June 20, 2012
London Riots by Amy Weston – Iconic Photograph
Amy Weston's dramatic picture of a woman leaping from a window symbolises the riots that erupted in London during August 2011, writes David Clark
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Iconic images
Iconic images and biographies of the photographers behind the images. Taken from our ‘Icons of photography’ feature in the Amateur Photographer magazine
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May 30, 2012
Alvin Langdon Coburn 1882-1966 – Iconic Photographer
Alvin Langdon Coburn was a major photographer who became known as the father of abstract photography. David Clark looks at his life and work
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May 28, 2012
Bliss by Charles O’Rear – Iconic Photograph
Charles O'Rear's landscape photograph was selected by Microsoft as its Windows XP wallpaper. Now it's one of the world's most famous images, writes David Clark
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May 7, 2012
Lewis Hine 1874-1940 – Iconic Photographer
Lewis Hine’s pioneering photographs highlighted poor living and working conditions, and directly helped to change US child labour laws, writes David Clark
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April 17, 2012
Weegee 1899-1968 – Iconic Photographer
A fascination with crime, combined with determination and cunning, made Weegee the most celebrated news photographer of his generation, writes David Clark
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April 16, 2012
Raising a flag over the Reichstag by Yevgeny Khaldei – Iconic Photograph
Yevgeny Khaldei’s iconic Second World War photograph was set up for the camera, yet it remains a powerful symbol of the Allies’ victory, writes David Clark
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February 28, 2012
Grotto in an Iceberg by Herbert Ponting – Iconic Photograph
David Clark tells the story behind one of the earliest and greatest pictures of Antarctic exploration
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February 20, 2012
Nick Brandt 1966-present – Iconic Photographer
Nick Brandt has established himself as a powerful new voice in photography who focuses on documenting Africa’s endangered wildlife, writes David Clark
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January 24, 2012
Earthrise from the Moon by William Anders – Iconic Photograph
Although Apollo 8’s mission was to orbit the Moon, its most famous image revealed a new perspective on the Earth, writes David Clark
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January 10, 2012
View from the Window at Le Gras by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce – Iconic Photograph
The world’s ‘first photograph’ by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce was lost for decades but is now regarded as a unique historical treasure, writes David Clark
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October 14, 2011
Protest of Thich Quang Duc – Iconic Photograph
Malcolm Browne’s horrifying images shocked the world and helped bring about the end of a brutal regime, writes David Clark
