a true connoisseur of the moment, be able to catch beauty where it remains invisible to an ordinary person, and then present it so that it becomes available to the wide the masses. Is this not art?

Today we will talk about the most talented and famous fashion photographers who managed to turn the familiar world of photography, bring something new, and also get recognition from the whole world.

These people cooperate with the most famous glossy publications in the world, the most famous advertising campaigns of the leading companies of our time are created by their hands, the most famous and wealthy people of the planet strive to get to shoot with them. Isn't that enough to cause everyone's admiration?

1. Annie Leibnovitz

Our top 10 is opened by one of the highest paid and most sought after craftsmen, Annie Leibovitz. Each of her works is a recognized work of art, which is admired by even the most ignorant viewers.

While Annie is a master of portraiture, she excels in many other genres. Music stars, famous actors, models, as well as members of her family visited her lens, while everyone who was there became a part of something perfect and extraordinary.

Among them are Queen Elizabeth II, Michael Jackson, George Clooney, Uma Thurman, Natalia Vodianova, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp and many others.

1. Patrick Demarchelier

One of the most famous and sought-after French photographers, who started shooting back in the distant 80s and quickly managed to achieve success. Very soon, his pictures began to appear in Glamour, Elle, and a little later - Harper's Bazaar and Vogue.

To get into his lens is the dream of any model, and cult fashion houses from all over the world fought for the right to get a meter to shoot the next advertising campaign. At one time he was the personal photographer of Princess Diana, he photographed a very young Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer and more than once worked with Madonna, Scarlett Johansson and other stars of modern Hollywood.

1. Mario Testino

One of the most famous British photographers, is the winner of many prestigious awards. An interesting fact is that Mario became a photographer, in principle, by accident, his family was far from the world of art, and the path that he had to go through to achieve success turned out to be very thorny. But it was worth it!

Today, Testino's work can be found in almost every glossy publication, he has worked with most of the most famous and popular models, became the favorite photographer of Kate Moss, and is also known for his magnificent photographs of the royal family.

1. Peter Lindberg

Another world celebrity, winner of many awards and just a talented person. Peter, to a greater extent, became famous as a master of black and white photography, an opponent of the worldwide passion for Photoshop, and therefore prefers to look for perfection in imperfection.

1. Stephen Meisel

Considered one of the most popular fashion photographers, he is known for his unique photo shoots for Vogue magazine, as well as a series of very provocative shots for Madonna's book. His works cause a very wide resonance in the public world, however, most of his works continue to be published in fashion publications.

1. Ellen von Unwerth

A popular German photographer known for her passion for erotic and staged subjects. Particular success came to Ellen after shooting Claudia Schiffer for Guess. After that, offers poured in, and her work constantly appears in publications such as Vanity Fair, The Face, Vogue and many others.

1. Paolo Roversi

In the fashion world, he is known as one of the most mysterious and inaccessible personalities. Few people know this photographer by sight, but many know his signature style, and his work is strikingly different from the typical magazine “stamping”.

His extraordinary long-exposure work is one of the finest and most magnificent images produced in the last century.

1. Tim Walker

British photographer who gained his popularity thanks to the fabulous style in which most of his work is created: the directions of surrealism and rococo. As the author himself says, he is often inspired by literary heroes and fairy-tale characters, which is probably why each of his photographs is a whole story.

It is also noteworthy that Walker does not like photoshop, and therefore, to create his unique works, he tries to use real props and the game of lighting.

1. Mert and Marcus

One of the most famous and best photo duets, whose work is always recognizable and in demand no less than the work of their older colleagues. Known for their bright, shocking and often provocative photographs, all the most beautiful divas of our planet lit up in their lenses: Kate Moss, Jennifer Lopez, Gisele Bundchen, Natalia Vodianova and many others.

1. Inez and Vinood

Another talented photo duet, whose members are employees and have been creating masterpieces for over 30 years. Like most of the above colleagues, they collaborate with the most fashionable glossy publications, shoot advertising campaigns for Isabel Marant and YSL, and are also one of Lady Gaga's favorite photographers.