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Rue de Rivoli (au temps de la Covid 19)
Alexis Duclos
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£480
Coopérative
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
£462
Mary Flor
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 45 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£480
Rainy days in Manila I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Manila II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Manila III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Manila IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Manila V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Manila VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Manila VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Manila VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Manila IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Manila X
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Manila XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Manila XII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Saigon I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Saigon II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Rainy days in Saigon III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Saigon IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Saigon V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Saigon VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Saigon VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Saigon VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Rainy days in Saigon IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Saigon X
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Saigon XII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Saigon XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Tokyo I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Tokyo II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Tokyo III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Tokyo IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Rainy days in Tokyo VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Tokyo IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Tokyo XII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
NY urban VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
New York color XXXII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,591
Wallstreet II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Rainy days in New York I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in New York II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in New York IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in New York V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in New York VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in New York VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in New York VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in New York IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in New York X
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in New York XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in New York XII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in New York XIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in New York XIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Human crowd VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£1,324
Rainy days in Hong Kong III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Hong Kong V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Hong Kong VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Hong Kong VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Hong Kong IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Hong Kong X
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Hong Kong XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Hong Kong XII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Hong Kong XIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Hong Kong XIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Hong Kong XV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Rainy days in Hong Kong XVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,769
Sunset And Palms I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Monument Valley V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
£1,235
California Dreaming
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£1,146
The Beach III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 50 x 150 x 4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
£1,235
The Beach VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 50 x 150 x 4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
£1,235
Paris pola IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Berlin art XIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£1,146
Chicago fragment I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Chicago style I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,502
Berlin XXVIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£1,146
Paris pola XXIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Chicago sky II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Chicago sky I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Paris pola IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
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Calme et le silence bronze
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 40 x 16 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 6.3 x 5.9 inch
£1,191
Les espaces de Penseur de Rodin
Jesus Campos
Sculpture - 30 x 14 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.5 x 5.9 inch
£871
It Is Summer Warm Rain At Sunset
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 40 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
£889
Yard by the sea
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,659
St Louis Ladies
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 51 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 20.1 x 24 x 0 inch
£778
Statue of Liberty, from the New York, New York portfolio
Robert Rauschenberg
Print - 90.2 x 59.7 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.5 x 23.5 x 0 inch
£3,999 £3,199
Citizens in Colour
Julia Whitehead
Painting - 35 x 45 x 4 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch
£1,150
Urban Photography for Sale
In order to define urban photography, it is first important to understand street photography. Street photography typically refers to documentary-like portrait photos of passers-by taken in an urban setting on the spur of the moment. The genre is often associated with the Golden Age of photography which lasted from 1890 to 1970. The great masters of this period include Cartier-Bresson (whose treasured Leica has become an iconic street photography camera), Weegee (known for his images of crime scenes), Robert Doisneau (and his famous 'The Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville), William Klein (one of the genre's pioneers known for his focus on children), Vivian Maier, Eugene Atget and many other key names.
As street photography has become a genre of its own, there seems to be a key difference between 'new' and 'traditional' street photography. The subject in street photography has gradually shifted from the street itself to the men and women who occupy the urban space. This photographic technique has allowed some of the great photographers to capture the depth and intensity of certain facial expressions and give their images a strong sense of emotion. Nonetheless, this perspective overlooks certain aspects of the original school of urban photography. Faces and staging have eclipsed urban buildings and their architecture.
Street photography has come to reflect post-modern capitalist society and mass-consumerism where entertainment and immediacy are highly sought after. Although this is not necessarily a negative thing, this cannot be denied and this is what distinguishes it from urban photography.
In a similar way to traditional street photography, urban photography not only tries to freeze people in time but also places. Urban photography captures and enhances buildings and their architecture by playing around with lighting and framing in a way that only professional photographers know how. When we consider that 50% of the world's population now live in cities we can see how each image is instilled with the artist's own opinion of the urban world.
In short, urban photography cannot simply be reduced to street photography; it immortalises urban life with a much broader perspective. It captures everything urban-related; the skyscrapers of Manhattan's skyline are just one example. Passers-by are not necessarily the photograph's main focus; objects are the genre's favourite subject. Much more than just a mere spectator, urban photography is also critical of its society.
Artsper has an exclusive selection of works from artists with a shrewd outlook on contemporary society and who want to share their new perspectives on the world around them. Discover the splendid analogue photos of Paris in the 1930s by Roger Schall or Manhattan photography as well as London photographies and get lost in the depth of Gwenaël Bollinger's incredible shots!
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