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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Papa Mesk
Paris 13 ème "Olympiades Vibes N°2" (XL)
Papa Mesk
Photography - 160 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 63 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
£1,422
It's a dog life ... !
Papa Mesk
Sculpture - 25 x 43 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 16.9 x 5.9 inch
£1,422
Urban Perspective / Complex City Final
Papa Mesk
Painting - 70 x 127 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 50 x 1.6 inch
£13,331
Graffiti Extraction N°5
Papa Mesk
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£1,422
Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
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Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Sculpture - 145 x 26 x 20 cm Sculpture - 57.1 x 10.2 x 7.9 inch
£4,088
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Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Photography - 94 x 74 x 2 cm Photography - 37 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch
£1,511
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Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Sculpture - 39 x 121 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 47.6 x 4.7 inch
£844
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Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Sculpture - 195 x 70 x 5 cm Sculpture - 76.8 x 27.6 x 2 inch
£9,331
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Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Sculpture - 53 x 23 x 12 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 9.1 x 4.7 inch
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Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Sculpture - 33 x 39 x 12 cm Sculpture - 13 x 15.4 x 4.7 inch
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Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Sculpture - 53 x 23 x 12 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 9.1 x 4.7 inch
Sold
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Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Sculpture - 37 x 36 x 12 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 14.2 x 4.7 inch
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Christopher Simon Sykes
Herefordshire House
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch
£1,333
Leixlip Window
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
£675
Syon House Decor
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
£564
Howard Bust
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
£1,346
Castle Howard
Christopher Simon Sykes
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
£675
Koray Erkaya
Gold Kiss 3D
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 76.2 x 53.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 21 x 0.1 inch
£7,381
TooLess 4692, 3D Lightbox
Koray Erkaya
Sculpture - 132.1 x 119.4 x 10.2 cm Sculpture - 52 x 47 x 4 inch
£8,210
Invacuo Project #26
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 81.3 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 47 x 0.1 inch
£4,064
Invacuo Project #29
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 81.3 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 47 x 0.1 inch
£4,064
Invacuo Project #23
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 81.3 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 47 x 0.1 inch
£4,064
Invacuo Project #19
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 81.3 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 47 x 0.1 inch
£4,064
Self Touches #01
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 40.6 x 61 x 10.2 cm Photography - 16 x 24 x 4 inch
£2,488
Invacuo Project #22
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 119.4 x 180.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47 x 71 x 0.1 inch
£4,064
Monika Bravo
Arcana 12
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
£9,122
Victory over the sun #1, (Intervened)
Monika Bravo
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 1 inch
£1,658
Arcana 14
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
£9,122
Arcana 13
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
£9,122
Victory over the sun #2, (Intervened)
Monika Bravo
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 1 inch
£1,658
Parallel Fields #2
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£4,607
Fabian Albertini
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Composition IV
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Fine Art Drawings - 134 x 96 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 52.8 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
£2,600
Road signs I
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 98 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 38.6 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
£1,000
Natural resemblance XIV
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,000
When you step into the land of colours I
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
£1,000
When you step into the land of colours VI
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
£1,000
Natural resemblance XIII
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,000
Road signs IV
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 98 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 38.6 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
£1,000
From my Nanny's wall VI
Jakub Pasierkiewicz
Photography - 68 x 98 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26.8 x 38.6 x 0.1 inch
£1,000
Gum
Mauricio Velez
Untitled III and Untitled I Diptych
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch
£5,805
Half Angels Half Demons #5
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
£2,903
Half Angels Half Demons #26
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 100.1 x 100.1 x 6.4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.5 inch
£4,147
Untitled V and Untitled IV Diptych
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 101.6 x 304.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 120 x 0.1 inch
£5,805
Untitled VI and Untitled IV Diptych
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 101.6 x 304.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 120 x 0.1 inch
£5,805
Half Angels Half Demons #88
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 61 x 91.4 cm Photography - 24 x 36 inch
£2,073
Celso Castro
Pensando en ti, Marzo 13
Celso Castro
Painting - 99.6 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.2 x 28 x 0.1 inch
£1,659
Taxi Driver, June 13
Celso Castro
Fine Art Drawings - 34.9 x 24.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.75 x 9.75 inch
£332
Taxi Driver, June 14 (Diptych)
Celso Castro
Painting - 69.9 x 49.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.5 x 19.5 x 0.1 inch
£332
Recordando el gran artista Alberto Riano "Mangos" Marzo
Celso Castro
Painting - 99.6 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.2 x 28 x 0.1 inch
£1,659
Platanos en Tentación
Celso Castro
Photography - 66 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26 x 20 x 0.1 inch
£829
Detlev Schneider
Nick Cave & Blixa Bargeld
Detlev Schneider
Photography - 50 x 40 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
£800