Photographers
A photographer is a person who creates an image of the world using a camera. Given that nowadays, everyone takes photographs with their smartphones, it is necessary to distinguish this mass flow of images from the work of fine art photographers who have an artistic intention and aim to create original artworks.
Thus we consider an fine art photograph to be a work that is created with artistic intention and includes a reflection on ideas and technique. Art photography must be an original work by an artist who recognises their role in the creation by signing their name. The concept of an original work is also linked to the limited edition. Generally, the fewer copies are made, the higher the price of each photograph.
All the photographic processes are based on two fundamental requirements, first of all the ability to capture an image and then capacity to fix image onto a support, rendering it visible. It took a lot of experimentation in order achieve this. The very first photograph dates from 1826 and was taken by the French inventor Nicéphore Niépce. This photograph shows an image of his house and it took ten hours of exposure time to capture it. It was over ten years until the first photograph representing a human being was taken in 1838. It is an image of the Pont Neuf in Paris on which we can distinguish two passerbys. This photograph is the work of a former student of Nicéphore Niépce: Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre. Daguerre gave his name to a new technique which consists of fixing a negative image onto a silver plate: the daguerreotype.
The next major breakthroughs were the replacement of the glass plate with dry gel on paper or film which allowed for a wider diffusion of photography and the appearance of colour photography at the beginning of the 20th century. All these techniques can be grouped together under the term analog photography. In the mid 20th century the invention of digital photography revolutionised the medium. It was a technical and artistic revolution, photographers could now see on a screen the image they had just captured and could adjust their shots accordingly and they could also take advantage of the infinite possibilities offered by computer retouching.
Photography is often broken down and classified into different groups including: fashion photography, nude photography, conceptual photography, colour photography, black and white photography, street art photography, and so on.
Some of the greatest photographers in history include: Robert Mapplethorpe, Li Wei, Bert Stern, Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier Bresson, Vivian Maier, Philippe Ramette, Bernard Pras, Steve McCurry, Richard Avedon, David LaChapelle, Annie Leibovitz, Helmut Newton and Martin Parr.
Discover the styles & movements
Aurélie Trabaud
A babord - Ecume N°2
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.3 cm Painting - 14.6 x 14.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,412
Vase petites feuilles
Aurélie Trabaud
Design - 14 x 11 x 11 cm Design - 5.5 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
$331 $298
Abstract landscape N°4
Aurélie Trabaud
Fine Art Drawings - 15.8 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$258
Contact color relief
Aurélie Trabaud
Sculpture - 54 x 54 x 4.2 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 21.3 x 1.7 inch
$3,590
Monotype Cloudy sky
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.6 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,346
Mark Elst
The Weekend House by Knut Hjeltnes Architects
Mark Elst
Photography - 70 x 105 cm Photography - 27.55 x 41.33 inch
$1,010
Black and Color series: New York City - Lower Manhattan
Mark Elst
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,010
Light falls on El Capitan N2
Mark Elst
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$841
Clouds on the Rockies
Mark Elst
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$841
Wylda Bayrón
The Grand Chief
Wylda Bayrón
Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,927
The Art of War
Wylda Bayrón
Photography - 90 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,927
Baining Nature Power
Wylda Bayrón
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$3,927
Leo Matiz
Frida Kahlo, Casa Azul Coyoacan
Leo Matiz
Photography - 22.2 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm Photography - 8.75 x 6.5 x 1 inch
$4,500
Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Mexico. (1)
Leo Matiz
Photography - 35.6 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$1,800
Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Mexico. (3)
Leo Matiz
Photography - 35.6 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$1,800
Staring into Space
Leo Matiz
Photography - 35.6 x 43.2 x 2.5 cm Photography - 14 x 17 x 1 inch
$2,000
Hand on the Camera
Leo Matiz
Photography - 30.5 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 12 x 15 x 1 inch
$2,000
Logan Hicks
Harlem bridge overpass dark
Logan Hicks
Photography - 66 x 96 cm Photography - 26 x 37.8 inch
$2,019
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Marrakech - Ancient Walls
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$954
Edition en réalité augmentée La Passerelle du Mont Saint Michel
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Print - 50 x 70 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$1,099
Paris Tour Eiffel "Dad"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,346
Prince of Wale's Diving #7 "Lookers"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$954
Marinella #9 Beach chair
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$954
100 Marches #13 Eating
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$954
Marinella #7 Man looking
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$954
Camille Léage
Bus 60, Chateau Rouge
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$167
Bus 60, Pont Riquet
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$201
Bus 60, Parc de Belleville
Camille Léage
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$201
New York (Silk Roads)
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$223
Bus 60, Château Rouge (Bus 60)
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$201
Gottfried Jäger
Photo 111103.4
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$7,292
Tirages sur papier photo: III, 1998
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$16,828
Photo 081023.1655
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 150 x 110 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
$10,097
Tirages sur papier : double croix - IX 1996
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$16,828
Photo 111103.5
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$7,853
Photo 080225.2306
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$7,853
Photo 111104.4
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$7,853
Tirages sur papier : concave
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$16,828
Arthur Hent
Intussusception 24.03
Arthur Hent
Painting - 42 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$449
Self-Portrait 24.67
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$337
Self-Portrait 20.62
Arthur Hent
Photography - 40 x 30 x 2.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1 inch
$1,683
Self-Portrait 21.29
Arthur Hent
Sculpture - 120 x 80 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$4,039
East Side Story 24.01
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$628
Gelitin
Nobuyoshi Araki
Kinbaku-bi, l’art japonais du bondage érotique - 3 volumes sous Coffret en bois
Nobuyoshi Araki
Photography - 33 x 29 x 20 cm Photography - 13 x 11.4 x 7.9 inch
$3,927
Jihun Ju
Flower poem: temptation
Jihun Ju
Photography - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$450
Flower poem: while the moonlight is flowing
Jihun Ju
Photography - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$450
While we were sleeping
Jihun Ju
Photography - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$450
Flower poem: hiding
Jihun Ju
Photography - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$450
Flower poem: Nayeon's mom's favorite flower
Jihun Ju
Photography - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$450
Flower poem: farewell
Jihun Ju
Photography - 42 x 59.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.4 x 0 inch
$450
Flower poem: Mariposa
Jihun Ju
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$450