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![Photography, Inertia, Emilie Mori](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1987416_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Red stole n°21, Emilie Mori](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1979748_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Baiser noir et blanc, Arnaud Baumann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1972536_1_grid.jpg)
Baiser noir et blanc
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$3,251
![Photography, Karl Largerfield soirée Kenzo, Arnaud Baumann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1972338_1_grid.jpg)
Karl Largerfield soirée Kenzo
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$3,251
![Photography, Malangan Spirit, Wylda Bayrón](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1908624_1_grid.jpg)
Malangan Spirit
Wylda Bayrón
Photography - 90 x 60 x 4 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$3,924
![Photography, Last Paradise I, Nathan Brusovani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1740486_1_grid.jpg)
Last Paradise I
Nathan Brusovani
Photography - 102 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 40.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,009
![Photography, Marilyn on the Roof, Ed Feingersh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/896994_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ouverture 2, Bertrand Desprez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/373326_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Géants, Bertrand Desprez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/373323_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rêve imaginaire, Sabyl Ghoussoub](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/373317_1_grid.jpg)
Rêve imaginaire
Sabyl Ghoussoub
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,121
![Photography, L'attente, Bertrand Desprez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/373314_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sourire Omar, Emmanuelle Barbaras](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/319870_1_grid.jpg)
Sourire Omar
Emmanuelle Barbaras
Photography - 28 x 43 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
$785
![Photography, Bouche homme, Emmanuelle Barbaras](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/319864_1_grid.jpg)
Bouche homme
Emmanuelle Barbaras
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$785
![Photography, Bouche femme, Emmanuelle Barbaras](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/319861_1_grid.jpg)
Bouche femme
Emmanuelle Barbaras
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$785
![Photography, Mingus, Norman Reedus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140442_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Two faced, Norman Reedus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140438_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Melo-Mano, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137775_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bi-Dhon, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137240_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Cola-Thor, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135871_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Pluri-Bol, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135869_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Congela-Thor, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135308_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Heater, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135257_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Men 2, Olha Stepanian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2133646_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Seca-Thor, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2131807_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled radio II, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2125251_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled radio II
Rodrigo Etem
Photography - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
![Photography, Untitled radio I, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2122740_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled radio I
Rodrigo Etem
Photography - 101.6 x 66 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
![Photography, Untitled Aspy-Thor IV, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2121477_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled Aspy-Thor IV
Rodrigo Etem
Photography - 76.2 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
![Photography, Untitled chimney, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2119410_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled chimney
Rodrigo Etem
Photography - 101.6 x 66 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
![Photography, Untitled Aspy-Thor II, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2119176_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled Aspy-Thor II
Rodrigo Etem
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
![Photography, Untitled, Aspy-Thor II, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2118246_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled, Aspy-Thor II
Rodrigo Etem
Photography - 101.6 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 35 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
![Photography, Untitled Payún, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2117814_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled Payún
Rodrigo Etem
Photography - 101.6 x 66 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
![Photography, Untitled Garrafa, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2117808_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled Garrafa
Rodrigo Etem
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
![Photography, Mama lova, Laurelia Brizard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2015481_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La Madone au pré, Laurelia Brizard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2015478_1_grid.jpg)
La Madone au pré
Laurelia Brizard
Photography - 100 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,457
![Photography, Mom, it's a wild world, Laurelia Brizard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2015469_1_grid.jpg)
Mom, it's a wild world
Laurelia Brizard
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,570
![Photography, Autoportrait, Jean Le Gac](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1924539_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Genetic Memomy from series: I am we - The Endless Journey, Antonio Briceño](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1169814_1_grid.jpg)
Genetic Memomy from series: I am we - The Endless Journey
Antonio Briceño
Photography - 75 x 22.5 cm Photography - 29.5 x 8.9 inch
$897
![Photography, Continental Drift fromsSeries: I Am We - The Endless Journey, Antonio Briceño](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1169808_1_grid.jpg)
Continental Drift fromsSeries: I Am We - The Endless Journey
Antonio Briceño
Photography - 22.5 x 75 cm Photography - 8.9 x 29.5 inch
$897
![Photography, Viewpoints from series: I am we - the endless journey, Antonio Briceño](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1169805_1_grid.jpg)
Viewpoints from series: I am we - the endless journey
Antonio Briceño
Photography - 22.5 x 75 cm Photography - 8.9 x 29.5 inch
$897
![Photography, I from series: I Am We - The Endless Journey, Antonio Briceño](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1169802_1_grid.jpg)
I from series: I Am We - The Endless Journey
Antonio Briceño
Photography - 22.5 x 75 cm Photography - 8.9 x 29.5 inch
$897
![Photography, We from Series: I Am We - The Endless Journey, Antonio Briceño](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1169787_1_grid.jpg)
We from Series: I Am We - The Endless Journey
Antonio Briceño
Photography - 22.5 x 75 cm Photography - 8.9 x 29.5 inch
$897
![Photography, Sans titre #6, Thierry Valencin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/9882_1_grid.jpg)
Sans titre #6
Thierry Valencin
Photography - 47 x 39 x 4 cm Photography - 18.5 x 15.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,570
![Photography, Bowie, Bernard Pras](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463120_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Jeune fille à la perle, Bernard Pras](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463105_1_grid.jpg)
Jeune fille à la perle
Bernard Pras
Photography - 160 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 63 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$12,332
![Photography, Lucien Freud, Bernard Pras](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463084_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Pita, Bernard Pras](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463078_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Le vieil homme triste, Bernard Pras](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463060_1_grid.jpg)
Le vieil homme triste
Bernard Pras
Photography - 160 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 63 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$12,332
![Photography, L'empire des sens : hommage au film franco-japonais de Nagisa Oshima, Bernard Pras](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463054_1_grid.jpg)
L'empire des sens : hommage au film franco-japonais de Nagisa Oshima
Bernard Pras
Photography - 120 x 160 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 63 x 1.6 inch
$12,332
![Photography, Michael Jackson, Bernard Pras](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463051_1_grid.jpg)
Michael Jackson
Bernard Pras
Photography - 160 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 63 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$12,332
![Photography, Isabella Rossellini, Detlev Schneider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/447930_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Billy Joel, Detlev Schneider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/447912_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, On est notre environnement, Aline Part](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178233_1_grid.jpg)
On est notre environnement
Aline Part
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$673
![Photography, Les femmes guerrières, Charles Bayonne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173942_1_grid.jpg)
Les femmes guerrières
Charles Bayonne
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,345
![Photography, Above the clouds #4, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/216445_1_grid.jpg)
Above the clouds #4
Cody Choi
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0 inch
$663
![Photography, Above the clouds #8, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/216376_1_grid.jpg)
Above the clouds #8
Cody Choi
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0 inch
$663
![Photography, Above the clouds #7, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/216040_1_grid.jpg)
Above the clouds #7
Cody Choi
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0 inch
$663
![Photography, On est notre environnement, Aline Part](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159748_1_grid.jpg)
On est notre environnement
Aline Part
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$673
![Photography, Girl standing by the sea, Pedro Correa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146656_1_grid.jpg)
Girl standing by the sea
Pedro Correa
Photography - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$6,615
![Photography, Autoportrait 1972 Hunger Pegof à la cigarette, Florian Hunger-Pegof](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145571_1_grid.jpg)
Autoportrait 1972 Hunger Pegof à la cigarette
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$2,130
![Photography, Fish Eye Autoportrait, Florian Hunger-Pegof](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145560_1_grid.jpg)
Fish Eye Autoportrait
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$2,130
![Photography, On est notre environnement (Valerie Galice), Aline Part](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136921_1_grid.jpg)
On est notre environnement (Valerie Galice)
Aline Part
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$673
![Photography, On est notre environnement (Franck Normandie), Aline Part](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2125257_1_grid.jpg)
On est notre environnement (Franck Normandie)
Aline Part
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$673
![Photography, Nigra Latina, Sofia Fanego](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2124828_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Screen Dibond, Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085882_1_grid.jpg)
Screen Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,120
![Photography, Symetry Dibond, Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085846_1_grid.jpg)
Symetry Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,120
![Photography, Kate Moss - Venice Beach I - large, Christoph Martin Schmid](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2039994_1_grid.jpg)
Kate Moss - Venice Beach I - large
Christoph Martin Schmid
Photography - 84 x 59 x 1 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.2 x 0.4 inch
$1,500
![Photography, Angel II Dibond, Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2028201_1_grid.jpg)
Angel II Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,120
![Photography, Dark Flowers Dibond, Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2028150_1_grid.jpg)
Dark Flowers Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,120
![Photography, Aquarium Dibond, Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2010426_1_grid.jpg)
Aquarium Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,120
![Photography, Silhouette Dibond, Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2010396_1_grid.jpg)
Silhouette Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,120
![Photography, Crypto god save the queen, David Law](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1938111_1_grid.jpg)
Crypto god save the queen
David Law
Photography - 90 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,009
![Photography, De chlore et de rosé, Christopher Barraja](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1777920_1_grid.jpg)
De chlore et de rosé
Christopher Barraja
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$1,345
![Photography, Roger Waters - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Richard Beland](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153906_1_grid.jpg)
Roger Waters - Air Canada Centre, Toronto
Richard Beland
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,550
![Photography, David Bowie - Lincoln Centre, NYC 1995, Richard Beland](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153898_1_grid.jpg)
David Bowie - Lincoln Centre, NYC 1995
Richard Beland
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,550
![Photography, Jeff Beck - Massey Hall, Richard Beland](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153892_1_grid.jpg)
Jeff Beck - Massey Hall
Richard Beland
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,550
![Photography, BB king - Massey Hall, Toronto 1999, Richard Beland](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153732_1_grid.jpg)
BB king - Massey Hall, Toronto 1999
Richard Beland
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,550
![Photography, Laura Talons, Pierre Boillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137930_1_grid.jpg)
Laura Talons
Pierre Boillon
Photography - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,054
![Photography, Sleeping Beauty - Fallen princess, Dina Goldstein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137324_1_grid.jpg)
Sleeping Beauty - Fallen princess
Dina Goldstein
Photography - 72 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 28.3 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$4,484
![Photography, Red riding hood - Fallen princess, Dina Goldstein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2128462_1_grid.jpg)
Red riding hood - Fallen princess
Dina Goldstein
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,579
![Photography, Ariel - Fallen princess, Dina Goldstein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2124063_1_grid.jpg)
Ariel - Fallen princess
Dina Goldstein
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,803
![Photography, La tête dans la lune, Juliette Alhmah](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1981056_1_grid.jpg)
La tête dans la lune
Juliette Alhmah
Photography - 50 x 80 x 7.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 31.5 x 3 inch
$1,457
![Photography, Regard Blanc - Digital art digigraphie, Claire Giraudeau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1681161_1_grid.jpg)
Regard Blanc - Digital art digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$280
![Photography, On the moon 06 - série portraits de femmes, Stéphane Vereecken](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1610973_1_grid.jpg)
On the moon 06 - série portraits de femmes
Stéphane Vereecken
Photography - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$561
![Photography, On the moon 02 - série portraits de femmes, Stéphane Vereecken](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1610970_1_grid.jpg)
On the moon 02 - série portraits de femmes
Stéphane Vereecken
Photography - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$561
![Photography, On the moon 01 - série portraits de femmes, Stéphane Vereecken](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1610967_1_grid.jpg)
On the moon 01 - série portraits de femmes
Stéphane Vereecken
Photography - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$561
![Photography, Paradis perdu 16 - série portraits de femmes, Stéphane Vereecken](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1610964_1_grid.jpg)
Paradis perdu 16 - série portraits de femmes
Stéphane Vereecken
Photography - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$561
![Photography, Paradis perdu 14 - série portraits de femmes, Stéphane Vereecken](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1610961_1_grid.jpg)
Paradis perdu 14 - série portraits de femmes
Stéphane Vereecken
Photography - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$561
![Photography, Love Is Blind, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1470192_1_grid.jpg)
Love Is Blind
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, Any Surprise For Your Val?, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1470186_1_grid.jpg)
Any Surprise For Your Val?
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, Unrestricted, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1470162_1_grid.jpg)
Unrestricted
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, Marie-Madeleine pénitente, Iconographia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1446687_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 0XB026FB03, Eric Petr](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1351770_1_grid.jpg)
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Portrait Photography for Sale
In the 1830s, Nièpce discovered the process for setting images onto pewter plates. In 1833, upon Nièpce's death, Louis Daguerre and François Arago continued his experiments and invented the daguerreotype, a process which created a printed image on a silver plate that had been exposed to light. Photography was born.
Similarly to how portrait painting had dominated artistic output in previous centuries, portrait photography was to become the pillar of the Second French Empire's photographic industry. Lenses with a shorter focal length, which enabled reduced exposure times, gradually appear on the market. The required equipment was expensive and difficult to handle. Some photographers, called daguerreotypists, decided to open their own photography studios to make a profit from their endeavours. The daguerreotype process was temperamental, and photographers had to take their pictures with great precision and attention to detail. They welcomed many people into their studios and customers choose how they wished to be photographed from catalogue of poses. Originally only accessible to the bourgeoisie, lower prices resulting from the growing number of studios eventually attracted a wider customer base. This phenomenon infuriated the poet Charles Baudelaire who was frustrated by the sense of narcissism sparked by the daguerreotypists.
Despite his protests, the egotistical trend only grew with the emergence of 'carte de visite' portraits (small photographs, the size of today's business cards). These were the brainchild of Adolphe Eugène Disdéri came up with the idea of producing portraits akin to visiting cards in 1859. He printed eight portraits in a variety of poses onto a single plate and once developed they could be cut up into eight distinct “visiting cards". Very popular with the bourgeoisie, they highlighted the sitters' social status. 'Carte de visite' portraits featuring celebrities were also sold to customers, who could subsequently add them to their albums.
The photographer Nadar was one of the first to demonstrate a conscious artistic approach to producing these portraits. He emphasised facial expressions and ensured the sitter was comfortable and at ease before taking the photograph. He photographed the era's greatest thinkers and artists, including Honoré de Balzac, George Sand, and Victor Hugo. He even managed to reconcile Baudelaire with portraiture.
At the end of the 19th century, the art of photography started to enter the mainstream, with the arrival of the Kodak company. The use of the camera, and the taking of portraits, became everyday occurrences. A century later, it was the invention of the digital camera which challenged the status quo. Whereas before alterations could only be made to photographs when they were being taken or developed, with the digital camera editing became easier, quicker and more convenient. Digital photography has given photographers much more freedom when it comes to editing and new methods and techniques are constantly being explored.
Some of the photographers who have left their mark on the last century include: Cindy Sherman, who excelled in self-portraits, Annie Leibovitz, who captured celebrities, the wacky duo, Pierre and Gilles, as well as Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton and Bettina Rheims.
So, do portraits help us to learn more about each other, to remember, to invent, to act, or to reconnect with ourselves? Find out on Artsper, by exploring the works of Formento & Formento, Naomi Vona, Ahmed Bennani, Chou Ching Hui, Samuel Cueto, Brno del Zou, Ren Hang, Markus + Indrani, Jerome Liebling as well as Annina Roescheisen.
A portrait photograph can be a photograph of a person's head and shoulders, but it can also be of an animal or of a different section of the subject's body such as their feet. Portrait photographs in art often tell or hint something about its subject to the viewer, such as an aspect of their personality, but still contain an element of mystery.
The three major types of portrait photography are posed portraits, candid or anonymous portraits, and conceptual portraits. The last type, conceptual or creative portraits, can be experimental and abstract, and may not represent an image close to a traditional portrait.
The six main types of portrait photography are fine art portraits, traditional portraits (for example posed portraits taken at school), lifestyle portraits, group portraits, street portraits and glamour portraits.