7 of the Greatest Fashion Photographers Still Working Today

She's immortalized some of the world's most famous faces with her vivid, well-lit, iconic portraits, and she's held her own — quite successfully — in an industry that's still overrun with men. Leibovitz was the chief photographer at Rolling Stone for ten years, during which she shot what may be her most famous photograph: John Lennon, curled up naked beside his wife, Yoko Ono. The shoot happened mere hours before Lennon was killed.

What She's Been Up To: Leibovitz shot both the July and August covers of Vogue this year, and recently shot a Marks & Spencer ad campaign with Grace Coddington, Helen Mirren, and Karen Elson, among other famous faces.

German photographer Ellen von Unwerth is the other big-name woman who's snapped her way to the top in the fashion photography industry. She's famous for her eroticized photos of women — von Unwerth was a model herself for 10 years before stepping behind the camera, so she knows her body language.

What She's Been Up To: She shot a film noir-themed editorial for Glamour's September issue, as well as the darkly playful fall/winter cover of Vs magazine.

He shoots for both Italian and U.S. Vogue, and the photography curator at the L.A. County Museum of Art has described him as "an absolute chameleon.... It’s a remarkably risky position to take." He's known for discovering models and making their careers (a few of his recent girls: Lara Stone, Coco Rocha, Raquel Zimmerman, and Caroline Trentini); he's also, infamously, the photographer behind Madonna's super-controversial 1992 book, Sex.

What He's Been Up To: Meisel shot the fall/winter ad campaigns for Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, and Prada.

Controversial Mr. Richardson is kind of a creep. His photos are extremely sexualized, often pairing frank imagery with mundane settings, and there have been numerous allegations brought against him by models who claim that he's sexually harassed them. Richardson has denied the claims (of course) and is still getting plenty of gigs.

What He's Been Up To: Richardson photographed Woody Allen for the July/August cover of the Wall Street Journal. He also snapped both the August and September covers of Harper's Bazaar and the fall/winter campaigns for Bulgari and Aldo.

Peruvian photographer Testino once said, "I photograph what I see — and what I want to see." His portraits are exuberant and engaging; Vogue describes the "Testino woman" as "confident, warm-blooded, and very in touch with her sexuality." Perhaps his most well-known gig happened in 1997, when he photographed Princess Diana for Vanity Fair months before her death.

What He's Been Up To: Along with shooting Jennifer Lawrence for Vogue's coveted September cover, he's done fall/winter ad campaigns for Burberry, Roberto Cavalli, Michael Kors, Lancôme, and Ochirly.

Peter Lindbergh shot Anna Wintour's first Vogue cover (November 1988) — featuring model Michaela Bercu in acid-washed Guess jeans. In a world of glitz and excess, Lindbergh is famous for his minimalistic approach that tends to focus on the model's face.

What He's Been Up To: Lindbergh shot Michelle Williams in her first major ad campaign for Louis Vuitton this fall; he also shot fall/winter campaigns for Alberta Ferretti and David Yurman.

He's been working for Vogue since 1974, and was the first non-Briton to become the official photographer of the Royal Family when Princess Diana asked him to take portraits of her and her sons in 1989 (Demarchelier is French). He puts his subjects at ease and snaps them in relaxed, disarming poses; Anna Wintour once referred to his "legendary kindness and patience."

What He's Been Up To: Demarchelier shot the September covers for both British Vogue and Vogue Japan. He also snapped the fall/winter ad campaigns for Lane Crawford, Zara, and Chloé.