Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, Robert Frank, Diane Arbus, Alexsey Brodovich, Ted Croner, Bruce Davidson, Walker Evans, Louis Faurer, Don Donaghy, Lee Friedlander, Sid Grossman, Charles Harbutt, William Klein, Saul Leiter, Leon Levinstein, Helen Levitt, Joel Meyerowitz, Tod Papageorge, Charles Traub, Weegee, Robert Doisnay, Garry Winogrand i naši Tošo Dabac, braća Zvonimir i Ante Brkan, Boris Cvjetanović su znameniti umjetnici ulične fotografije i mnogim su fotografima postali uzor i poticaj.