• August Sander (1876-1964)

Typological photographic study documenting German societal archetypes through seven thematic groups, spanning decades and social strata.

• James Mollison (1973)

Typological project examining childhood across the world through uniform portraiture and contextual images of sleeping environments.

• Richard Avedon (1923-2004)

Working-class individuals from the American West, stripped of environmental context by a stark white backdrop.

• Chris Killip (1946-2020)

Traditional Manx rural community life on the Isle of Man before economic transition toward offshore finance and commercial development.

• Paul Strand (1890-1976)

Portrayal of rural Italian village life, revealing intimate details of community members in domestic and communal spaces, highlighting unromanticized realities of post-war Italy.

• Barbara Peacock

Anthropological examination of contemporary American culture via intimate portraits in private domestic settings.