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.
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Jean-Pierre Roux
Danse des Hells Angels
Jean-Pierre Roux
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$544
Muriel Deumie
Manga French
Muriel Deumie
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 20 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,188
Geraldo Pestalozzi
Bicicletas, Crianças e Outras Alegrias
Geraldo Pestalozzi
Photography - 29.7 x 42 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 inch
$555
Irmãos
Geraldo Pestalozzi
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$555
Rebolada
Geraldo Pestalozzi
Photography - 40 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$444
Sonho de Icaro
Geraldo Pestalozzi
Photography - 29.7 x 49 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.7 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$444
Bom dia!
Geraldo Pestalozzi
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$444
Bruno Mallart
Les grands gunneras
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$9,990
Le jardin des délires, la terre
Bruno Mallart
Print - 129 x 98 x 3 cm Print - 50.8 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch
$6,660
Nous attaquerons à l'aube
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,110
Samouraille
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,110
Durer chez l'ocultiste
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,110
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Casa Désirs Divins
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$274
Roof Top Island
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$940
Casa Rose Chewing
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$275
Casa sourire
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$272
Casa Luna
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$275
Sunshines on me
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$506
Kevin Abosch
Rubedo-Citrinitas: In Transition
Kevin Abosch
Photography - 111.8 x 111.8 cm Photography - 44 x 44 inch
$50,000
Chema Madoz
Philippe Ramette
Promenade irrationnelle
Philippe Ramette
Photography - 100 x 80 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 inch
$11,766
Exploration rationnelle des fonds sous-marins: la carte
Philippe Ramette
Photography - 100 x 80 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 inch
$11,766
Sans titre (Deauville)
Philippe Ramette
Photography - 100 x 80 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 inch
$11,766
Damola Ayegbayo
My Peregrinations 4
Damola Ayegbayo
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,800
Realities of Life III
Damola Ayegbayo
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch
$1,400
Looking Beyond II
Damola Ayegbayo
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 2 inch
$1,860
Realities of Life I
Damola Ayegbayo
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch
$1,000
Clara Delaporte
La Maison Rose
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,110
California II
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 40 x 60 x 4 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,110
California I
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 40 x 60 x 4 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,110
Miguel Winograd
Bruma Portfolio
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 2 inch
$3,000
Ituango, Pigment Prints
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 96 x 78 x 0.3 cm Photography - 37.8 x 30.7 x 0.1 inch
$900
Bosque Chingaza, Pigment Prints
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 47 x 47 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0.1 inch
$900
Caballo el Palmar, Pigment Prints
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 91.9 x 91.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36.2 x 36.2 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Páramo Chingaza and Caballo el Palmar, Pigment Prints
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 110 x 183.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 72.4 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Fusagasugá, Pigment Prints
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 47 x 47 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Alcornoque Evora, Pigment Print
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 110 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$900
Guillaume Pépy
Terra Incognita - Le Grand Canyon
Guillaume Pépy
Photography - 70 x 105 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 inch
$1,554
Terra Incognita - Moonscape
Guillaume Pépy
Photography - 70 x 105 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 inch
$2,164
Aoteraoa - Les naufragés
Guillaume Pépy
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$1,249
Terra Incognita - Icare
Guillaume Pépy
Photography - 105 x 70 cm Photography - 41.3 x 27.6 inch
$1,554
Terra Incognita - Breathe
Guillaume Pépy
Photography - 70 x 105 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 inch
$1,554
Terra Incognita - Katabasis
Guillaume Pépy
Photography - 70 x 105 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 inch
$1,554