John Hedgecoe (24 March 1932 – 3 June 2010) was a British photographer and author of over 30 books on photography. He established the photography department in 1965 at the Royal College of Art, where he was Professor from 1975 to 1994 and Professor Emeritus until his death. He was also Pro-Rector of the college from 1981 to 1994. His photographs appear in permanent collections at the New York Museum of Modern Art and London's National Portrait Gallery.

John Hedgecoe first visited Henry Moore in Perry Green in 1952, when a friend from Guildford Art School, who lived in Bishop's Stortford, brought him to visit. This visit developed into a lifelong friendship. Over more than 30 years, Hedgecoe took thousands of photographs of Moore at work, his sculptures, and his life in and around Perry Green. The Hedgecoe family holidayed with the Moores in Italy and Hedgecoe also recorded Moore at his house in Forte dei Marmi and at the Henraux marble quarries.

Hedgecoe and Moore collaborated on two books, Henry Spencer Moore (1968) and Henry Moore: My Ideas, Inspiration, and Life as an Artist (1986), with Moore providing text and Hedgecoe photographs. After Moore's death, Hedgecoe published A Monumental Vision: The Sculpture of Henry Moore (1998) to commemorate Moore's centenary.