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
Tony Soulié
Asia lithographie originale, édition limitée
Tony Soulié
Print - 90 x 76 x 0.5 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.9 x 0.2 inch
£809
Michael James O'Brien
Butch Chanel: John, Robert and Michael, NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£4,217
Still Life with Tulips and 5 Opalina Vases, Antwerp
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£4,217
Ebony Jet (Girlfriend), NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£6,746
Still Life with a Yellow Tulip and a Yellow Opalina Vase, Antwerp
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£4,217
Joey Arias Channeling Billie Holiday, NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£4,217
Constance (Girlfriend), NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£4,217
Jem Jender, Studio, NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£4,217
In the Evening (Diptych), n.d.
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£4,217
Brooke Shaden
Borrowed Time
Brooke Shaden
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£2,157
The Sky Is Burning
Brooke Shaden
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
£4,673
We Are Infinite
Brooke Shaden
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£2,157
The Falling Of Autumn Darkness
Brooke Shaden
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£2,157
Quiet The Night
Brooke Shaden
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£2,157
Feng Hatat
Une nuit pluvieuse
Feng Hatat
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£539
Javier Rey
I am a passenger 14
Javier Rey
Photography - 73 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.7 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
£1,223
I am a passenger 7
Javier Rey
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
£1,223
Aimee Hillman
Dolce Vita 21
Aimee Hillman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
£1,800
Dolce Vita 10
Aimee Hillman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
£1,800
Dolce Vita 20
Aimee Hillman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
£1,800
Dolce Vita 19
Aimee Hillman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
£1,800
Dolce Vita 18
Aimee Hillman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
£1,800
Karol Kállay
Antoine Rose
Red Old School
Antoine Rose
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
£3,774
Shade of blues
Antoine Rose
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
£7,279
Spiagge bianche study II
Antoine Rose
Photography - 88 x 200 x 1 cm Photography - 34.6 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
£11,322
Rooftop Study 1 (Belgian Coast)
Antoine Rose
Photography - 100 x 133 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 52.4 x 0.8 inch
£8,312
Perfect Circle
Antoine Rose
Photography - 88 x 200 x 1 cm Photography - 34.6 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
£11,322
Love of the rink
Antoine Rose
Photography - 88 x 88 x 1 cm Photography - 34.6 x 34.6 x 0.4 inch
£5,661
Rooftop Study 2 (Belgian Coast)
Antoine Rose
Photography - 88 x 200 x 3 cm Photography - 34.6 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch
£10,334
Arnaud Baumann
Coluche - Iconic portraits
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£1,258
Des verres et des cendres
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
£854
Les photographes
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
£854
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Contemplum #022
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 50 x 33 x 0.03 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13 x 0 inch
£764
Contemplum #008
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 80 x 53 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 0.2 inch
£1,617
Contemplum #008
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 29 x 19 x 0.03 cm Photography - 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch
£584
Contemplum #005
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 50 x 33 x 0.03 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13 x 0 inch
£809
Contemplum #024
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 33 x 50 x 0.03 cm Photography - 13 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£764
Contemplum #023
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 19 x 29 x 0.03 cm Photography - 7.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
£584
Contemplum #012
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 19 x 29 x 0.03 cm Photography - 7.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
£584
Contemplum #011
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 19 x 29 x 0.03 cm Photography - 7.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
£584
Larry Clark
Porky Wassup Rockers
Larry Clark
Photography - 17.5 x 13 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.9 x 5.1 x 0 inch
£449
Uwe Ommer
Fashion on the Street, Paris 1963
Uwe Ommer
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
£1,518
Rue Mouffetard - Triptych
Uwe Ommer
Photography - 45 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.71 x 39.37 x 0.1 inch
£1,391
Rue Mouffetard
Uwe Ommer
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.62 x 15.74 x 0.1 inch
£1,265
Rue Mouffetard
Uwe Ommer
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.62 x 15.74 x 0.1 inch
£1,265
Rue Mouffetard - Triptych
Uwe Ommer
Photography - 45 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.71 x 39.37 x 0.1 inch
£1,391