Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York City
Leonard Freed
Photography - 48.3 x 33 cm Photography - 19 x 13 inch
£2,530
When Dorothea Lange photographed Florence Owens Thompson during The Great Depression in the 1930s, the work Migrant Mother (1936) became one of the most poignant images of the era. In fact several of Lange's works did, as the photojournalist brought the plight of the poor and forgotten to public attention. She later said of the moment that the mother asked her no questions but seemed to know that the pictures might help her, so she helped Lange. Such journalistic photos or “photojournalism" is the use of the medium of photography to tell a story, capturing a visual representation of what a journalist would otherwise convey through their writings. Through the work of photojournalists like Lange, the world is educated on social injustices, political and historical events and sports celebrations. But what of its role in art? Journalistic photography then takes that element of storytelling and creates art from it. Whether widely reproduced or not, the legacy of the works lies in the chosen moment of capture and allows the viewer to see from the artist's eye. In Artsper's own selection of works, Eric Bouvet and Dominique Leroy do just that, with Leroy capturing icons and events over 40 decades. In a world fuelled by visual culture, journalistic photos are very much here to stay…
Photography - 48.3 x 33 cm Photography - 19 x 13 inch
£2,530
Photography - 48.3 x 33 cm Photography - 19 x 13 inch
£2,530
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
£4,217
Photography - 20.3 x 25.4 cm Photography - 8 x 10 inch
£10,120
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
£990
Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 cm Photography - 20 x 20 inch
£530
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch
£741
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,258
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£988
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£899
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£899
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,258
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,258
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,078
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£988
Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£535
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
£750
Photography - 51 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 29.9 x 0 inch
£584
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
£800
Photography - 121 x 182 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.6 x 71.7 x 0 inch
£1,298
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£629
Photography - 28 x 43 x 1 cm Photography - 11 x 16.9 x 0.4 inch
£629
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£629
Photography - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£629
Photography - 28 x 43 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
£629
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£629
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£629
Photography - 45 x 38 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 15 x 0.4 inch
£629
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£854
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£1,258
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£1,258
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£1,258
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£854
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£854
Photography - 28.6 x 27.9 cm Photography - 11.25 x 11 inch
£4,217
Photography - 50 x 75 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,078
Photography - 50 x 75 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,078
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,797
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
£899
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£270
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£404
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£404
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£270
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
£234
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
£234
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
£234