The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Louis, Missouri, honors those who have made great contributions to the field of photography.
History Established in 1965 as the Photographic Art and Science Foundation in Des Plaines Illinois as a 501(c)(3), in 1977 the first public museum and "Hall of Fame" opened in Santa Barbara, California, as a part of the Brooks Institute of Photography. A few years later, in 1983 the museum moved to Oklahoma City and in 2013, moved to its current location, St. Louis, Missouri. The IPHF is the first organization worldwide that recognizes significant contributors to the artistic craft and science of photography. In addition to an extensive collection of photographs and cameras, IPHF offers lectures and other educational opportunities; surrounding all aspects of photography, past, and present, for people of all ages.
Hall of Fame inductees The IPHF inductees artists and individuals that have changed the art industry with their photography or inventions. IPHF has more than 70 inductees and archives more than 30,000 images. Each year a nominating committee selects inductees based on their contributions to the art or science of photography and their impact on the history of photography.
1966 Inductees William Henry Fox Talbot
1968 Inductees
1971 Inductees Alfred Stieglitz
1973 Inductees George W. Harris
1974 Inductees Edward Steichen
1976 Inductees Robert Capa
1978 Inductees Erich Salomon
1979 Inductees
1980 Inductees
1982 Inductees William Henry Jackson
1984 Inductees
1986 Inductees
1989 Inductees Paul Lindwood Gittings
1991 Inductees Dr. Edwin Herbert Land
2000 Inductees Berenice Abbott
2001 Inductees
2002 Inductees
2003 Inductees
2004 Inductees
2005 Inductees
2006 Inductees
2007 Inductees Roger Fenton
2013 Inductees Yousef Karsh
2016 Inductees
2017 Inductees
2018 Inductees
2019 Inductees
2020 Inductees
2021 Inductees
2022 Inductees
2023 Inductees
2024 Inductees
2025 Inductees
Collection The IPHF collection focuses on photographic works beginning from the 18th century to the present. In addition to photographs, the museum has a large collection of cameras, darkroom, and studio tools dating back to the late 1800s. The entire collection consists of more than 6,000 historical cameras and photography tools and 30,000 photographs. Some of the 19th-century photographic tools include Magic Lanterns, a Praxinoscope Theatre, and an Edison Projecting Kinetoscope. Within the collection can be found a wide variety of photographic memorabilia from historic manuals on processes and techniques to monographs of notable photographers.
Exhibitions Retrospective, Phil Borges, October–December 2004 Alaska Wild, December 2004 – January 2005 In Plain Sight, Beaumont Newhall, January–April 2005 Stopping Time, Harold Edgerton, January–April 2005 Mestizjae, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, January–April 2005 Photography of Hugh Scott, The Oklahoma City National Memorial, 10 Years Remembering, April–July 2005 An Itinerant Eye, James Walden, July–December 2005 A Life In Photography, Arnold Newman, July–December 2005 Nicholas Orzio's Occupied Japan, Nicholas Orzio, February–May 2017 Vivian Maier, Vivian Maier, February–May 2018 Cabbagetown, Oraien Catledge, January–April 2019 40th Year Anniversary: Nanjing-St. Louis Sister City: Retrospective, April–July 2019 Moment By Moment, John Loengard, July–September 2019 2019 Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Exhibition, November 2019–March 2020
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