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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Ka Xiaoxi
Carlo D'Orta
Liquidance # 93
Carlo D'Orta
Photography - 67 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 26.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
£4,444
Liquidance # 4
Carlo D'Orta
Photography - 65 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
£4,444
Vibrations NYC # 36
Carlo D'Orta
Photography - 56 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 22 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
£3,555
Biocities Washington # 4
Carlo D'Orta
Photography - 80 x 54 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch
£3,555
Biocities Parigi Defence # 1
Carlo D'Orta
Photography - 56 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 22 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
£3,555
Vibrations NYC # 11
Carlo D'Orta
Photography - 86 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 33.9 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
£6,221
Biocities Milano Expo # 11
Carlo D'Orta
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
£6,221
Biocities London # 3
Carlo D'Orta
Photography - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
£7,110
Vincent Gachaga
Steve Mc Queen le Mans
Vincent Gachaga
Sculpture - 85 x 80 x 12 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 31.5 x 4.7 inch
£2,222
Steve Mc Queen
Vincent Gachaga
Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 12 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 4.7 inch
£2,311
Chris Rhodes
Hotel Mermaid Club #5
Chris Rhodes
Photography - 8 x 10 x 0.2 cm Photography - 3.1 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
£133
Hotel Mermaid Club #1
Chris Rhodes
Photography - 10 x 8 x 0.2 cm Photography - 3.9 x 3.1 x 0.1 inch
£133
Hotel Mermaid Club #4
Chris Rhodes
Photography - 10 x 8 x 0.2 cm Photography - 3.9 x 3.1 x 0.1 inch
£133
Dan Holmqvist
The Pianist
Dan Holmqvist
Photography - 101 x 78 x 0.2 cm Photography - 39.8 x 30.7 x 0.1 inch
£1,750
Winter Gentleman
Dan Holmqvist
Photography - 140 x 118 x 0.2 cm Photography - 55.1 x 46.5 x 0.1 inch
£2,850
Martin Kallay
Yellow Avalanche
Martin Kallay
Photography - 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
£1,066
The Repetition in Blue
Martin Kallay
Photography - 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
£1,066
The Sea of Windows
Martin Kallay
Photography - 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
£1,066
Duncan Wade
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Matière avec ligne jaune
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
£791
Construction
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
£480
On a marché sur la dune
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 45 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£480
Eternel Retour
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
£480
Blanc Marais
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£507
George Barris
Marilyn Monroe, ca
George Barris
Photography - 20.3 x 25.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 8 x 10 x 0.1 inch
£1,333
Photographie de Marilyn Monroe
George Barris
Photography - 28 x 37 x 1 cm Photography - 11 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
£871
Santa Monica Beach
George Barris
Photography - 28 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 11 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
£791
Photographie de Marilyn Monroe
George Barris
Photography - 28 x 37 x 1 cm Photography - 11 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Marilyn Monroe, ca
George Barris
Photography - 25.4 x 20.3 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10 x 8 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Marilyn Monroe, ca.
George Barris
Photography - 25.4 x 20.3 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10 x 8 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Feelin' the Surf (1962)
George Barris
Photography - 68 x 58 x 1 cm Photography - 26.8 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Pawel Jaszczuk
Roger Humbert
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2764 01.10.2013
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
£1,600
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2699 01.10.2013
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
£1,600
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2343 10.11.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
£1,600
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2003 20.04.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
£2,044
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_1498 16.12.2011
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
£2,044
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_1772 16.02.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
£2,044
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IIMG_1960 20.04.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
£2,044
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_1978 20.04.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
£2,044
Simon Vega
Tropical Space Hostal
Simon Vega
Photography - 51 x 76 x 4 cm Photography - 20.1 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
£1,689
Optimus Metallicus / TrashFormers series
Simon Vega
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 26 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 10.2 inch
£6,221
Palm 3 World Station
Simon Vega
Photography - 51 x 76 x 4 cm Photography - 20.1 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
£1,689
Tropical Space Hostal
Simon Vega
Photography - 51 x 76 x 4 cm Photography - 20.1 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
£1,955
Untitled /TrashFormers series
Simon Vega
Sculpture - 25 x 16 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 6.3 x 3.5 inch
£5,332
Optimus Gomme/TrashFormers series
Simon Vega
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 26 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 10.2 inch
£6,221
Rubber Trooper / Trash Wars series
Simon Vega
Sculpture - 20 x 25 x 18 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 9.8 x 7.1 inch
£5,332