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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Muriel Bordier
Baignade autorisée
Muriel Bordier
Photography - 100 x 190 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 74.8 x 0.2 inch
$6,140
Marée haute
Muriel Bordier
Photography - 90 x 190 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
$6,140
Natation sur cyclo
Muriel Bordier
Photography - 90 x 190 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
$6,140
Angélique
Nourritures du futur I
Angélique
Sculpture - 45 x 32 x 32 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 12.6 x 12.6 inch
$4,465
Sylvie Schambill
Didier Fournet
Rio - Forêt de Tijuca
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 180 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 70.9 x 2 inch
$9,265
Saint Tropez 12
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 130 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 51.2 x 2 inch
$7,758
Amalfi Coast - Atrani
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$6,307
Monterosso 2
Didier Fournet
Photography - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$6,307
NYC Brooklyn Bridge 10
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 94 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 37 x 2 inch
$6,307
Guéthary - Le Port
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 180 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 70.9 x 2 inch
$9,265
NY Chinatown
Didier Fournet
Photography - 130 x 130 x 5 cm Photography - 51.2 x 51.2 x 2 inch
$7,758
Elvira Carrasco
Chihuahua Montecarmelo
Elvira Carrasco
Sculpture - 24 x 11.5 x 14.5 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 4.5 x 5.7 inch
$2,451
Viaggiando: Arte, Orti e Laguna
Elvira Carrasco
Photography - 135 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 53.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$4,912
L'Istintivo: Natura, Origini e Jazz
Elvira Carrasco
Photography - 135 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 53.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$4,912
Sara Blue
Elvira Carrasco
Photography - 135 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 53.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$4,912
Nathalie Roux
Monstre et Compagnie 1
Nathalie Roux
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$67
Li Wei
Li Wei falls to the car
Li Wei
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Lucas Perrigot
Coste - La grue jaune - Nantes- île Beaulieu - 2012 - série danse et architecture
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$645
Kévin - L'ascension - Nantes - Pont Éric Tabarly - série photo noir et blanc danse et architecture
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$645
IBEYI & JR - Paris - L'Olympia - série photo concert noir et blanc
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$670
Nadege - Paris - Bibliothèque François Mitterand - série photo noir et blanc danse et architecture
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$645
KADJ - Le réverbère - Nantes - île de Nantes - série photo couleur danse et architecture
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0 inch
$645
Leron Thomas trompettiste - Nantes - Stéréolux - Concert de GUTS - série photo noir et blanc
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$645
Liliboy - La pause - Nord-sur-Erdre - Festival La Nuit de l'Erdre - Groupe Deluxe 2019 - série photo noir et blanc
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$645
Coste Hôtel Dieu - Nantes - série photo noir et blanc danse et architecture
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$645
Julien Drogoul
Sans titre
Julien Drogoul
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,005
Sans titre
Julien Drogoul
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,005
Sans titre
Julien Drogoul
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,005
Sans titre
Julien Drogoul
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,005
Sans titre
Julien Drogoul
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,005
Sans titre
Julien Drogoul
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,005
Sans titre
Julien Drogoul
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,340
Pierre Moreau
La Grande Bouffe
Pierre Moreau
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,105
Á la queue leu leu
Pierre Moreau
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$2,121
Triangle blanc
Pierre Moreau
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$2,121
Face au Wharf
Pierre Moreau
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$2,121
Fin de journée
Pierre Moreau
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$2,121
Arthur Di Nunzio
Série des mètres
Arthur Di Nunzio
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,395
Un instant relatif
Arthur Di Nunzio
Photography - 30 x 50 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$759
Série des mètres
Arthur Di Nunzio
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,395
Série des mètres
Arthur Di Nunzio
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,395
Série des mètres
Arthur Di Nunzio
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,395
Les chats de Schrödinger (9)
Arthur Di Nunzio
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$184
Série des mètres
Arthur Di Nunzio
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,395
Série des mètres
Arthur Di Nunzio
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,395
Dwight Lu
Lake and Cloud (Alberta, Canada)
Dwight Lu
Photography - 29 x 39 cm Photography - 11.4 x 15.4 inch
$550
Mahatao Lighthouse (Batanes, Philippines)
Dwight Lu
Photography - 29 x 39 cm Photography - 11.4 x 15.4 inch
$550
Mt. Pulag Sunrise (Philippines)
Dwight Lu
Photography - 29 x 39 cm Photography - 11.4 x 15.4 inch
$550
Storm Clouds and Fence (Canada)
Dwight Lu
Photography - 29 x 39 cm Photography - 11.4 x 15.4 inch
$550