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
Plastic Jesus
Henri Venne
Think Back to All This
Henri Venne
Photography - 96.5 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 38 x 48 x 1 inch
$6,438
You Should Have Seen What I’ve Seen
Henri Venne
Photography - 51 x 61 cm Photography - 20.1 x 24 inch
$2,700
Immersed In That One Moment
Henri Venne
Photography - 96.5 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 38 x 48 x 1 inch
$6,438
Bruno Fournier
Paris confinement 17
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 17 x 31 x 1 cm Photography - 6.7 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch
$943
Paris confinement 4
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,054
Paris Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris 5
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 18 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$888 $799
Paris confinement 9
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 17 x 31 x 1 cm Photography - 6.7 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch
$943
Paris confinement
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,054
Paris tour tour Eiffel 1
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 24 x 18 x 1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$888
Paris confinement 21
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,054
Gianfranco Pezzot
VIII: The Unselfconsciousness Of Eros
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 240 x 180 cm Photography - 94.5 x 70.9 inch
$17,499
Panel B - Brutality of Creation
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 240 x 180 cm Photography - 94.5 x 70.9 inch
$17,499
III. Deceit of language
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 240 x 180 cm Photography - 94.5 x 70.9 inch
$17,499
VI: Utter Blindness
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 240 x 180 cm Photography - 94.5 x 70.9 inch
$17,499
V: Dogmatic thinking
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 240 x 180 cm Photography - 94.5 x 70.9 inch
$17,499
II. Marvellous unconsciousness
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 240 x 180 cm Photography - 94.5 x 70.9 inch
$17,499
X: Pleasant Dementia
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 240 x 180 cm Photography - 94.5 x 70.9 inch
$17,499
Jeff Robb
Unnatural Causes XXIV
Jeff Robb
Photography - 75 x 75 x 2 cm Photography - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$9,990
Militans Virentia
Jeff Robb
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$16,650
Crucem portare
Jeff Robb
Photography - 115 x 115 x 2 cm Photography - 45.3 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch
$21,089
Unnatural causes tricolore
Jeff Robb
Photography - 98 x 98 x 2 cm Photography - 38.6 x 38.6 x 0.8 inch
$15,540
Kat Zhivetin
Abstraction of a Dark Blue Square No. 1
Kat Zhivetin
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,630
Manifest Abstraction
Kat Zhivetin
Sculpture - 65 x 42 x 2 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,670
Maze of Pain
Kat Zhivetin
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$200
Evening on the Amazon River
Kat Zhivetin
Painting - 44 x 37 x 2 cm Painting - 17.3 x 14.6 x 0.8 inch
$750 $563
Glen Craig
BB King Kodalith Performance - Orange Jacket, LA Forum
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,500
Miles Davis Works Out with a Speed Bag at Gleason's Gym, NYC, 1970 (I)
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Miles Davis, NYC, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Iggy Pop, Stooge Hall, Ann Arbor, MI, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,500
Miles Davis, NYC, 1970 IV
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
Iggy Pop - Ungano's Club, first NYC gig 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,500
BB King Kodalith Performance - Orange Jacket Back, LA Forum
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,500
The Beatles with Signs, "Our World" Satellite Broadcast Press Event, EMI Studios, London
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,750
David Steen
Twiggy In Red Trousers
David Steen
Photography - 61 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 24 x 24 x 0 inch
$1,554
Twiggy in Yellow Shoes
David Steen
Photography - 61 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 24 x 24 x 0 inch
$1,554
Twiggy – at David Steen’s Home, Surrey
David Steen
Photography - 97 x 97 x 0.01 cm Photography - 38.2 x 38.2 x 0 inch
$4,717
Richard Harris – Malta, 1973
David Steen
Photography - 86 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch
$1,915
Twiggy – at David Steen’s Home, Surrey
David Steen
Photography - 61 x 46 x 0.01 cm Photography - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$1,532
Cliff Richard – Signing Autographs, on Tour
David Steen
Photography - 46 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 18.1 x 24 x 0 inch
$1,532
Sophia Loren – Antigua, February, 1979
David Steen
Photography - 61 x 86 x 0.01 cm Photography - 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$1,915
Bob Gruen
John Lennon, Statue of Liberty, New York City
Bob Gruen
Print - 58.4 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm Print - 23 x 17 x 2 inch
$1,150
Debbie Harry, Coney Island, NY. August 7, 1977
Bob Gruen
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 2 inch
$1,400
Elton John, MSG, NYC 1986
Bob Gruen
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 2 inch
$1,500
Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, NYC 1988
Bob Gruen
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 2 inch
$1,500
Debbie Harry and Joey Ramone, MSG, NYC 1987
Bob Gruen
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 2 inch
$1,500
John Lennon and Elton John, Record Plant, NYC 1974
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
Elton John & Stevie Wonder, 1975
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
Jackson 5 and Janet Jackson, NYC 1975
Bob Gruen
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$2,500
Anne Senstad
Jarmila Kostliva
Driving from Santa Fe
Jarmila Kostliva
Photography - 72 x 62 x 0.2 cm Photography - 28.3 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch
$600
Nevada's Gas Station
Jarmila Kostliva
Photography - 36 x 77 x 0.2 cm Photography - 14.2 x 30.3 x 0.1 inch
$600
Maud Chalard
Lost and Found
Maud Chalard
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,776
Lost and Found
Maud Chalard
Photography - 40 x 53.3 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 21 x 0.8 inch
$1,776
Lost and Found
Maud Chalard
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,776