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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Sandy Steele-Perkins
Brushed Waves, Swim
Sandy Steele-Perkins
Photography - 89 x 59 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35 x 23.2 x 0.2 inch
$850
Painted Island
Sandy Steele-Perkins
Photography - 89 x 59 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35 x 23.2 x 0.2 inch
$850
Lundy Lines, Merge
Sandy Steele-Perkins
Photography - 89 x 59 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35 x 23.2 x 0.2 inch
$850
Dog Three
Sandy Steele-Perkins
Photography - 89 x 59 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35 x 23.2 x 0.2 inch
$850
Ana Zegheanu
Part of the universe
Ana Zegheanu
Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.02 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$179
The known unknown
Ana Zegheanu
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.02 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$179
May the sky be my testimony
Ana Zegheanu
Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.02 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$179
Blue sky's here for me
Ana Zegheanu
Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.02 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$179
Yves Cham
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Yves Cham
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.01 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$1,340
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Yves Cham
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.01 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$1,340
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Yves Cham
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.01 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$1,340
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Yves Cham
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$2,009
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Yves Cham
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$2,009
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Yves Cham
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.01 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$1,340
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Yves Cham
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.01 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$1,340
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Yves Cham
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.01 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$1,340
Tina Smeraldi
Yosemite National Park. USA on the road
Tina Smeraldi
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,953
Evasione Solitaria. Solo Escaping. Ireland
Tina Smeraldi
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,953
There is a Place where everything dissolves. Tanger, Morocco 2023
Tina Smeraldi
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,953
Chiara Mazzocchi
Ecologia Profonda, Selfportrait
Chiara Mazzocchi
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$553
Light as a stone
Chiara Mazzocchi
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$553
Human Alienation, Selfportrait
Chiara Mazzocchi
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$553
Unione, Selfportrait
Chiara Mazzocchi
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$553
ConCoscienza, Selfportrait
Chiara Mazzocchi
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$553
HeartBeat, Selfportrait
Chiara Mazzocchi
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$553
Jaie Johnson-Miller
Sophie Mayeux
Miroir de glace - 1/5
Sophie Mayeux
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$201
Le cass poi de Luzéronde - 1/5
Sophie Mayeux
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$201
Mourir d’amour enchaîné - 1/5
Sophie Mayeux
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$201
Le banc de Jacobsen - 1/5
Sophie Mayeux
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$201
Filet de Loire - 1/5
Sophie Mayeux
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$201
Merci la caisse d’épargne
Sophie Mayeux
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$201
Le bol d’air - 3/5
Sophie Mayeux
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$201
Sarah Fujiwara
Melting Petals 110
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 28.5 x 18.8 x 2 cm Photography - 11.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,060
Melting Petals 105
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 51 x 34 x 3 cm Photography - 20.1 x 13.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,563
Melting Petals 103
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 24.5 x 24.5 x 2 cm Photography - 9.6 x 9.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,060
Melting Petals 101
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 18.8 x 28.5 x 2 cm Photography - 7.4 x 11.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,060
Melting petals 33
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$5,135
Scattered memories 1
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 82.5 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 32.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,916
Denis Morel
Blue Cloud - série liquide abstrait
Denis Morel
Print - 40 x 80 x 0.3 cm Print - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$893
Mr et Mme Hulot - Photographie scène de vie en bord de mer
Denis Morel
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$491
Diesel - série Liquide abstrait
Denis Morel
Print - 40 x 80 x 0.3 cm Print - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$893
Citrus_Fruits - série Liquide abstrait
Denis Morel
Print - 54 x 80 x 0.3 cm Print - 21.3 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$893
Fantin-Latour - série Liquide abstrait
Denis Morel
Print - 40 x 80 x 0.3 cm Print - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$893
Jelly-Fish - série Liquide abstrait
Denis Morel
Print - 40 x 80 x 0.3 cm Print - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$893
Neo-Fruits - série Liquide abstrait
Denis Morel
Print - 40 x 80 x 0.3 cm Print - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$893
John Rowlands
Keith Richards
John Rowlands
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,350
Mick Jagger Rolling Stones Tour 1972
John Rowlands
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 2 inch
$1,600
Mick Jagger Rolling Stones Tour 1972
John Rowlands
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,350
Keith the New Barbarians
John Rowlands
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,350
David Bowie - The Archer
John Rowlands
Photography - 50.8 x 66 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 26 x 2 inch
$2,000
Leonard Cohen
John Rowlands
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,350
Mark Arbeit
Atelier Pat Andrea #1
Mark Arbeit
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 inch
$5,000
Atelier Alain Bonnefoit #5
Mark Arbeit
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 inch
$5,000
Australian Wildflower
Mark Arbeit
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch
$2,200
Bending Orchid
Mark Arbeit
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.3 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.5 inch
$2,200
Atelier Sylvie Gaudin, African Bed
Mark Arbeit
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 inch
$9,000
Atelier Jean-Claude Barreault
Mark Arbeit
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 inch
$6,000
Ziad Naitaddi
Untitled Morocco 18
Ziad Naitaddi
Photography - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$781
Untitled Morocco 78
Ziad Naitaddi
Photography - 45 x 30 x 2 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
Untitled Morocco 77
Ziad Naitaddi
Photography - 30 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,228