Female photographers have changed the way we see the world, from the beginning of the medium to the present day. In their honor, we proudly present seminal images by 14 of the most iconic, groundbreaking and intrepid women behind the camera.

Sometimes, what a photographer doesn't show can be as revealing and impactful as what she does. Case in point: Matar's thoughtprovoking series on life and death and policing in the United States. This is a body of work in which Matar's role asan artist is inseparable from her status as a citizen.

The art of photo assemblage developed in the 1920s when the Dadaists and Surrea lists sought to reinterpret and reinvent reality through bizarre visual juxtapositions and linkages. Vanessa Woods, one of the preeminent contemporary exponents of this time-honored art form, is helping to expand it visually, thematically and emotionally.