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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Slinkachu
Tug of War, Bank of England, London
Slinkachu
Photography - 53 x 80 cm Photography - 20.9 x 31.5 inch
£4,313
Petra Wunderlich
Congregations Beth Hamedrash and Holche Josher Wizaner, Manhattan/NYC
Petra Wunderlich
Photography - 60 x 75 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
£7,458
Arthur Steel
Upper Glasses Royal Ascot
Arthur Steel
Photography - 48 x 61 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 24 x 0.4 inch
£1,640
Lend Me Your Ear Daffy And Joyful
Arthur Steel
Photography - 48 x 61 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 24 x 0.4 inch
£1,640
The Picture Frame Westminister Bridge
Arthur Steel
Photography - 48 x 61 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 24 x 0.4 inch
£1,640
Santiago Sierra
House in Mud
Santiago Sierra
Photography - 21 x 30 x 1.5 cm Photography - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
£4,493
Gordon Matta-Clark
Sous Sol de París. 1977-1999
Gordon Matta-Clark
Photography - 59.7 x 49.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.5 x 19.5 x 0 inch
£7,638
Michael Filonow
Beta Collage 71
Michael Filonow
Photography - 50.8 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£641
Betta Collage 52
Michael Filonow
Photography - 101.6 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 32 x 0.1 inch
£708
Betta Collage 59
Michael Filonow
Photography - 91.4 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 inch
£472
Betta Collage 51
Michael Filonow
Photography - 91.4 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 inch
£472
Harriman 10
Michael Filonow
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch
£367
Betta Blur 55
Michael Filonow
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 inch
£455
Kaleidoscope 25
Michael Filonow
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 inch
£455
Garik Avanesian
Coast of Bengal Bay I
Garik Avanesian
Photography - 34 x 60 x 5 cm Photography - 13.4 x 23.6 x 2 inch
£692
Maisha Marshallende
Meskel Durag
Maisha Marshallende
Photography - 90 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£899
Frash-a-Dash
Maisha Marshallende
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£719
Frash-a-Dash
Maisha Marshallende
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£719
Frash-a-Dash
Maisha Marshallende
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£719
Frash-a-Dash
Maisha Marshallende
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£719
Frash-a-Dash
Maisha Marshallende
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£719
Elena Raceala
Flowers of delusion
Elena Raceala
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
£970
Blue silence #2
Elena Raceala
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
£822
Stories from Annecy #2
Elena Raceala
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£764
I will always be here for you
Elena Raceala
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
£854
Just listen to the songbirds harmony
Elena Raceala
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch
£845
Tomorow is another day
Elena Raceala
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
£791
Stories from Annecy #1
Elena Raceala
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£737
Andrés Calamaro
El Pana. La México, CDMX.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£7,054
La México. CDMX.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£7,054
Alejandro Talavante
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 110 x 110 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
£10,648
El Payo. Aguascalientes, México.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£7,054
Diego Silvetti. La México, CDMX.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£7,054
Paseíllo al mediodía, Nimes, Francia.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£7,054
A Hombros. JT, Nimes, Francia.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£7,054
La Naranja Mecánica. JT, Nimes, Francia.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 110 x 110 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
£10,648
Cédric Klapisch
Repérage Casse tête chinois Paris, Étagère de livres appartement Xavier, rue St Maur Paris
Cédric Klapisch
Photography - 33.68 x 60 cm Photography - 13.3 x 23.6 inch
£899
Un homme attend le bus devant le Louvre, Paris
Cédric Klapisch
Photography - 40 x 53 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.9 inch
£899
Repérage Casse tête chinois New York vers Wall Street, Water street
Cédric Klapisch
Photography - 40 x 53 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.9 inch
£899
Repérage Casse tête chinois New York, Hotel Midtown
Cédric Klapisch
Photography - 33.68 x 60 cm Photography - 13.3 x 23.6 inch
£899