The Photographer 2017 Best | ESSENTIAL |

for his haunting image of an orangutan crossing a river in Borneo. : Sebastiano Tomada

If you are looking for the critical consensus of the "best" photographers operating or recognized in 2017, two major honors stand out: the photographer 2017 best

Whether it was Addario’s courage, Webb’s geometry, or Weir’s intimacy, the photographers of 2017 proved that in a world saturated with images, the ability to see is still the rarest talent of all. for his haunting image of an orangutan crossing

If forced to name a single "Photographer of the Year" for 2017, the International Center of Photography (ICP) Infinity Awards and World Press Photo would point to . She represented the essential role of the photographer in documenting a world coming apart at the seams. or Weir’s intimacy