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Sorry, no categories, particular order, or anything. Some notes, though.
Henri Cartier-Bresson, to the extent he can be underrated at anything he's underrated as a portraitist and a landscapist. James Nachtwey Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, who's really much, much better than a cursory look at his work would suggest. Raymond Depardon, seriously underknown, great body of work with a unique aesthetic and feel. David Alan Harvey, "Cuba" by him is a flawless masterpiece. Robert Frank Richard Avedon Martin Munkácsi, in addition to the famous stuff he's the only person I can think of who's made actual, pure sports photographs interesting. Roman Vishniac Herbert List, especially his still lifes and nudes/semi-nudes, overall a more striking exploration/showing of clear aesthetic beauty than any other photographer I can think of. And Allen Ginsberg, for reasons not directly related to his photographs, though they're good for someone whose primary thing wasn't photography.
I could list more, but this is already a little long for a favorites list.
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