Great photographers

A comprehensive new exhibition at the Pompidou Centre in Paris shows off the street photographer's little-known surrealist shots – and reveals his radical politics, writes Sean O'Hagan

We list the most famous street photographers for inspiration. Look at the subject matter, locations and how photography masters use them to tell a story.

Most photographers, are looking for validation from their peers. We’re so often on flickr, 500px, twitter, and Facebook; showing off our work to others. Vivan Maier however, lived an entire life as an incredible street photographer, without anyone knowing or seeing her work for nearly 50 years. The new film, Finding Vivian Maier is hoping to expose a new audience to the work

Bikinis in Biarritz to skiing in the Alps.

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When I reached Sally Mann by phone, she asked me to wait a few minutes before we talked. “I’m in the darkroom,” she explained. This might be expected: If Mann isn’t out shooting in her mobile photography lab—a converted GMC...

From elephants and gazelles to dolphins and snakes

The great photographer captured thousands of unguarded moments in his New York studio, finding beauty in surprising places

A movie about this mysterious photographer was nominated for an Oscar. We have 120 photos, plus an interview with the curator behind a massive exhibition revealing the work of one of the “discoveries” of the century in street photography.

Josef Sudek may not be known as a landscape photographer, much of his work was still life, urban, occasionally portraits.