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20th-century photographers

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Wolf KahnPhotographer · PhotographyWolf Kahn (October 4, 1927 – March 15, 2020) was a German-born American painter.
Wolfdietrich SchnurrePhotographer · PhotographyWolfdietrich Schnurre (22 August 19209 June 1989) was a German writer. Best known for his short stories, he also wrote tales, diaries, poems, radio plays, and children's books.
Wolfgang StraubPhotographer · PhotographyWolfgang Straub (born 1969, in Waiblingen) is a Swiss lawyer and photographer.
Wolfgang SuschitzkyPhotographer · PhotographyWolfgang Suschitzky, BSC (29 August 1912 – 7 October 2016), was an Austrian-born British documentary photographer, as well as a cinematographer perhaps best known for his collaboration with…
Wolfgang VoigtPhotographer · PhotographyHe was born in Cologne.
Wong Wo BikPhotographer · PhotographyWong Wo Bik is a fine arts photographer and one of the few active female photographers in Hong Kong.
Wyn HoopPhotographer · PhotographyWyn Hoop (born 29 May 1936) is a German singer, birth name Winfried Lüssenhop, best known for his participation in the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest.
Xavi BouPhotographer · PhotographyXavi Bou (born 1979) is a Spanish photographer whose work makes visible the flight paths of birds.
Xavier ArmangePhotographer · PhotographyXavier Armange (born 17 June 1947 in Nantes) is a French writer and illustrator of children's books.
Xavier MiserachsPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Xavier Miserachs.
Xyza Cruz BacaniPhotographer · PhotographyXyza Cruz Bacani (born 1987) is a Filipina artist and documentary photographer. She is known for her black-and-white photographs of Hong Kong and documentary projects about migration and…
Yael BartanaPerson · Film memorabiliaYael Bartana (born 1970) is an Israeli artist, filmmaker and photographer, whose past works have encompassed multiple mediums, including photography, film, video, sound, and installation.
Yagazie EmeziPhotographer · PhotographyYagazie Emezi (born March 2, 1989) is a Nigerian artist and self-taught independent photojournalist based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Yakov NazarovPhotographer · PhotographyYakov Sergeyevich Nazarov (Яков Сергеевич Назаров; born 15 March 1942, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is a Soviet and Russian documentary film director, photographer, and artist.
Yannis KounellisDesigner · Modern designJannis Kounellis (23 March 1936 – 16 February 2017) was a Greek Italian artist based in Rome. A key figure associated with Arte Povera, he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome.
Yasushi NagaoPhotographer · Photography20 May 1930 – 2 May 2009 was a Japanese photojournalist. He became the first Japanese to win the Pulitzer Prize for his 1960 photograph capturing the moment Inejirō Asanuma, chairman of the…
Yayoi KusamaArtist · Sculpture22 March 1929 – 14 August 2026 was a Japanese artist who worked primarily in sculpture and installation.
Yeşim AğaoğluPhotographer · PhotographyYeşim Ağaoğlu (born January 21, 1966) is a Turkish multidisciplinary artist and a poet who works with various mediums, especially concentrating on installation, photography and video.
Yevgeny KhaldeiPhotographer · PhotographyYevgeny Ananyevich Khaldei (Yevhen Ananiyovych Khaldey; – 6 October 1997) was a Soviet naval officer and photographer.
Yihye HaybiPhotographer · PhotographyYihye Haybi (1911–1977) was a Yemenite photographer of Yemenite Jewish extraction who emigrated to Mandate Palestine and finished his life in Israel.
Yinka ShonibareArtist · SculptureYinka Shonibare (born 9 August 1962) is a British artist whose work explores cultural identity, colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context of globalisation.
Yip Cheong FunPhotographer · Photography
Yohji YamamotoDesigner · FashionYohji Yamamoto is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. He is considered a master tailor,[2] alongside those such as Madeleine Vionnet, and is best known for his avant-garde…
Yoko OnoArtist · SculptureYoko Ono (usually spelled in katakana as オノ・ヨーコ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese retired artist, musician, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking.
Yōnosuke NatoriPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Yōnosuke Natori
Yoshio ShimozatoPhotographer · PhotographyYoshio Shimozato (下郷羊雄, Shimozato Yoshio; 8 December 1907 – 6 April 1981) was a Japanese painter and photographer associated with Japanese Surrealism and the avant-garde milieu in Nagoya.
Yōsuke YamahataPhotographer · PhotographyAugust 6, 1917 – April 18, 1966 was a Japanese photographer best known for extensively photographing Nagasaki the day after it was bombed.
Youri Messen-JaschinPhotographer · PhotographyYouri Messen-Jaschin is an artist of Latvian origin, born in Arosa, Switzerland, in 1941. He often combines oils and gouaches.
Yousuf KarshPhotographer · PhotographyYousuf Karsh (Hovsep K'arsh; December23, 1908July13, 2002) was an Armenian-Canadian photographer, known for his portraits of notable individuals.
Yto BarradaPhotographer · PhotographyYto Barrada (born 1971) is a Franco-Moroccan multimedia visual artist living and working in Tangier, Morocco and New York City.
Yul BrynnerPhotographer · PhotographyYuliy Borisovich Briner (July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985), known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian and American actor.
Yutaka TakanashiPhotographer · PhotographyYutaka Takanashi is a Japanese photographer who has photographed fashion, urban design, and city life, and is best known for his depiction of Tokyo.
Yves NetzhammerPhotographer · PhotographyYves Netzhammer (born 1 August 1970) is a Swiss artist working in drawing, animation, video, installation and object art.
Zacharias KunukArtist · SculptureZacharias Kunuk (Inuktitut: ᓴᖅᑲᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ, born November 27, 1957) is a Canadian Inuk film producer and director, best known for his film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, the first Canadian…
Zackary DruckerPhotographer · PhotographyZackary Drucker (born 1983) is an American multimedia artist, cultural producer, LGBT activist, actress, and television producer.
Zahra KazemiPhotographer · PhotographyZahra "Ziba" Kazemi-Ahmadabadi (1948 – 11 July 2003) was an Iranian-Canadian freelance photojournalist.
Zanele MuholiPhotographer · PhotographyZanele Muholi (born 1972) is a South African artist and visual activist working in photography, video, and installation.
Zbigniew DłubakPhotographer · PhotographyZbigniew Andrzej Dłubak (1921–2005) was a Polish painter, photographer, and art theoretician.
Zbigniew LiberaPhotographer · PhotographyZbigniew Stanisław Libera (born 7 July 1959) is a Polish artist, born in Pabianice, Poland.
Zdzisław BeksińskiArtist · SculptureZdzisław Beksiński (24 February 192921 February 2005) was a Polish painter, photographer, and sculptor.
Ze'ev AleksandrowiczPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Ze'ev Aleksandrowicz in Kraków, the 1930s
Zhang DaliPhotographer · Photography
Živa KrausPhotographer · PhotographyŽiva Kraus (born 4 October 1945 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian painter.
Zoe CrosherPhotographer · PhotographyZoe Crosher (born July, 1975) is an American artist and enthusiast whose work has been exhibited widely at institutions such as the Aspen Art Museum, LACMA, MoMA, and the California Museum…
Zoe LeonardEngraver · PrintsZoe Leonard (born 1961) is an American artist who works primarily with photography and sculpture.
Zofia KulikArtist · SculptureZofia Kulik (born 1947 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish artist living and working in Łomianki (Warsaw), whose art combines political criticism with a feminist perspective.
Zohra BensemraPhotographer · PhotographyZohra Bensemra (born October 1968) is an Algerian photographer who works in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. She is currently based in Africa.
Zoulikha BouabdellahPhotographer · PhotographyZoulikha Bouabdellah (born 20 June 1977) is a Russian-born contemporary artist of Algerian descent. She lives and works in Casablanca and Paris.
Zubir SaidPhotographer · PhotographyZubir bin Said (22 July 1907 – 16 November 1987) was a Singaporean composer most notable for composing the national anthem of his country, "Majulah Singapura" – "Onward Singapore".

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