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The 100 Most Influential People in the Photography Industry

This non-exhaustive list of the 100 most influential figures in the photography industry today celebrates the people redefining the landscape across editorial platforms, museums, festivals, technology, publishing, and advocacy.

July 03, 2025

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The 100 Most Influential People in the Photography Industry

This non-exhaustive list of the 100 most influential figures in the photography industry today celebrates the people redefining the landscape across editorial platforms, museums, festivals, technology, publishing, and advocacy.

By Blind Magazine

How many more extraordinary photo books can Ralph Gibson make? Yes, he has dozens of stunning monographs under his belt, but the photographer’s latest, Ralph Gibson: Photographs 1960–2024, is something quite special.

By Bill Shapiro

The 22nd edition of the La Gacilly Photo Festival in Brittany (France) is dedicated to British photography, without compromising its commitment to environmental protection.This year, the festival is dedicating a beautiful exhibition to the renowned photographer Don McCullin, with large-format prints hung on the walls of the aptly named Garage.

By Jonas Cuénin

Bernard Plossu Pays Tribute to his Eternal Love

There are books that are lived, love stories that don’t need words to make themselves felt. Photographs are enough. Françoise, the new book by Bernard Plossu published by Filigranes, is no exception.

By Norah Auger

On Friday, June 20, 2025, the crowd gathered in large numbers at the Grand Thermes for the inauguration of the 13th edition of the Portrait(s) festival, which has become a must-see during the summer season in the city of Vichy. On the program this year, the largest retrospective in France devoted to the work of Isabelle Munoz, a major figure in contemporary Spanish photography.

By Gabrielle Caris

Presented at the Marquèze ecomuseum near Bordeaux (France), “600°” is an exhibition by the LesAssociés collective dedicated to the major fires that ravaged the Gironde region in 2022. By combining photography, testimonies, archives and installations, it questions the visible and invisible traces of fire, the tensions between land uses, and our fragile connection to the forest.

By Jonas Cuénin

In her book Sistermoon, artist Siri Kaur presents over 30 years of photographs documenting her family, with a focus on her youngest sister Simran.

By Gaia Squarci

Former editor in chief at the newspaper L’Equipe Magazine, turned gallery owner specializing in sports photography, Jean-Denis Walter writes a regular column for Blind. His third essay is devoted to one of the most important photographer of the genre.

By Jean-Denis Walter

At 27 Ralph Gibson did not die. He photographed the Beatles at the height of their fame and controversies.

Photographs by Ralph Gibson

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