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
Roger Fenton
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Cache cache sur le pont
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$280
Élévation au Musée - Corée
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$280
Baie de Sunchéon magique - Corée
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$280
Silhouettes en élévation - Corée
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$280
Rougissante - Corée
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$280
Cascade en Vercors
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$280
Levez-vous - Corée
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$280
Le penseur et l'appliqué
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$280
Batik
Albena Vatcheva
Mélodie pour deux chatons et piano
Albena Vatcheva
Print - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$44 $43
Les chevaux de mes rêves galopent ... (métal)
Albena Vatcheva
Design - 76 x 76 x 0.16 cm Design - 29.9 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
$954 $906
Souviens-toi les lucioles...1
Albena Vatcheva
Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$122 $117
Jeune femme
Albena Vatcheva
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$466 $443
Voyages voyages...
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 30 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,122
Ron Galella
Michael Jackson, Mohamed Ali and wife Veronica NYC 1977
Ron Galella
Photography - 50 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$5,497
Michael Jackson &Muhammad Ali and wife, Veronica Parker Ali 1977
Ron Galella
Photography - 60 x 78 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 30.7 x 0.8 inch
$5,722
Windblown Jackie, Madison Av. NYC
Ron Galella
Photography - 60 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Red Tulip 005
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$898
The Petal of her Skin 001
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$898
Gaudí 014
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$898
Desvelando Gaudí 015
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$449
Desvelando Gaudí 08
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 53 x 40 cm Photography - 20.9 x 15.7 inch
$673
La Esencia de la Vida 07
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$898
The Essence of Life 001
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$898
The Death of a Flower 003
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$898
Papa Mesk
Paris 13 ème "Olympiades Vibes N°2" (XL)
Papa Mesk
Photography - 160 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 63 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,795
It's a dog life ... !
Papa Mesk
Sculpture - 25 x 43 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 16.9 x 5.9 inch
$1,795
Urban Perspective / Complex City Final
Papa Mesk
Painting - 70 x 127 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 50 x 1.6 inch
$16,828
Graffiti Extraction N°4
Papa Mesk
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,795
Graffiti Extraction N°5
Papa Mesk
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,795
Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Sans titre
Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Photography - 94 x 74 x 0.2 cm Photography - 37 x 29.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,907
Sans titre
Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Sculpture - 145 x 26 x 20 cm Sculpture - 57.1 x 10.2 x 7.9 inch
$5,161
Sans titre
Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Photography - 94 x 74 x 2 cm Photography - 37 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,907
Sans titre
Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Sculpture - 39 x 121 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 47.6 x 4.7 inch
$1,066
Sans titre
Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Sculpture - 195 x 70 x 5 cm Sculpture - 76.8 x 27.6 x 2 inch
$11,780
Sans titre
Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Sculpture - 53 x 23 x 12 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 9.1 x 4.7 inch
Sold
Sans titre
Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Sculpture - 33 x 39 x 12 cm Sculpture - 13 x 15.4 x 4.7 inch
Sold
Sans titre
Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Sculpture - 37 x 36 x 12 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 14.2 x 4.7 inch
Sold
Dora Franco
Uvas y manzanas. From "Bodegon" Series
Dora Franco
Photography - 80 x 64 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,750
Hongos y cuchara. From "Bodegon" Series
Dora Franco
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,750
Limones. From "Bodegon" Series
Dora Franco
Photography - 53 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 20.9 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,750
Alcachofas con jarra II. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 58.9 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.2 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,750
Alcachofas. From "Bodegon" Series
Dora Franco
Photography - 80 x 64 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,750
Peras en almibar de vino rojo. From Bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 52 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,750
Bodegón con pimentón II. From "Bodegon" Series
Dora Franco
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,750
Dominique Jullien
Poisson plume
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$337
Entrer dans la lumière
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$393
French Tannin Festif
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 30 x 17 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 6.7 x 0.4 inch
$505
Mourir maintenant pour renaître au printemps
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$393
Koray Erkaya
Gold Kiss 3D
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 76.2 x 53.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 21 x 0.1 inch
$8,900
TooLess 4692, 3D Lightbox
Koray Erkaya
Sculpture - 132.1 x 119.4 x 10.2 cm Sculpture - 52 x 47 x 4 inch
$9,900
Invacuo Project #26
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 81.3 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 47 x 0.1 inch
$4,900
Invacuo Project #29
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 81.3 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 47 x 0.1 inch
$4,900
Invacuo Project #23
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 81.3 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 47 x 0.1 inch
$4,900
Invacuo Project #19
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 81.3 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 47 x 0.1 inch
$4,900
Self Touches #01
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 40.6 x 61 x 10.2 cm Photography - 16 x 24 x 4 inch
$3,000
Invacuo Project #22
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 119.4 x 180.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47 x 71 x 0.1 inch
$4,900
Monika Bravo
Victory over the sun #1, (Intervened)
Monika Bravo
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 1 inch
$1,999
Victory over the sun #2, (Intervened)
Monika Bravo
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 1 inch
$1,999
Parallel Fields #2
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555