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
Ying Chen
Sonia Almaguer
Lirio roto, Obra del Grupo Danza del Alma, Cuba
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 24 x 32 x 2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,066
Dama. Serie Pasaporte Santiago
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 36 x 24 x 2 cm Photography - 14.2 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,333
Pregonera, Serie Pasaporte Santiago
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 36 x 24 x 2 cm Photography - 14.2 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,333
Reyes, Serie Pasaporte Santiago
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 36 x 24 x 2 cm Photography - 14.2 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,333
Sombra, Serie Pasaporte Santiago
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 36 x 24 x 2 cm Photography - 14.2 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,333
La Catalina. De la serie Como antes
Sonia Almaguer
Photography - 36 x 24 x 2 cm Photography - 14.2 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,333
Tony Potts
Board race start
Tony Potts
Photography - 40.6 x 55.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16 x 22 x 0 inch
£1,576
David Pinegar
Don't make a pin cushion out of this big balloon
David Pinegar
Photography - 110 x 110 x 0.2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
£1,511
Assault and battery of the human anatomy
David Pinegar
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
£7,687
Runun' To A Dream
David Pinegar
Photography - 110 x 110 x 0.2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
£1,511
Fire escape to freedom
David Pinegar
Photography - 110 x 110 x 0.1 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0 inch
£1,511
Just take one look before bedtime
David Pinegar
Photography - 110 x 110 x 0.1 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0 inch
£1,511
Twenty First Century Meladrama
David Pinegar
Photography - 110 x 110 x 0.1 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0 inch
£1,511
I don't know why it's seems so funny
David Pinegar
Photography - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Photography - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
£15,375
Philippe Boutefeu
LeavesCourges
Philippe Boutefeu
Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,066
MirooooDes
Philippe Boutefeu
Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,066
Paola Dávila
28° 14' 20.922'' N, 114° 6' 9.395'' W-8
Paola Dávila
Photography - 35.6 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14 x 22 x 0.1 inch
£1,244
28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-14
Paola Dávila
Photography - 40 x 76 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
£1,659
28° 50' 27.1314" N, 111° 58' 3.4674" W-9
Paola Dávila
Photography - 38 x 56 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15 x 22 x 0.1 inch
£1,244
28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-5
Paola Dávila
Photography - 40 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.75 x 30 x 0.1 inch
£1,659
28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-9
Paola Dávila
Photography - 38 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14.97 x 22 x 0.1 inch
£1,244
28° 14' 34.127’’N, 114° 6' 44.679’’W-12
Paola Dávila
Photography - 38 x 56 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15 x 22 x 0.1 inch
£1,244
Algas 14, 41 y 68
Paola Dávila
Photography - 10.4 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 4.1 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
£829
David Carey
Portrait of a marijuana plant
David Carey
Photography - 51 x 38 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 15 x 0 inch
£88
The hot dog vendor
David Carey
Photography - 46 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£88
Pipeline protesters and monks
David Carey
Photography - 41 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£88
Spell-checking William Blake's writing
David Carey
Photography - 41 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£88
Potato Eaters in my basement
David Carey
Photography - 38 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15 x 20.1 x 0 inch
£88
Over my dead body!
David Carey
Photography - 41 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£88
They build condos anywere these days
David Carey
Photography - 30 x 38 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15 x 0 inch
£88
Larry Snider
Lamayuru Monastery
Larry Snider
Photography - 51 x 51 x 1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.4 inch
£355
Still life (objects)
Larry Snider
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£267
Still Life (Artichoke)
Larry Snider
Photography - 56 x 56 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22 x 22 x 0 inch
£1,333
Young Monk in Tree
Larry Snider
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 inch
£332
Japanese Landscape #1
Larry Snider
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 inch
£332
Maisha Marshallende
Frash-a-Dash
Maisha Marshallende
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£711
Frash-a-Dash
Maisha Marshallende
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£711
Frash-a-Dash
Maisha Marshallende
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£711
Frash-a-Dash
Maisha Marshallende
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£711
Frash-a-Dash
Maisha Marshallende
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£711
Frash-a-Dash
Maisha Marshallende
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£711
Philippe Gras
Miles Davis le célèbre trompettiste en 1967 en Concert à la Salle Pleyel - série Jazz
Philippe Gras
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£844
Dizzy Gillespie
Philippe Gras
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
£844
Miles Davis le célèbre trompettiste en concert, Paris Jazz Festival, 3 novembre 1969. - série Jazz
Philippe Gras
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
£844
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
£889
Un homme attend le bus devant le Louvre, Paris
Cédric Klapisch
Photography - 40 x 53 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.9 inch
£889
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
£889
Repérage Casse tête chinois New York, Hotel Midtown
Cédric Klapisch
Photography - 33.68 x 60 cm Photography - 13.3 x 23.6 inch
£889
Musée de l'Homme - Trocadero
Cédric Klapisch
Photography - 40 x 53 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.9 inch
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Delphine Diallo
Line Obsession
Delphine Diallo
Photography - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
£2,444
Highness – Hybrid 1
Delphine Diallo
Photography - 100 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£4,888