The 50 Most Influential Photographers of the Past 10 Years

These are the image-makers who have changed the world around you, whether you know it or not.

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Without a doubt, photography has helped to shape our experience. It captures our joys, desires, accomplishments just as it does our problems, fears and failures. This list aims to mention many of the photographers affecting the way we see the world we live in—from the isolated forests of a far off land, to fashion models, to your kitchen sink. 

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The 50 Most Influential Photographers of the Past 10 Years

50. Malick Sidibe

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49. Hiroshi Sugimoto

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48. Rinko Kawauchi

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47. Katy Grannan

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46. Moyra Davey

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45. Frans Lanting

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44. Jennifer Peters and Michael Taylor

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43. Sara VanDerBeek

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42. Gerald Herbert

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41. Liz Deschenes

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40. Ryan McGinley

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39. Elad Lassry

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38. Carter Mull

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37. Leslie Hewitt

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36. Shirin Neshat

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35. Zoe Leonard

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34. Javier Manzano

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33. Manish Swarup

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32. Rineke Dijkstra

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31. Iwan Baan

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30. Terry Richardson

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29. Christopher Williams

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28. Catherine Opie

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27. Uta Barth

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26. Eileen Quinlan

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25. Cristina Mittermeier

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24. Jessica Hill

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23. Gregory Crewdson

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22. James Balog

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21. Jon Rafman

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20. LaToya Ruby Frazier

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19. Nick Knight

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18. Alec Soth

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17. Juergen Teller

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16. Walid Raad

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15. Lorna Simpson

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14. An-My Lê

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13. Cindy Sherman

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12. Tommy Ton

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11. Walead Beshty

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10. Taryn Simon

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9. Christian Marclay

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8. Annie Leibovitz

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7. Photographer Unknown

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6. Scott Schuman

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5. JR

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4. Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) Team

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3. The Team of the Curiosity Rover

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2. Joe McNally

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1. Ai Weiwei

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