This is a list of photographs considered the most important in surveys where authoritative sources review the history of the medium not limited by time period, region, genre, topic, or other specific criteria. These images may be referred to as the most important, most iconic, or most influential—and are considered key images in the history of photography.
19th century
Before 1850
1850s
1860s
1870s
1880s
1890s
20th century
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
21st century
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
- List of most expensive photographs
- Lists of photographs
- 100 Photographs that Changed the World, 2003 book by the editors of Life
- Fine-art photography
- History of the camera
- History of photography
- Monkey selfie copyright dispute
- People notable for being the subject of a specific photograph
- Pulitzer Prize for Photography
- Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
- Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography
- Timeline of first images of Earth from space
- World Press Photo of the Year
- List of notable media in the field of meteorology
Notes
Sources
These surveys of the history of photography determine which images are included in the list.
Additional references
External links
- List of Wikipedia articles about photographs
