Photography Innovators of 2006

Our first annual roundup of the innovators who are changing the art and business of photography.

By American Photo Staff on December 16, 2008

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In photography today, changes come at a blinding speed, and often from the most unexpected of places. Who could predict that a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for the Dallas Morning News would help revolutionize the newspaper business through the use of digital video camcorders? Who would guess that Magnum Photos, whose approach to the future was at once both chaotic and sclerotic, would emerge as a hot brand after partnering with an online magazine? How did a Mexican-born marine biologist turned photographer organize what promises to become a powerful visual force in conservation? And why is the fashion world buzzing about a $7,500 book featuring the latest in commercial and fine-art photography (an example of which you see here)? Then, of course, there are all those bloggers. Without further ado, American Photo presents its first annual list of the people who are now shaping the future of photography.

Bloggers

Joerg M. Colberg, Shinji and Teru Kuwayama, Andy Goetze, and Dennis Dunleavy

A new generation of thought leaders has emerged to give photographers and photography fans new avenues of information.

Book Publishing

Lesley Martin

Executive editor of books, Aperture Foundation

Pascal Dangin

Founder of Box Studios and co-publisher of the Steidldangin imprint

Conservation

Cristina Mittermeier

Director of the International League of Conservation Photographers

Galleries

Jen Bekman

Founder of the Jen Bekman Gallery

Photo Agencies

Mark Lubell

New York Bureau Chief, Magnum Photos

Photography Culture

Marc Balet and Beatrice Dupire

Co-creators, Th(e) Influencer

Photojournalism