The 11 Famous Portrait Photographers of 2019
The Berify team also took into consideration each famous portrait photographers rank on Social Blade and the size of their personal blog.
In order to keep the judging fair, we chose only from the top ranking hashtags under each category and only those accounts with over 10,000,000 followers
Here Are the Most Famous Portrait Photographers of 2019
1. Jingna Zhang
Jingna was awarded Photographer of the Year at Elle Awards Singapore 2011, and was a recipient of the 7th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers. She is an alumna of Stanford Ignite, and previously the founder of a competitive StarCraft II team in North America. In her free time, Jingna enjoys Gundam, cooking and Hacker News.
instagram: zemotion www.zhangjingna.com
2. Erik Almas
Erik grew up in Norway and later moved to California to study photography. He attended the Academy of Art University and went on to win over 30 awards for his work.
instagram: erikalmas www.erikalmas.com
3. Jessica Lehrman
Jessica Lehrman is a Brooklyn-based photographer best known for her raw visual documentation of contemporary underground movements. From protests and social revolutions to the belly of hip hop’s underground community and its emerging artists, Lehrman is a committed documentarian of the worlds she is impassioned to be a part of.
instagram: jessierocks www.jessicalehrman.com
4. Steve McCurry
McCurry has been in photography for over 30 years. He’s done books, magazines and tons of exhibitions all over the world. After many years of freelancing, he travelled to India and started exploring the countryside.
instagram: stevemccurryofficial stevemccurry.com
5. Rosie Hardy
Rosie Hardy is a worldwide photographer based in Manchester, UK. She creates weekly tutorials teaching others how to make their photos great. She explains her editing processes step by step. She explains this is “A great way to pick up new techniques and to rejuvenate the possibilities for your own photographs.”
instagram: georgiarosehardy rosiehardy.com/weekly-tutorials
6. Eric Lafforgue
Eric Lafforgue has always been fascinated by far away countries and travelling. He has even spent some time in Ethiopia, Africa, Djibouti and Yemen.
He has been published in magazines and newspapers from all over the world like Geo, Nat Geo, Lonely Planet Magazine.
instagram: ericlafforgue ericlafforgue.com
7. Lara Jade
She is a fashion photographer from New York City, although she is orginally from Staffordshire, England. It was in England that she discovered an interest in photography. Some of her clients include: Air France, Alice & Olivia, Innisfree, Dorothy Perkins, Monsoon, Reem Acra, Sachin & Babi, VOGUE Taiwan, Harper’s BAZAAR Kazakhstan, Harper’s BAZAAR Arabia, Interview Magazine, L’Officiel Ukraine, L’Officiel Malaysia, Stella Magazine, Tatler Hong Kong.
instagram: larajadephotography www.larajade.com
8. Joe McNally
“Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer whose prolific career includes assignments in nearly 70 countries. McNally is known world-wide as not only one of the top, technically excellent photographers of his generation, but his charming demeanor, confidence and humor make him a sought-after choice from CEO’s to celebrities to commercial and magazine clients alike. He has shot numerous cover stories and highly complex features for the National Geographic, LIFE, and Sports Illustrated, where his research skills and unmatched preparedness were highly valued.”
-Joe McNally Biography
instagram: joemcnallyphoto portfolio.joemcnally.com
9. Julia Trotti
Trotti is a fashion photographer from Sydney, Australia.
“I create YouTube videos, you can subscribe my channel for FASHION & PORTRAIT photography tutorials, photoshoot behind the scenes, Lightroom tutorials, Photoshop tutorials + travel vlogs.
New uploads twice a week!”
-From “about me – Julia Trotti“
instagram: juliatrotti juliatrotti.com
10. Peter Hurley
“For the first few years, I found myself photographing anything that came my way. It started with my modeling friends, then my first commercial job shooting sneakers for Reebok, and next, actors in need of headshots. I even had a little stint on Donald Trump’s The Apprentice, shooting for Levi’s. I was milking my camera for everything it was worth, but my headshot work always garnered me the most attention. My signature style of chopping off the tops of people’s heads on a clean white background in landscape format became all the rage, and I was recognized numerous times by Backstage magazine as the best headshot photographer in New York.
In 2011 I founded Headshot Crew, my referral and coaching platform for headshot photographers worldwide that is now more than 13,000 strong. Having a strong desire to document my theory on photographing people I authored my first book The Headshot, which shot to a #1 best seller on on Amazon upon it’s release in 2015.”
-From “About Peter Hurley”
instagram: peter_hurley headshotcrew.com/mania
11. Ryan Winterbotham
London/South UK based lifestyle, landscape and portrait Photographer. He loves to travel and his photography services are available worldwide.
instagram: ryanwinterbotham ryanwinterbotham.com
12. Elizabeth Gadd
“Elizabeth Gadd is a 24 year old photographer based just outside of Vancouver, Canada. Having grown up in this beautiful area, she fell easily in love with exploring the surrounding forests, hills, mountains and ocean”
“First picking up a camera 10 years ago, she immediately was drawn into the world of creating magical photographs involving nature and landscapes, eventually leading to the whimsical combination of landscapes with human portraiture (usually self-portraits) that she’s known for today.”
-From “About Lizzy”
instagram: elizabethgadd www.elizabethgadd.com
Hope you enjoyed this list of the most famous portrait photographers of 2018!