The Best Photography & Photographers Documentaries

Art, Music & Design - 62 free documentaries about photography & photographers.

Start with Your Favorite Skater’s Favorite Photographer: Atiba Jefferson (32 min, VICE), then You've Never Seen a Real Photo (18 min, Steve Mould). All 62 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on photography & photographers is On Photography by Susan Sontag.

• Your Favorite Skater’s Favorite Photographer: Atiba Jefferson | Epicly Later'd (32 min, VICE)
• You've Never Seen a Real Photo (18 min, Steve Mould)
• How Does Film ACTUALLY Work? (It's MAGIC) [Photos and Development] - Smarter Every Day 258 (37 min, Smarter Every Day)
• Photographer Gioncarlo Valentine on Documenting Tender Moments in Black Life | In The Making (19 min, PBS)
• Peter Lindbergh — the supermodel photographer (42 min, DW Documentary)
• Jane Goodall: The Hope (89 min, National Geographic)
• Tragedies That Changed America Forever | One Day in America MEGA Episode (162 min, National Geographic)
• Ocean with David Attenborough | World Ocean Day Special (84 min, National Geographic)
• Storytelling & Science with James Cameron | StarTalk (47 min, National Geographic)
• King Tut's Treasures: Hidden Secrets Rediscovered (44 min, National Geographic)
• Earth Day Eve 2021 (69 min, National Geographic)
• How To Take Stunning Wildlife Photographs (47 min, BBC Earth)
• Oceans Odysseys: Incredible Animal Journeys (47 min, National Geographic)
• Last Wild Places: Iberá (20 min, National Geographic)
• Fly (111 min, National Geographic)
• OceanXplorers: Giants of the Deep with James Cameron (38 min, National Geographic)
• Polar | Hostile Planet (47 min, National Geographic)
• What This Photo Doesn't Show (10 min, The Art Assignment)
• Birth of Planet Earth ft. Will Smith | One Strange Rock (47 min, National Geographic)
• New York vs. Philly: Mob War | Inside the American Mob (44 min, National Geographic)
• Chilling Mystery of the Silver Mask | Kingdom of Mummies (44 min, National Geographic)
• Cooking Polish Food with Antoni Porowski | No Taste Like Home (19 min, National Geographic)
• The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman | Us and Them (47 min, National Geographic)
• The Water Crisis (44 min, National Geographic)
• Inside Terminal 4: Terminal of Tomorrow – Full Episode (44 min, National Geographic)
• Ho'omau: Joey's Journey (28 min, National Geographic)
• Jane Goodall: Discussing Chimpanzee Behavior | Startalk (47 min, National Geographic)
• The Little Brown Bird (33 min, National Geographic)
• The Crux Episode 2 (20 min, National Geographic)
• The Crux Episode 1 (28 min, National Geographic)
• Witches: Truth Behind the Trials MEGA Episode (176 min, National Geographic)
• Vlad the Impaler | Atlas of Cursed Places (44 min, National Geographic)
• Secret Lives Of Animals Around the Globe (128 min, National Geographic)
• Will Smith Examines Mysteries of Planet Earth | One Strange Rock MEGA Episode (141 min, National Geographic)
• ESPN Films Presents: Missing at Sea (23 min, National Geographic)
• Islands of Fire | Wild Hawaii (44 min, National Geographic)
• The Crux Episode 4 (27 min, National Geographic)
• The Crux Episode 3 (27 min, National Geographic)
• Sink House | Port Protection Alaska (44 min, National Geographic)
• Lifesaving Medicines from Venomous Animals - Meet the Expert (48 min, National Geographic)
• World’s Ultimate Destinations: Guizhou Season 2 (46 min, National Geographic)
• Planetary Shields Explained | One Strange Rock (47 min, National Geographic)
• Everything Eats Each Other | Lawless Island (44 min, National Geographic)
• Inside Airport: Lost & Found (44 min, National Geographic)
• Saving Manatees: What It Takes - Meet the Expert (46 min, National Geographic)
• Ancient & Flooded Tombs: Christ, Terracotta Army, & More (179 min, National Geographic)
• Amazing Expeditions with Liz Bonnin | Ultimate Galápagos Adventure (24 min, National Geographic)
• Christmas In a New Light | Christmas From Above (44 min, National Geographic)
• Face-to-Face with a Bear - Meet the Expert (47 min, National Geographic)
• Science Fair (91 min, National Geographic)
• Inner Portrait with Refik Anadol: An Immersive Art Experience (22 min, National Geographic)
• Behind the Scenes SPECIAL with the Filmmakers of National Geographic QUEENS (39 min, National Geographic)
• Animal Life in the Forest Canopy - Meet the Expert (55 min, National Geographic)
• The Body in the Bog | Strangest Things (44 min, National Geographic)
• Storytellers Summit Day 1 (108 min, National Geographic)
• LA Mega Stadium: Building Impossible with Daniel Ashville (44 min, National Geographic)
• Air Force MEGA Episode | Memorial Day Special (176 min, National Geographic)
• Examining the Mysteries of the Holy Arks | EASTER SPECIAL (44 min, National Geographic)
• Tasiujarjuaq & Weeneebeg: Bays of Life (89 min, National Geographic)
• Storytellers Summit Day 2 (82 min, National Geographic)
• Be a news photographer. | Alec Soth (10 min, The Art Assignment)
• OUR CITY (35 min, Exploredinary)

Top-Rated Books About Photography & Photographers

1. On Photography by Susan Sontag (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
2. Camera Lucida by Roland Barthes (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
3. The Bang-Bang Club by Greg Marinovich - View on Amazon
4. Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton - View on Amazon
5. Andreas Gursky by Andreas Gursky - View on Amazon