These Are The 10 Richest Photographers Of All Time | TheRichest
In the age of social media and instant mobile lenses, many photographers have carved a niche for themselves in the entertainment and cultural world. Nick Veasey, Annie Leibovitz, Marco Grob, and George Steinmetz are some wealthiest photographers. Many others have earned millions for their single captures. Let us look at some of the wealthiest photographers in the world.
Celebrated German photographer Andreas Gursky earned himself the title of the ‘world’s most expensive photographer’ in 2011 when his image Rhine II (1999) sold for an estimated $4.3 million at Christie’s auction in New York. Earlier in 2006, his 99 Cent II (1999-2009) had sold for an estimated $3.35 million.
10 Marco Grob - $1.5 Million
Known as a master of faces for his intense portrait stills, Marco is an Emmy-winning photographer and director. He was born in Olten, Switzerland, and shifted to Los Angeles to kickstart his career. From being a still-life photographer for 20 years to a celebrated portrait capturer, Grob has shot renowned A-list celebrities and politicians. The TIME Magazine’s Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience won him an Emmy and is now a permanent part of the Smithsonian Museum and National 9/11 Memorial collections.
9 Zhang Jingna - $1 Million - $3 Million
Widely known as Zenmotion among her fans and admirers, Zhang is a Chinese-born Singaporean photographer. Her contemporary pictures are a work of art between fantasy and reality. A professional fashion and fine art photographer, Jingna works with an elite line of clients, including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Lancôme, and Mercedes Benz. Her works have been exhibited at Singapore’s Fashion Festival and Japan Creative Center in Singapore. She was named one of the celebrated under 30 achievers on Forbes under 30 Asia in 2018.
8 Nick Veasey - $1Million - $5 Million
The British experimental photographer is widely known for his eccentric x-ray-inspired photographs. His works have been showcased in the Middle East and Europe. Nick’s first verified exhibition was held in 2005, titled Best of Show at Farmani Gallery in Los Angeles, and recently Wild Grass was showcased at Bluerider ART in Taipei. He is among the top 100,000 photographers globally and the top 1,000 in the United Kingdom.
7 GMB Akash - $1 Million - $5 million
Recipient of more than 100 international photography awards, Akash is a celebrated documentary and photojournalist. He is also the founder of the First Light Institute of Photography in Bangladesh. Working with Panos' pictures, UK, he has mastered the theme of survivors and captures mostly on daily life events of ordinary people or taboo subjects. According to Panos Pictures, his works have been published in high-profile issues of National Geographic, Vogue, TIME, GEO, Stern, Der Spiegel, The Guardian, and The Economist. He received many accolades for his daring captures, including the World Press photo award in 2006 and the 7th Vevey International Photography Grant from Switzerland in 2009. Akash is the first Bangladeshi to be honored by PDN's 30 Emerging Photographers.
6 Lynsey Addario - $1 Million - $5 Million
A daring photojournalist who has worked for over two decades with The New York Times and National Geographic covering humanitarian crises in the Middle East and African countries. Without any professional training, Lynsey first landed in Taliban-occupied Afghanistan in 2000 to document the lifestyle of the locals. She was captured and tortured many times while covering the Libyan civil war. Addario also escaped death in Pakistan after surviving a car crash. She receives many honors, including the MacArthur Fellowship, or ‘Genius Grant’ 2009, and the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, for her photographs in ‘Talibanistan,’ Sept 7, 2008. In 2010 she was named one of the 20 women on Oprah Winfrey’s Power List for her Power of Bearing Witness series.
5 Morgan Norman - $18 Million
Morgan is a celebrated fashion, portrait, and dance photographer. His client list includes elite fashion houses like Vogue and Allure, the Wall Street Journal, the Swedish Royal Opera, and Cirque du Soleil. In 2009 Norman was selected among the International Top Newcomers by Hasselblad.
4 Gilles Bensimon - $30 Million
Side Note states Gilles is a French national and former International Creative Director of Elle (USA). He is credited for the meteoric rise of Elle magazine in the US, reaching over 20 million readers through his creative photographic shots of eminent supermodels like Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, and Tyra Banks. He is also a well-known personality on the top fashion America’s Next Top Model television series.
3 Andreas Gursky - $30 Million
According to Standard, Andreas is a legendary photographer who sold one of the most expensive photographs, Rhine II (1999), which sold for an estimated $4.3 million at Christie’s auction in New York. He has been credited with creating exclusive digital montages since 1992 and is widely known for landscape and architectural pictures.
2 Cindy Sherman - $35 Million
Cindy is one of the most celebrated Conceptual art photographers in the world and known for her eccentric self-portraits. Her works are showcased in prominent brands and fashion magazines. In 2011, a print of a photograph sold at an estimated #3.89 million at the New York auction. The work was shot in 1981 by an Artforum magazine commission, “Untitled #96,” and became the most expensive photograph ever sold.
1 Annie Leibovitz - $440 Million
Known as the wealthiest fashion photographer in the world, Annie started her career in 1970 with Rolling Stone magazine. According to the Straits Times, she was the last person to photograph the Beatle's John Lennon before he was shot. She is well known for iconic shoots with A-list celebrities and politicians. Her top works include Vogue, Rolling Stone, Disney, and Vanity Fair.
The most famous photographers featured on this list are self-made millionaires with a knack for presenting their passion in various artistic forms.
Sources: Panos Pictures, Side Note, Standard, Straits Times
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