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
Frank Diamond
Fabrice Quignette
Toys for kids 2
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,683
Escalier en colimaçon 4
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,244
Escalier en colimaçon 1
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,244
Toys for kids 5
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,683
Toys for kids 10. (very rare first NFT model)
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,244
Escalier en colimaçon 5
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,244
Toys for kids 3
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,244
Escalier en colimaçon 2
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,244
Hervé Pezzini
In a silent way
Hervé Pezzini
Photography - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$337
Young girl in New York
Hervé Pezzini
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$335
Miles Davis - Courbé
Hervé Pezzini
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$280
Miles Davis - Regard au sol
Hervé Pezzini
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$280
Miles Davis - le groupe
Hervé Pezzini
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$280
Notseig
Mountain
Notseig
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 30.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 12 x 0.4 inch
$729
Frédéric Noy
Avant l’orage, camp de Bidibidi, Ouganda
Frédéric Noy
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,683
La pêche miraculeuse d’Argungu, Nigeria
Frédéric Noy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,346
Sortie d’école, Kampala, Ouganda
Frédéric Noy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,346
Vol d’aigrettes sur le Victoria
Frédéric Noy
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,683
Prisonniers de la jacinthe, Kisumu, Kenya
Frédéric Noy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$954
Mêlée de Kokpar, Astana, Kazakhstan
Frédéric Noy
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,683
Le gardien du camp, Birak, Tchad
Frédéric Noy
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$729
Cours de Kung-Fu, Wakaliwood, Ouganda
Frédéric Noy
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$729
Brian Otieno
What do you have in mind?
Brian Otieno
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,458
Mathematics Corner
Brian Otieno
Photography - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,458
Slum fashionista
Brian Otieno
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,468
Such in a rush
Brian Otieno
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,458
Looking at you
Brian Otieno
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,458
Artists in post-apocalyptic costumes
Brian Otieno
Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,458
Robert Mack
Wrapped series untitled #2
Robert Mack
Photography - 86.4 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Photography - 34 x 23 x 1 inch
$4,250
Wrapped Series Untitled #1A
Robert Mack
Photography - 106.7 x 71.1 cm Photography - 42 x 28 inch
$6,000
Wrapped series untitled #1C
Robert Mack
Photography - 106.7 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 42 x 28 x 1 inch
$6,000
Wrapped Series Untitled #4
Robert Mack
Photography - 96.5 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm Photography - 38 x 18 x 1.5 inch
$6,000
Wrapped Series Untitled #1B
Robert Mack
Photography - 106 x 71 cm Photography - 41.7 x 28 inch
$6,000
Wrapped Series Untitled #10
Robert Mack
Photography - 106.7 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 42 x 28 x 1 inch
$6,500
Zoobs Ansari
Anne-Marie Toporkoff
Renoncules
Anne-Marie Toporkoff
Photography - 34 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 13.4 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,066
La passerelle du Croaë
Anne-Marie Toporkoff
Photography - 26 x 45 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10.2 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,066
Quelques tomates dans ma passoire
Anne-Marie Toporkoff
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,099
À travers l'horloge
Anne-Marie Toporkoff
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$886
Poisson d'argent
Anne-Marie Toporkoff
Photography - 57 x 38 x 0.2 cm Photography - 22.4 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$1,503
Terry O'Neill
Faye Dunaway Reclining The Morning After
Terry O'Neill
Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.001 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$12,902
Frank Sinatra In Miami
Terry O'Neill
Photography - 61 x 86 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$13,351
Faye Dunaway Oscar Ennui Reclining
Terry O'Neill
Photography - 61 x 51 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 inch
Sold
Brian Ziff
The invisible worm
Brian Ziff
Photography - 50 x 75 x 5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 2 inch
$2,500
Does Thy Life Destroy
Brian Ziff
Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 inch
$2,500
Of Crimson Joy
Brian Ziff
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 1.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.5 inch
$2,500
That flies in the night
Brian Ziff
Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 inch
$2,500
Franck Guedj
Space Sample 2.5 / Eiffel
Franck Guedj
Photography - 91 x 85 x 1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,402
Mouvement 3.5
Franck Guedj
Photography - 55 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 21.7 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,402
Sample space urban 2.3
Franck Guedj
Photography - 50 x 130 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch
$3,254
Sample space urban 2.2
Franck Guedj
Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$3,254