Laura Volkerding (1939–1996) was an American photographer.

Volkerding received a BFA degree from the University of Louisville in 1961 and an MA degree in graphic design from the Institute of Design in Chicago in 1964.^[2][3]

Her photographic career began in the 1960s, working first in 35mm format and then transitioning to larger formats.^[2][3] In the late 1970s he took medium format black and white photographs of inhabited landscapes, such as campgrounds, as well as panoramic photographs that ranged from diptychs to eight-part images.^[2][3] She is known for her photographs of the Compagnons du Devoir, master a group of French master artisans known for restoring historical monuments.^[2][3]

Volkerding also taught at Rosary College and at the University of Chicago.^[2][3] Her last teaching position was at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.^[2][3] She died as a result of a malignant brain tumor in 1996.^[2]

Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,^[1] the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago,^[4] the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, the Museum of Contemporary Photography,^[2] the Center for Creative Photography^[5][3] and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.^[6]