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
Zhao Bandi
Franck Seguin
Guillaume Nery I
Franck Seguin
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
£1,466
Cachalots (2)
Franck Seguin
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
£3,999
Pierre Molinier
Skindo travesti debout
Pierre Molinier
Photography - 13.5 x 6 x 1 cm Photography - 5.3 x 2.4 x 0.4 inch
£1,333
Les femmes actuelles
Pierre Molinier
Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
£4,444
Les Pieds amoureux
Pierre Molinier
Photography - 12.7 x 9.2 x 0.1 cm Photography - 5 x 3.6 x 0 inch
£3,377
Jean Meunier
Pierre Molinier
Photography - 17.6 x 12.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.9 x 5 x 0 inch
£2,488
Skindo travesti
Pierre Molinier
Photography - 13 x 9 x 1 cm Photography - 5.1 x 3.5 x 0.4 inch
£1,333
Skindo travesti
Pierre Molinier
Photography - 13 x 9 x 1 cm Photography - 5.1 x 3.5 x 0.4 inch
£1,333
Matthew Porter
On Hansen
Things aren't always what they seem
On Hansen
Photography - 69 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,244
Disappeared where it's hard to disappear
On Hansen
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.1 inch
£2,488
There is a hand that protects me
On Hansen
Photography - 69 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,244
A rock cannot burnt to ashes
On Hansen
Photography - 69 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,244
I believe in beginnings and endings
On Hansen
Painting - 89 x 65 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.03 x 25.59 x 0.1 inch
£995
The Struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart
On Hansen
Painting - 98 x 65 x 0.3 cm Painting - 38.6 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
£829
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Passenger side, Morocco.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
£489
Izamal, Church of the convento de san antonio de padua, Yucatan Mexico.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£444
Untitled, Tokyo Japan.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
£889
World Trade Center, New York.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 22 x 15 x 0.3 cm Photography - 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
£889
Parc de la Courneuve
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£373
Untitled, Naples
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
£427
Untitled.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
£444
Untitled, New York - Roosevelt Island Subway Station.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
£427
Faie Davis
Mahumbi girl with ungava hairstyle variation. Humbi. Angola
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 58.5 x 26 cm Photography - 24 x 23 x 10.2 inch
£809
Karo celebration preparation
Faie Davis
Photography - 35 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£813
Himba mother and child
Faie Davis
Photography - 113.6 x 81.6 x 0.25 cm Photography - 44.7 x 32.1 x 0.1 inch
£1,244
Mursi teenager
Faie Davis
Photography - 89.4 x 63 x 0.25 cm Photography - 35.2 x 24.8 x 0.1 inch
£1,244
Karo Celebration preparation
Faie Davis
Photography - 40 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
£813
Himba children tree master
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch
£1,161
Himba Beauty
Faie Davis
Photography - 85.8 x 76.8 x 0.25 cm Photography - 33.8 x 30.2 x 0.1 inch
£1,244
Gisela Gaffoglio
Playing with dolphins
Gisela Gaffoglio
Painting - 140 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£3,910
Loving the wind
Gisela Gaffoglio
Painting - 140 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£3,910
World spins madly on
Gisela Gaffoglio
Painting - 90 x 190 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 74.8 x 1.2 inch
£3,288
Landscape waltz
Gisela Gaffoglio
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£2,222
Primavera porteña
Gisela Gaffoglio
Painting - 95 x 191 x 3 cm Painting - 37.4 x 75.2 x 1.2 inch
£3,377
Guilherme Licurgo
Lost in The Fog, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 58.4 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23 x 35 x 0.1 inch
£2,073
Lost in the Fog III, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
£2,073
Bottle, Belém do Pará
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
£2,073
Capoeira II. From the Rio de Janeiro series
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
£2,073
Manifesto I
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
£1,659
Manifesto IX
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
£1,659
Manifesto XIV/ Medium Size Print
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
£1,659
Manifesto X.
Guilherme Licurgo
Photography - 88.9 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 23 x 0.1 inch
£1,659
Cristina García Rodero
Série : Lalibela, près du ciel - écrit sur la peau, Ethiopie
Cristina García Rodero
Photography - 120 x 80 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch
£13,775
Série : Lalibela, près du ciel - anges regardant, Ethiopie
Cristina García Rodero
Photography - 120 x 80 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch
£13,775
Série : María Lionza. La déesse des yeux de l'eau - Lune et soleil pour un amour, Venezuela
Cristina García Rodero
Photography - 80 x 120 x 5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch
£13,775
Promenade dans le Jura, Cuba
Cristina García Rodero
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
£13,775
Série : Rituels en Haïti - Les jeunes, Haïti
Cristina García Rodero
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
£13,775
Série : Entre ciel et terre - Symba, Barcelona
Cristina García Rodero
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
£13,775
Leonardo Fernandez Della Pietra (Lolo)
Retratos #1
Leonardo Fernandez Della Pietra (Lolo)
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 3.9 inch
£267
Untitled #8
Leonardo Fernandez Della Pietra (Lolo)
Photography - 7 x 5 cm Photography - 2.8 x 2 inch
£222
Retratos #66
Leonardo Fernandez Della Pietra (Lolo)
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 3.9 inch
£267
Retratos #29
Leonardo Fernandez Della Pietra (Lolo)
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 3.9 inch
£267
Retratos #29
Leonardo Fernandez Della Pietra (Lolo)
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 3.9 inch
£267
Untitled #13
Leonardo Fernandez Della Pietra (Lolo)
Photography - 7 x 5 cm Photography - 2.8 x 2 inch
£222
Untitled #14
Leonardo Fernandez Della Pietra (Lolo)
Photography - 7 x 5 cm Photography - 2.8 x 2 inch
£222
Untitled #15
Leonardo Fernandez Della Pietra (Lolo)
Photography - 7 x 5 cm Photography - 2.8 x 2 inch
£222
Mathilde Oscar
Introspection
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£1,777
La vierge aux abeilles
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£1,333
Beauté factice
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£667
Salvatora mundi
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£533
Rosea Salvator Mundi
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£533