Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 17, 2025

Martha Langford, C.M.
Montréal, Quebec

Martha Langford’s impact on visual culture in Canada has advanced our understanding and appreciation of the arts. An art historian and esteemed scholar in the field of photographic arts, she helped establish photography as a discipline in Canada, and has developed quintessential collections of our country’s finest photographic works in museums and galleries.