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
Arslan Sükan
Untitled 26 from the series of INtheVISIBLE, 2019
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
£2,903
Untitled 32 from the series of INtheVISIBLE
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 53 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.9 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£1,244
Untitled 27 from the series of INtheVISIBLE, 2019
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£1,244
Untitled 13 from the series of INtheVISIBLE, 2013
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£1,659
Untitled 24 (NY)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 80 x 112 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 44.1 x 0 inch
£3,317
Untitled 4 (NY)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 112 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 31.5 x 0 inch
£3,317
Untitled 1 (NY)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 112 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 31.5 x 0 inch
£3,317
Paloma Castello
Rita Hayworth, The Castelloland Series
Paloma Castello
Photography - 69.9 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.5 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
£1,037
Goddess Circe. Amphora
Paloma Castello
Sculpture - 50 x 34.3 x 34.3 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 13.5 x 13.5 inch
£1,327
Tallulah Bankhead
Paloma Castello
Fine Art Drawings - 41.9 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
£415
Goddess Artemis. Stamno
Paloma Castello
Sculpture - 39.9 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
£1,327
Helios. Neon Light Box. Wall Sculpture
Paloma Castello
Sculpture - 61 x 46 x 15 cm Sculpture - 24 x 18.1 x 5.9 inch
£1,244
Nostalgia. Neon Light Box Wall Sculpture
Paloma Castello
Sculpture - 61 x 46 x 15 cm Sculpture - 24 x 18.1 x 5.9 inch
£1,244
Venus. Neon Light Box. Wall Sculpture
Paloma Castello
Sculpture - 61 x 46 x 15 cm Sculpture - 24 x 18.1 x 5.9 inch
£1,244
La Mer Poseidon. Neon Light Box Wall Sculpture
Paloma Castello
Sculpture - 61 x 46 x 15 cm Sculpture - 24 x 18.1 x 5.9 inch
£1,244
Luca Artioli
Miami Stripes 09 11bn
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
£4,147
Miami Circles 01
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£2,488
Miami Beach NYE.
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
£4,147
Rainbow Flag
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£2,488
Roman Statue Study 3 Reversed
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£2,488
Roman Statue Study 3
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£2,488
Roman Statue Study 6
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£2,488
Roman Statue Study 6 Reversed
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£2,488
Lionel Morateur
Le manoir englouti
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
£1,155
Adam et Eve chassés du Paradis
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£244
Les jumelles
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
£1,066
Les corbeaux volent sur le dos
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
£889
Very bad trip
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
£800
Au fond de la piscine
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
£889
Mort d'un clown
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
£889
Adam et Eve chassés du paradis
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
£1,333
Juan Pablo Castro
Golden Flame
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch
£4,976
Rubik's Cube
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
£2,488
Untitled 1
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
£2,488
Metallurgic B
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 137.2 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 54 x 36 x 0.1 inch
£3,732
So Close yet So Far Out
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
£2,488
Have Some Skittles
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
£2,488
Flaming 13
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£2,488
David Jay
153 Chrystie St
David Jay
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
£3,068
RED! (Polyptych) #1-7-6-4-12
David Jay
Photography - 152.4 x 508 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 200 x 0.1 inch
£20,733
Weekend in Tokyo #1
David Jay
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
£3,649
Jill Peters
Sri, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India
Jill Peters
Photography - 61 x 41.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 16.2 x 0.1 inch
£2,903
Debo, Portriat. From The Series The Third Gender of India
Jill Peters
Photography - 89.4 x 70.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.2 x 27.7 x 0.1 inch
£4,147
Sreesha, Portrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India
Jill Peters
Photography - 89.4 x 70.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.2 x 27.7 x 0.1 inch
£4,147
Julie, Portrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India
Jill Peters
Photography - 89.4 x 70.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.2 x 27.7 x 0.1 inch
£4,147
Sneha, Portrati. From The Series The Third Gender of India
Jill Peters
Photography - 89.4 x 70.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.2 x 27.7 x 0.1 inch
£4,147
Vijay, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India
Jill Peters
Photography - 61 x 41.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 16.2 x 0.1 inch
£2,903
Banu, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India
Jill Peters
Photography - 61 x 41.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 16.2 x 0.1 inch
£2,903
Untitled 2222. Triptych
Jill Peters
Photography - 76.2 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 inch
£4,147
Norman Reedus
Eye in the dark
Norman Reedus
Photography - 20.32 x 25.4 x 1 cm Photography - 8 x 10 x 0.4 inch
£1,333
Vape on a train
Norman Reedus
Photography - 50.8 x 40.64 x 2 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.8 inch
£2,044
Holly King
Tendril promise de la série paysages en difficulté / Struggling landscapes
Holly King
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch
£3,110
Olivier Perrin
City Palace. Udaipur. Inde.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
£667
Lx008. Lisbonne Portugal
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 48 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch
£533
Inde005. Agra. Taj Mahal. Inde.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
Old Delhi. Inde. Inde002.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£400
Jaipur. City Palace. Inde007.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
Old Delhi. Inde. Inde001.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
Agra. Taj Mahal. Inde. Inde006.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
Old Delhi. Jama Masjid. Inde. Inde004.
Olivier Perrin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£400
Leandro Frutos
Mount Fuji and the Heron
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£647
Kyoto Totem Wisdom
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£460
Japanese Temple Garden
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
£514
New Era Colors
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£498
Morning Osaka
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
£562
Shodoshima Sunset
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
£460
Rain Chinatown
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£460
Golden Temple
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
£828
Imad Fakhry
Vibrant conversations
Imad Fakhry
Photography - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£2,820