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Marbella House Party
Slim Aarons
Photography - 90 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
£1,067
Mémoire de JingDeZhen atelier II
Feng Hatat
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£534
Mémoire de JingDeZhen village
Feng Hatat
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£534
Le tre Vespe, 1962 - Roma
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 70 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
£2,037
Aquarium at Coney Island, Ny
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.04 inch
£2,303
Come Over
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 91.4 x 82.8 x 0.5 cm Photography - 36 x 32.6 x 0.2 inch
£2,177
Nicely's Cafe, Mono Lake, California
Richard Heeps
Photography - 42 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 20.1 x 0 inch
£310
La chambre verte
Cécile Baldewyns
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.04 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£712
Garden Party - 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
£3,157
Santa and Serena Antonelli
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch
£2,633
Quartier lointain - hommage à Jirô Taniguchi
Benoît Kuhn
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£800
Mathematics Corner
Brian Otieno
Photography - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£1,156
Singapore Blur VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,681
The path is lighted
Ana Zegheanu
Photography - 25 x 20 x 0.02 cm Photography - 9.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
£142
Somethig for the trip
Ana Zegheanu
Photography - 40 x 20 x 0.02 cm Photography - 15.7 x 7.9 x 0 inch
£142
Before the storm
Joost Wensveen
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
£1,201
Yuyi cup noodle
John Yuyi
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
£3,113
Trash deliver baby 6
John Yuyi
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
£3,113
The Beatles with Signs, "Our World" Satellite Broadcast Press Event, EMI Studios, London
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
£1,465
Iggy Pop - Ungano's Club, first NYC gig 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
£1,256
Miles Davis, NYC, 1970 IV
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
£1,256
Miles Davis, NYC, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
£1,256
Miles Davis Works Out with a Speed Bag at Gleason's Gym, NYC, 1970 (I)
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
£1,256
I am a Passenger 4
Javier Rey
Photography - 65 x 43 x 0.3 cm Photography - 25.6 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
£670
Little girls on the street
Samuel Cueto
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£800
Marbles Championship Central Park
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
£3,282
Good Morning America - Collection Best Life
Rodrigo
Photography - 26.7 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.5 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£1,778
Freedom - Collection Best Life
Rodrigo
Photography - 26.7 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.5 x 14 x 0 inch
£1,333
Catherine Deneuve à Venise, Italie,
Vittorio Pavan
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£623
Poolside Poodle
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
£3,202
The Stooges, Ann Arbor, MI, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
£1,256
The Rolling Stones Group Portrait, London, 1965
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
£1,465
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Lilit Soghomonyan
Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£712 £640
Citizens in Colour
Julia Whitehead
Painting - 35 x 45 x 4 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch
£1,150
Cocoon of Comfort, The Joy Series: A Journey to Inner Happiness original artwork
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,085
Cats and Mountains
Maya Abashidze
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£2,046
Vue sur rue, Alcúdia
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 105 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
£1,690
Everyday life Photography for Sale
In the 1830s, Nièpce discovered how to print images onto metal plates. When he died in 1833, Louis Daguerre, followed by Francois Arago, continued to develop his research, resulting in the invention of the daguerreotype which consisted of an image printed onto a silver plate when exposed to the light. Together they had invented photography.
The first ever photographs began to appear. Initially used for research purposes, photography started to spread as daguerreotype studios opened everywhere. Portrait photography immortalized the faces of the upper middle classes and were later used to capture all members of society. Celebrities were also a popular subject choice and many photographers specialized in taking their portraits, as Jean-Loup Sieff did all throughout his career almost a century after the invention of photography.
In the beginning, taking a portrait or even the simplest of family photos required a great deal of preparation and time in the studio. However, key technological developments brought about the invention of more compact cameras including the Leica and later the digital single-lens reflex, which meant shorter exposure times and made it easier to produce a greater number of photographs.
These advances also helped contribute to the development of the genre of everyday life photography, which became more popular at the end of the Second World War and focused at first on photographing wealthy or urban families. Families, couples, communities... artists were interested in everyday moments (marriage, lovers kissing, children's games). The simplest of moments in life were seen as the most important and were immortalized in film as testaments to the beauty of human life.
Some of the great photographers made a name for themselves in the genre. Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, David Goldblatt, Martin Parr and Vivian Maier are only a few of the artists associated with everyday life photography.
Vivian Maier is an American photographer who was born in 1926 in New York. A professional nanny in Chicago, she spent her spare time photographing the world around her and produced around 150,000 photos. Having remained anonymous throughout her artistic life, her genius and photographic accomplishments were finally recognized publicly in 2007.
Cofounder of the Magnum Photographic Cooperative in 1947 alongside David Seymour and Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson was a pioneer of photojournalism but also an excellent photographer in a more artistic sense. He revolutionized photography by working with incredibly lightweight equipment. He didn't use a tripod or a darkroom and treasured a sense of immediacy when taking photographs. He believed that “above all else, the camera is a sketchbook". Henri Cartier-Bresson's photographic technique is unique and unmistakably recognizable. He never photographed with flash and only worked with natural light, something which was highly characteristic of everyday life photography. Often in the same black and white image, the subjects coexist together but are not centred. His framing, focus and depth of field all help us to see the simple beauty of everyday life that he so exquisitely enhances.
Artsper has a range of everyday life photographs for you to discover, including works from Cartier-Bresson as well as many other artists, whose photos reveal the precious moments of the everyday lives of people from around the world.
What does everyday life photography consist of?
Everyday life photography is a type of photography that captures moments from normal, daily life, such as urban street scenes, everyday objects, or children playing.
What are examples of everyday life photography?
Examples of everyday life photography include photojournalistic pictures of a town or city, or snapshots of found or everyday objects.
What is mundane photography?
Mundane photography has the same meaning as everyday life photography, meaning photography that captures images of day-to-day, mundane or banal life.