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Stories from Annecy #1
Elena Raceala
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$932
Just listen to the songbirds harmony
Elena Raceala
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,069
Tomorow is another day
Elena Raceala
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
Sans titre 19, de la série "un été sans fin"
Irène Jonas
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,364
Sans titre 15, de la série "un été sans fin"
Irène Jonas
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,364
Sans titre 14, de la série "un été sans fin"
Irène Jonas
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,364
Sans titre 13, de la série 'un été sans fin'
Irène Jonas
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,705
Sans titre 1, de la série "un été sans fin"
Irène Jonas
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,364
Street in Paris 2
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$739
Happy hours II
Feng Kaixuan
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,661
Où est Charlie ? VII
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$142
Untitled, New York Series 14
Luca Battaglia
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$909
Untitled, New York Series 2
Luca Battaglia
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$909
Lost & found (3)
Théo Gosselin
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$2,501
Prince of Wale's Diving #7 "Lookers"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$966
Laughter in the Bedouin Tent
Anthony Horth
Photography - 51 x 61 x 0.2 cm Photography - 20.1 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$1,100
Soulèvement étudiant du 14 octobre 1973, Bangkok, Thaïlande
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 40 x 50 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch
$909
Bon dimanche
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$273
Les marches - Japon
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 59 x 120 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.2 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$966
Royal Perfume Table
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$909
Prince Chulalongkorn And His Servants
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 55 x 90 cm Photography - 21.7 x 35.4 inch
$1,250
Ubon ratchathani fishing
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$909
Bangkok street scene
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 55 x 90 cm Photography - 21.7 x 35.4 inch
$909
Watchtower XVII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 160 x 4 cm Photography - 31.5 x 63 x 1.6 inch
$1,807
Human Crowd X
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,807
Human Crowd V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,807
Human Crowd IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,807
Java Jazz XXIII - Photographic Art by Sven Pfrommer
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,933
Java Jazz XXIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,933
Java Jazz XXVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Java Jazz XLVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Java Jazz XLVII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Human touch V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,989
Saigon Blur II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Saigon Blur XXXV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Burma Blur XLV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Airport XXVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Burma Blur IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Human Sensor IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Human Exposure III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Human Convergence II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Human Factor VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Burma Blur LXVIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,921
Burma Blur LXXX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,921
Ballerina III
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$222
Les quais de la Cité
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$216 $194
Vent porteur
Gwenaël Bollinger
Photography - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$887
I am fleeting #8. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 165 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 65 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,450
Myanmar Blur XXIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Burna Blur I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Watchtower XXIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,262
Watch This II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Java Jazz XXVIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Java Jazz XXVII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Human Blur V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 50 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Saigon Blur XCIX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,262
Saigon blur XXXVII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,262
Myanmar blur XLVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Saigon blur LXIX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Penang blur XIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Burma blur LXXII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Saigon blur XCIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Saigon blur LXXXV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Airport XXXI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Burma blur V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,262
Burma blur XXVII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Airport XXXVIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,262
Burma blur XLIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,262
Burma blur X
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,262
Burma blur XIX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,217
Burma blur XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Burma blur XVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,262
Burma blur XVIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Myanmar blur XXII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Burma blur LXXI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Human factor VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,262
Urban blur VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,262
Human proximity IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Human focus V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,262
Human sensor IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Human sensor III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
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Everyday life Photography for Sale
In the 1830s, Nièpce discovered how to print images onto metal plates. When he died in 1833, Louis Daguerre, followed by Francois Arago, continued to develop his research, resulting in the invention of the daguerreotype which consisted of an image printed onto a silver plate when exposed to the light. Together they had invented photography.
The first ever photographs began to appear. Initially used for research purposes, photography started to spread as daguerreotype studios opened everywhere. Portrait photography immortalized the faces of the upper middle classes and were later used to capture all members of society. Celebrities were also a popular subject choice and many photographers specialized in taking their portraits, as Jean-Loup Sieff did all throughout his career almost a century after the invention of photography.
In the beginning, taking a portrait or even the simplest of family photos required a great deal of preparation and time in the studio. However, key technological developments brought about the invention of more compact cameras including the Leica and later the digital single-lens reflex, which meant shorter exposure times and made it easier to produce a greater number of photographs.
These advances also helped contribute to the development of the genre of everyday life photography, which became more popular at the end of the Second World War and focused at first on photographing wealthy or urban families. Families, couples, communities... artists were interested in everyday moments (marriage, lovers kissing, children's games). The simplest of moments in life were seen as the most important and were immortalized in film as testaments to the beauty of human life.
Some of the great photographers made a name for themselves in the genre. Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, David Goldblatt, Martin Parr and Vivian Maier are only a few of the artists associated with everyday life photography.
Vivian Maier is an American photographer who was born in 1926 in New York. A professional nanny in Chicago, she spent her spare time photographing the world around her and produced around 150,000 photos. Having remained anonymous throughout her artistic life, her genius and photographic accomplishments were finally recognized publicly in 2007.
Cofounder of the Magnum Photographic Cooperative in 1947 alongside David Seymour and Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson was a pioneer of photojournalism but also an excellent photographer in a more artistic sense. He revolutionized photography by working with incredibly lightweight equipment. He didn't use a tripod or a darkroom and treasured a sense of immediacy when taking photographs. He believed that “above all else, the camera is a sketchbook". Henri Cartier-Bresson's photographic technique is unique and unmistakably recognizable. He never photographed with flash and only worked with natural light, something which was highly characteristic of everyday life photography. Often in the same black and white image, the subjects coexist together but are not centred. His framing, focus and depth of field all help us to see the simple beauty of everyday life that he so exquisitely enhances.
Artsper has a range of everyday life photographs for you to discover, including works from Cartier-Bresson as well as many other artists, whose photos reveal the precious moments of the everyday lives of people from around the world.
Everyday life photography is a type of photography that captures moments from normal, daily life, such as urban street scenes, everyday objects, or children playing.
Examples of everyday life photography include photojournalistic pictures of a town or city, or snapshots of found or everyday objects.
Mundane photography has the same meaning as everyday life photography, meaning photography that captures images of day-to-day, mundane or banal life.