Jacob August Riis

American, born Denmark. 1849–1914

Potential Influences

Charles Nègre

French, 1820–1880

Charles Nègre

Contemporaries

Arnold Genthe

American, born Germany. 1869–1942

Arnold Genthe
Unidentified photographer

Unidentified photographer
Paul Martin

British, 1864–1944

Paul Martin
Thomas Annan

British, 1829–1887

Thomas Annan
Horace M. Engle

American, 1861–1949

Horace M. Engle
August Sander

German, 1876–1964

August Sander

Later Artists

Lewis Wickes Hine

American, 1874–1940

Lewis Wickes Hine
Dan Weiner

American, 1919–1959

Dan Weiner
Robert H. McNeill

American, 1917–2005

Robert H. McNeill
Robert Frank

American, born Switzerland.1924–2019

Robert Frank
Walker Evans

American, 1903–1975

Walker Evans
Bill Brandt

British, born Germany. 1904–1983

Bill Brandt
W. Eugene Smith

American, 1918–1978

W. Eugene Smith
Gordon Parks

American, 1912–2006

Gordon Parks
Henri Cartier-Bresson

French, 1908–2004

Henri Cartier-Bresson
Helen Levitt

American, 1913–2009

Helen Levitt
Weegee (Arthur Fellig)

American, born Zloczow, Austria-Hungary (now Zolochiv, Ukraine). 1899–1968

Weegee (Arthur Fellig)
Peter Sekaer

American, born Denmark. 1901–1950

Peter Sekaer