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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Claude Lévêque
Donna Carnahan
Positano by Ferry
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 61 x 86 x 4 cm Photography - 24 x 33.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,600
Fruttivendola
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91 x 122 x 4 cm Photography - 35.8 x 48 x 1.6 inch
$2,213
Ponte Vecchio
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91 x 122 x 4 cm Photography - 35.8 x 48 x 1.6 inch
$2,000
Praha, Czechia
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$850
Boboli Gardens
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91 x 122 x 4 cm Photography - 35.8 x 48 x 1.6 inch
$2,000
Autumn Tuscany
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91 x 122 x 4 cm Photography - 35.8 x 48 x 1.6 inch
$2,000
Elise Zakhour
Mario Pascual Cámara
Snow on the mountain
Mario Pascual Cámara
Photography - 59.47 x 106 cm Photography - 23.4 x 41.7 inch
$1,438
Mountains with horses 2
Mario Pascual Cámara
Photography - 58.12 x 135 cm Photography - 22.9 x 53.1 inch
$1,660
Horses in the mountain
Mario Pascual Cámara
Photography - 42 x 65 cm Photography - 16.5 x 25.6 inch
$1,106
The Mountains With The Sheep
Mario Pascual Cámara
Photography - 49.33 x 74 cm Photography - 19.4 x 29.1 inch
$1,106
Marcel Antelo
Serie Chapadmalal #8482
Marcel Antelo
Photography - 43 x 59 cm Photography - 16.9 x 23.2 inch
$2,014
Serie Chapadmalal #8539
Marcel Antelo
Photography - 43 x 59 cm Photography - 16.9 x 23.2 inch
$2,014
Serie Chapadmalal Lenticular
Marcel Antelo
Photography - 35 x 50 cm Photography - 13.8 x 19.7 inch
$2,445
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Pink or black 03, Camargue
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$553
Huayna Picchu
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 37.5 x 60 cm Photography - 14.8 x 23.6 inch
$387
A King in his forest 02, Yvelines
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$553
Bamboo canvas, Dordogne
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$553
The Adventurer of Bohinj 02 black and white, Slovenia
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$553
Master of the kingdome, Dordogne
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$553
The amphibian village, Dordogne
Nathan Soulez-Larivière
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$553
Sjaak Korsten
Jason Engelund
Feel, Canyon Road (Abstract photography)
Jason Engelund
Photography - 51 x 41 cm Photography - 20.1 x 16.1 inch
$1,361
Meta Road, Individuate, California Hwy 1
Jason Engelund
Photography - 61 x 46 cm Photography - 24 x 18.1 inch
$1,944
Huis Clos Exit Here (Abstract photography)
Jason Engelund
Photography - 51 x 41 cm Photography - 20.1 x 16.1 inch
$1,361
Vanishing Point, Sky Valley
Jason Engelund
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$3,888
Tere Duro
Pierre Terrasson
Chrissie Hynde, Paris
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,660
Mandy Smith
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,660
Nina Hagen, Grèce
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,660
Pete Townsend
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,660
Iggy Pop - La Villette 86
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,549
Queen / la corde cassée / La Villette / Paris
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 40 x 50 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch
$1,660
Gainsbourg Birkin - 83 - Baby Alone - Derniers tirages
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 40 x 50 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch
$2,766
Siouxie - 86 - Derniers tirages
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,766
Li Hui
Rocio Villanueva
Me quiero libre
Rocio Villanueva
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$1,881 $1,505
Vuelo de pajaro solitario
Rocio Villanueva
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$1,881 $1,505
Volar sin miedo
Rocio Villanueva
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$1,881 $1,505
Angerona
Rocio Villanueva
Photography - 51 x 51 x 2 cm Photography - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,328 $1,062