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Famous Female Photographers
The art of photography can be used to document, inspire, rally for change or make a statement of a more personal nature. These female photographers created portfolios that accomplished all of the above—from Diane Arbus's black-and-white New York scenes to Dorothea Lange's iconic Depression-era image of the "Migrant Mother," to Cindy Sherman's bizarre, stereotype-challenging self-portraits.
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Featured Female Photographers
Did you know that Linda McCartney was a celebrated rock photographer before meeting Paul McCartney at a Beatles photo shoot? And that Annie Leibovitz shot her iconic John Lennon-Yoko Ono cover for Rolling Stone just hours before Lennon's murder? Learn more as you browse bios of female photographers from the creation of the technology to the present day.
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Annie Leibovitz
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- Famous Libras
- Famous Photographers
- Famous Artists
Annie Leibovitz
Photographer / 1949 -
Annie Leibovitz, considered one of America's best portrait photographers, developed her trademark use of bold colors and poses while at Rolling Stone.
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Cindy Sherman
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- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Photographers
- Famous Film Directors
Cindy Sherman
Photographer, Director / 1954 -
American photographer Cindy Sherman is known for her elaborately "disguised" self-portraits that focus on social role-playing and sexual stereotypes.
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Dorothea Lange
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- Famous Geminis
- Famous Photographers
- Famous Artists
Dorothea Lange
Photographer / 1895 - 1965
Dorothea Lange was a photographer whose portraits of displaced farmers during the Great Depression greatly influenced later documentary photography.
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Diane Arbus
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- Famous Photographers
- Famous Artists
Diane Arbus
Photographer / 1923 - 1971
Photographer Diane Arbus's distinctive portraits showed the world how crazy (and beautiful) New Yorkers were in the 1950s and '60s. She was married to actor Allan Arbus.
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Linda McCartney
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- Beatty's Babes
- Famous Libras
- Famous Animal Rights Activists
Linda McCartney
Animal Rights Activist, Photographer / 1941 - 1998
Linda McCartney was a photographer who became widely known as the wife of Beatle Paul McCartney.
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Tipper Gore
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- Celebrity Deadheads
- Famous Leos
Tipper Gore
Photographer, Political Leader, Journalist / 1948 -
Photographer and activist Tipper Gore, wife of Vice President Al Gore, co-founded the Parents' Music Resource Center, and was Clinton’s mental health advisor.
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