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
Olivia Bonnamour
New York, carlingue à East Village
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 18 x 50 cm Photography - 7.1 x 19.7 inch
£489
Paris, Jardin des Tuileries Fashion Week Défilé Dior
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
£489
Paris, couple de femmes au Jardin des Tuileries
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
£400
Paris, 9e arrondissement 2022
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
£400
New York, Rockaway beach
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
£400
Paris, Village People au Marais
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
£400
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Prayer for Kinshasa
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£1,511
Pride or prejudice
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,777
Angel as demon
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Sculpture - 31 x 30 x 11 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 11.8 x 4.3 inch
£711
Temerity
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
£960
Above the rabbit hole
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 50 x 69.5 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,600
Another roots saga
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,777
Look who's blowing in the wind !
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 32 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
£1,333
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Purple Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
£888
L'aquarium (7 Exemplaires Relief Artwork) Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 4 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
£1,332
The Sorceress Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
£888
Futurist Body Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
£888
Transcendant Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
£888
Tea Time II Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
£888
Tea Time Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
£888
Oeil pour Oeil
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
£667
Robert Jaso
Unknown Persona
Robert Jaso
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
£3,777
Invisible Identity
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch
£2,444
No face, No Identity
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
£2,444
A Faceless State
Robert Jaso
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
£2,177
Nameless Mystery
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
£2,444
Invisible Complexity
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch
£2,444
Savage System Casino
Robert Jaso
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
£2,177
Danielle Aspis
Abstraction désertique - Photographie désert du Néguev, Israël
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 36 x 64 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 25.2 x 0 inch
£1,000
Abstraction désertique - Photographie Désert du Néguev, Israël
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 36 x 64 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 25.2 x 0 inch
£1,000
Abstraction désertique - Photographie Désert du Néguev, Israël
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 36 x 64 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 25.2 x 0 inch
£1,000
Bruges, H12 - Composition abstraite photographique Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
£1,386
Abstraction désertique - Photographie du Désert de Néguev, Israeël
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 36 x 64 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 25.2 x 0 inch
£1,000
Bruges, H15 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
£1,386
Shoes, Fashion victim, Converse, G30 - Composition numérique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
£782
Bruges, H14 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
£1,386
Paolo Salmaso
Katia Chausheva
Prelude to an escape
Katia Chausheva
Photography - 48 x 33 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13 x 0.1 inch
£711
Little white magics
Katia Chausheva
Photography - 48 x 33 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13 x 0.1 inch
£711
Through the glass darkly
Katia Chausheva
Photography - 48 x 33 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13 x 0.1 inch
£711
Eric Neveu
Fabrice Constant
Ralf Aubeck
Urban housings in Mumbai
Ralf Aubeck
Photography - 75 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,466
Gone with the wind
Ralf Aubeck
Photography - 50 x 75 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,466
Maximum Security
Ralf Aubeck
Photography - 50 x 75 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,466
Coffee with a Rose
Ralf Aubeck
Photography - 50 x 75 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,466
Nel ten Wolde
Free Red Transformed
Nel ten Wolde
Painting - 102 x 137 x 3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 53.9 x 1.2 inch
£5,203
Megan Mickael
Pill Head study in orange
Megan Mickael
Photography - 40.64 x 40.64 x 2.54 cm Photography - 16 x 16 x 1 inch
£1,529
Joshua Tree MLRS-02
Megan Mickael
Photography - 14.35 x 21.67 x 2.54 cm Photography - 5.6 x 8.5 x 1 inch
£1,466
Vinal view
Megan Mickael
Photography - 20.32 x 13.46 x 2.54 cm Photography - 8 x 5.3 x 1 inch
£1,466
Waiting for a sign
Megan Mickael
Photography - 20.32 x 13.46 x 2.54 cm Photography - 8 x 5.3 x 1 inch
£1,466
Twisted fate
Megan Mickael
Photography - 20.32 x 13.46 x 2.54 cm Photography - 8 x 5.3 x 1 inch
£1,466