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| Oscar Gustave Rejlander (1813-1875) | Combination prints, portraits |
| Albert G. Richards | X-ray |
| Eugene Richards | Photo essays |
| Jacob Riis (1849-1914) | How the Other Half Lives |
| Angelo Rizzuto | NYC |
| Mick Rock | Rock musicians |
| Mark Roberts | Chemigrams |
| Henry Peach Robinson (1830-1901) | Combination photographs (Early "Photoshop") |
| Tim Roda | Surrealism |
| Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956) | Constructivism |
| Willy Ronis | Parisians |
| Milton Rogovin | Portraits |
| Clifford Ross | Hurricane seascapes |
| Judith Joy Ross | Children |
| Arthur Rothstein | Farm Security Administration (Depression) |
| Eva Rubinstein |