Results from ChatGPT-3.5 using this prompt:
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Create a detailed table of the most widely-acclaimed photographers since 1840, along with their active decades, country, and a pithy description of their characteristic photographic styles and camera and processing techniques. Thank you.
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| Photographer | Active Decades | Country | Style and Techniques |
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| Ansel Adams | 1920s-1970s | United States | Known for black and white landscape photography, use of Zone System for exposure, and iconic images of national parks. |
| Dorothea Lange | 1930s-1960s | United States | Renowned for documentary photography during the Great Depression, capturing emotive portraits of displaced individuals and migrant workers. |
| Henri Cartier-Bresson | 1930s-1980s | France | Co-founder of Magnum Photos, pioneer of street photography, and creator of the concept of "the decisive moment," capturing fleeting and candid scenes. |
| Cindy Sherman | 1970s-present | United States | Known for conceptual self-portraiture, challenging stereotypes and identity, often using elaborate costumes and settings. |
| Diane Arbus | 1950s-1970s | United States | Noted for her portraits of marginalized individuals and unconventional subjects, exploring the complexity of human identity. |
| Sebastião Salgado | 1970s-present | Brazil | Renowned for his social documentary photography, addressing global issues like poverty and migration, often using black and white to emphasize the gravity of his subjects. |
| Man Ray | 1920s-1970s | United States | Associated with Dada and Surrealist movements, known for experimental and avant-garde photography, including photograms and solarization. |
| Irving Penn | 1940s-2000s | United States | A master of fashion and portrait photography, Penn's meticulous studio work and use of natural light resulted in timeless and elegant images. |
| Yousuf Karsh | 1930s-1990s | Canada | Famous for his portraits of notable figures, Karsh's use of dramatic lighting and composition created iconic and revealing images of political and cultural leaders. |
| Edward Weston | 1900s-1940s | United States | A key figure in American modernist photography, Weston is known for his sharply focused, detailed, and often abstract images of landscapes, nudes, and everyday objects. |
| Robert Capa | 1930s-1950s | Hungary/US | War photography, captured intense and emotional moments in conflicts. |
| Helmut Newton | 1950s-2000s | Germany | Provocative fashion photography, known for his bold and erotic images. |
| Brassai | 1930s-1960s | France | Master of nighttime photography, documented Parisian street life. |
| Imogen Cunningham | 1900s-1970s | United States | Pioneering female photographer, known for botanical studies and portraits. |
| Duane Michals | 1960s-present | United States | Storytelling through sequences of images, often with handwritten text. |
| Gordon Parks | 1940s-2000s | United States | Renowned for his work on civil rights issues and fashion photography. |
| Ara Güler | 1950s-2010s | Turkey | Documented Istanbul life, considered the "Eye of Istanbul." |
| Sally Mann | 1970s-present | United States | Known for intimate portraits of her family and ethereal landscapes. |
| László Moholy-Nagy | 1920s-1940s | Hungary/Germany | Influential Bauhaus artist, experimented with light and photograms. |
| Catherine Opie | 1980s-present | United States | Contemporary photographer, explores issues of identity and community. |
| William Eggleston | 1960s-present | United States | Pioneer of color photography, known for capturing everyday scenes. |
| Steve McCurry | 1970s-present | United States | Renowned for his iconic portrait "Afghan Girl" and travel photography. |
| Shomei Tomatsu | 1950s-2012 | Japan | Documented post-war Japan, part of the Provoke photography movement. |
| Lewis Hine | 1900s-1940s | United States | Social documentary photographer, focused on child labor and immigration. |
| Elliott Erwitt | 1950s-present | United States | Magnum photographer known for his humorous and candid snapshots. |
| Rineke Dijkstra | 1990s-present | Netherlands | Noted for her portraits, often capturing subjects in transitional moments. |
| Don McCullin | 1950s-2010s | United Kingdom | War photographer and documentarian, captured the human cost of conflicts. |
| Raghu Rai | 1960s-present | India | Renowned Indian photographer, documented various aspects of Indian life. |
| Paul Strand | 1910s-1970s | United States | Modernist photographer, known for abstraction and street photography. |
| Harry Callahan | 1940s-1990s | United States | Experimented with different photographic techniques and abstraction. |
| Carrie Mae Weems | 1980s-present | United States | Explores themes of race, gender, and identity in her powerful photographs. |
| James Nachtwey | 1980s-present | United States | Renowned war photographer, capturing the human impact of conflicts. |
| Joel-Peter Witkin | 1960s-present | United States | Surrealist photographer known for dark and provocative imagery. |
| Lee Friedlander | 1950s-present | United States | Influential street photographer, known for his layered and complex compositions. |
| Ruth Bernhard | 1930s-2000s | United States | Specialized in nude photography, creating timeless and elegant images. |
| Masahisa Fukase | 1950s-2010s | Japan | Noted for his series "Ravens," capturing the symbolic nature of the birds. |
| Edward Burtynsky | 1980s-present | Canada | Environmental photographer, capturing the impact of human activity on landscapes. |
| Alejandro Cartagena | 2000s-present | Mexico | Focuses on urban landscapes and social issues in Latin America. |
| Eikoh Hosoe | 1950s-present | Japan | Part of the Provoke movement, known for avant-garde and theatrical imagery. |
| Tina Modotti | 1920s-1940s | Italy/Mexico | Documented Mexican culture, known for her portraits and political engagement. |
| Herb Ritts | 1970s-2000s | United States | Celebrity and fashion photographer, known for his iconic portraits. |
| W. Eugene Smith | 1930s-1970s | United States | Documented World War II and later produced powerful photo essays. |
| Joel Meyerowitz | 1960s-present | United States | Early advocate of color photography, known for street and landscape work. |
| Sarah Moon | 1960s-present | France | Fashion and fine art photographer, known for her dreamlike and poetic imagery. |
| Alec Soth | 1990s-present | United States | Contemporary photographer exploring the vastness of American landscapes. |
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Just 1840-1900:
| Photographer | Active Decades | Country | Style and Techniques |
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| Louis Daguerre | 1830s-1840s | France | Inventor of the daguerreotype, a forerunner of modern photography, known for detailed architectural and cityscape images. |
| William Henry Fox Talbot | 1830s-1870s | United Kingdom | Inventor of the calotype process, known for botanical studies and early attempts at narrative photography. |
| Roger Fenton | 1850s-1860s | United Kingdom | Early war photographer, documented the Crimean War, and known for his large-format landscapes and architectural studies. |
| Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon) | 1850s-1860s | France | Portrait photographer capturing prominent figures of his time, and aerial photography pioneer using balloons. |
| Julia Margaret Cameron | 1860s-1870s | United Kingdom | Renowned for her portraits, often featuring friends and family in allegorical and literary-inspired scenes. |
| Mathew Brady | 1840s-1870s | United States | Notable for his extensive documentation of the American Civil War through portrait photography and battlefield images. |
| Eadweard Muybridge | 1860s-1900s | United States | Known for his motion studies using multiple cameras, a precursor to motion pictures, and influential in animal locomotion photography. |
| Carleton Watkins | 1850s-1880s | United States | Pioneering landscape photographer, captured the American West, particularly Yosemite, using large-format cameras and mammoth glass plates. |
| Oscar Gustave Rejlander | 1850s-1870s | United Kingdom | Early exponent of combination printing, known for composite photographs that explored narrative and allegory. |
| Hill & Adamson | 1840s-1850s | United Kingdom | Collaborative duo capturing portraits in calotype, documented the intellectual and cultural figures of Edinburgh. |
| Charles Marville | 1850s-1870s | France | Documented the transformation of Paris under Baron Haussmann, known for urban landscapes and architectural studies. |
| John Thomson | 1860s-1870s | United Kingdom | Pioneering photojournalist and travel photographer, documented life and culture in Asia, particularly China and India. |
| Samuel Bourne | 1860s-1870s | United Kingdom | Known for his breathtaking landscape photographs of the Himalayas, captured during his extensive travels in India. |
| Félix Nadar (Paul Nadar) | 1850s-1900s | France | Son of Nadar, continued the family legacy, known for his portraits and documentation of Parisian life, aviation, and balloon photography. |
| John Herschel | 1830s-1860s | United Kingdom | Inventor of the cyanotype process, made significant contributions to early photographic processes and scientific photography. |
| Olympe Aguado | 1850s-1870s | France | Early photographer and a member of the French photographic society, known for his portraits, genre scenes, and architectural studies. |
| Adolphe Braun | 1850s-1880s | France | Pioneer in commercial photography, renowned for his work in early color photography, and known for landscape and genre scenes. |
| Nadar (Félix Tournachon) | 1840s-1870s | France | In addition to portraiture, known for aerial photography experiments using balloons, capturing the first aerial photographs. |
| Robert Cornelius | 1830s-1840s | United States | Produced one of the earliest known photographic self-portraits, and an early pioneer in the American photographic community. |
| David Octavius Hill | 1840s-1850s | United Kingdom | Collaborated with Adamson, documented the Disruption of 1843 and notable for early calotype portraits. |
| Hippolyte Bayard | 1840s-1850s | France | Early photography pioneer, invented direct positive printing, known for self-portraits and social commentary in his images. |
| Robert Adamson | 1840s-1850s | United Kingdom | Collaborated with Hill, known for calotype portraits and contributions to the early development of photography in Scotland. |
| Julien Vallou de Villeneuve | 1840s-1850s | France | One of the first photographers to experiment with stereoscopic images, capturing early views of the French Riviera. |
| Maxime Du Camp | 1840s-1870s | France | Travel photographer and companion to Gustave Flaubert, documented the Middle East, Egypt, and other parts of the world. |
| Édouard Baldus | 1850s-1860s | France | Known for his architectural and landscape photographs, particularly his work on the construction of the Paris-Marseille railway. |
| John Beasley Greene | 1850s-1860s | United Kingdom/France | Archaeologist and photographer, documented ancient Egyptian and North African architecture and landscapes. |
| John Dillwyn Llewelyn | 1840s-1850s | United Kingdom | Welsh photographer and botanist, known for early photographs of botanical subjects and landscapes, experimenting with calotypes. |
| Anna Atkins | 1840s-1850s | United Kingdom | Considered the first female photographer, known for her cyanotype botanical studies, one of the earliest uses of photography. |
| Henry Peach Robinson | 1850s-1860s | United Kingdom | Pioneered combination printing, creating narrative photographs through the combination of multiple negatives. |
| Charles Clifford | 1850s-1860s | United Kingdom | Documented landscapes and cityscapes, particularly in Spain, known for his early use of collodion wet plate photography. |
| Albert Southworth | 1840s-1860s | United States | Pioneer in daguerreotype portraiture, known for capturing detailed and expressive portraits. Collaborated with Josiah Hawes to form one of the earliest photographic studios in the U.S. |
| Josiah Hawes | 1840s-1860s | United States | Collaborated with Albert Southworth, known for portraits and contributions to early photographic techniques. |
| Carl Ferdinand Stelzner | 1850s-1880s | Germany | Renowned German photographer, documented landscapes, architecture, and cultural scenes, known for his work in the Harz Mountains. |
| Charles Nègre | 1840s-1880s | France | Early French photographer and painter, known for his experiments in photographic techniques, capturing cityscapes, genre scenes, and landscapes. |
| Gustave Le Gray | 1840s-1850s | France | Renowned for his seascapes and landscapes, innovator in photographic processes, including the collodion process and combination printing. |
| Philip Henry Delamotte | 1850s-1880s | United Kingdom | Documented landscapes and architectural scenes, particularly associated with early British photography, and known for his work with the Crystal Palace. |
| Thomas Keith | 1840s-1860s | United Kingdom | Scottish photographer known for his portraits and documentary work, particularly capturing life in Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands. |
| Francis Frith | 1850s-1890s | United Kingdom | Pioneering travel photographer, captured landscapes and archaeological sites in the Middle East and Egypt, contributing to the popularization of tourism photography. |
| Louis Auguste Bisson | 1840s-1860s | France | Known for his early daguerreotypes, including architectural views and landscapes, collaborated with his brother Auguste Rosalie Bisson. |
| Auguste Rosalie Bisson | 1840s-1860s | France | Collaborated with his brother Louis Auguste Bisson, known for their joint work in early photography, capturing landscapes and architectural scenes. |
| Carlo Ponti | 1850s-1870s | Italy | Italian photographer known for his portraits and landscapes. His work often captured the beauty of the Italian countryside and cultural scenes during the mid-19th century. |
| Alexander Gardner | 1850s-1880s | United States | Documented the American Civil War, known for his poignant battlefield photographs, portraits of Abraham Lincoln, and later, his landscape work in the American West. |
| George N. Barnard | 1850s-1860s | United States | Best known for his documentation of the Civil War, capturing both the human and environmental toll of the conflict. Also recognized for his later landscape photography. |
| Timothy H. O'Sullivan | 1850s-1880s | United States | Notable for his work during the Civil War and later as part of various surveys in the American West. Known for his striking landscapes and meticulous documentary approach. |
| Étienne Carjat | 1860s-1870s | France | Parisian portrait photographer, associated with the bohemian culture of the time. His iconic portraits captured notable figures of French literature, politics, and the arts. |
| William Notman | 1850s-1890s | Canada | Pioneering Canadian photographer known for his portrait studio in Montreal, which became one of the largest and most successful in North America during the 19th century. |