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Peter Beard: The Diary of Excess by Jerome D. This article contains sponsored links, I might earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Introduction Peter Beard (1938–2020, New York, USA) was one of the most unconventional figures in twentieth-centu…

Susan Meiselas: The Witness Who Stays Published by Jerome D. Introduction Susan Meiselas (b. 1948, Baltimore) is one of the most significant and morally rigorous documentary photographers of the last half-century. A member of  Magnum Photos  since 1…

Graciela Iturbide: Ritual, Identity, and the Poetry of Mexico Introduction Graciela Iturbide (born 1942) is one of the most important photographers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Her work stands at the crossroads of documentary photogra…

René Burri: The Architect of Political and Cultural Photography Introduction René Burri (1933–2014) was one of the most influential photographers to emerge from Magnum Photos in the postwar period. Best known for his iconic portraits of political …

Annie Leibovitz: The Portrait of a Generation by Jerome D. Introduction Annie Leibovitz  (b. 2 October 1949, Waterbury, Connecticut) is the  most famous portrait photographer in the world  — a statement that is not hyperbole but simply a description…