Who is the greatest photographer of all time?

Amateur Photographer, the oldest photographic magazine in the UK posed this question in their current collector's edition for December 1999.

In a whimsical survey, several experts in their field were assembled to give their verdict. Ranging from Mark Hayworth-Booth, curator of photographs at the V&A Museum, London to well known photographer David Bailey, each member of the panel gave their top ten photographers.

When all the votes were counted a clear winner emerged, yet some important photographers were clearly missing and this should not be taken as a definitive survey.

We are pleased to announce that Bill Brandt came in the top 10 greatest photographers of all time!

 

PHOTOGRAPHER	VOTES		PHOTOGRAPHER	VOTES
Henri Cartier Bresson	16		Irving Penn	4
Robert Frank	9		August Sander	4
Julia Margaret Cameron	8		Richard Avedon	4
Alfred Steiglitz	8		Diane Arbus	4
Roger Fenton	7		Andre Kertesz	3
Fox Talbot	7		Manuel Alvarez Bravo	3
Man Ray	7		William Klein	3
Bill Brandt	6		Gustave Le Gray	3
Walker Evans	5		Martin Parr	3
Eugene Atget	5		Edward Weston	3
Cindy Sherman	5