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
Miguel Guía
Calme et le silence bronze
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 40 x 16 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 6.3 x 5.9 inch
$1,503
Édition Le regard de David 30
Miguel Guía
Print - 32 x 30 x 0.3 cm Print - 12.6 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$426
New York dans l’ombre de la liberté (encadrée)
Miguel Guía
Photography - 40 x 72 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 28.3 x 0 inch
$650
Menina Air et Métal Nickel Bleu
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 40 x 21 x 37 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 8.3 x 14.6 inch
$1,773
Essence de jeunesse masculine 22
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 38.5 x 14 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 15.2 x 5.5 x 4.5 inch
$1,279
JR
Ballerina in containers, on the edge, le Havre, France
JR
Print - 70 x 100 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 inch
$3,927
Migrants, Mayra, Picnic Across The Border. Tecate, Mexico–USA (2017)
JR
Design - 20 x 80 x 1 cm Design - 7.9 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$668
Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro
JR
Print - 64 x 96 x 1 cm Print - 25.2 x 37.8 x 0.4 inch
$12,902
The Wrinkles of the city, La Havana, Antonio Cruz Gordillo
JR
Print - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,132
Inside Out, Times Square, Close Up, USA, 2013
JR
Print - 100 x 70 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$1,144
Migrants, Walking New York City. New York, USA (2015)
JR
Print - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,116
Finding Hope, Night View, Paris, France
JR
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,681
28 Millimètres, Face 2 Face, Separation Wall, Security fence, Palestinian side, Bethlehem, 2007
JR
Print - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,244
Samsofy
Karl Lagasse
One Dollar ondulé Karl Lagasse Pink & blue
Karl Lagasse
Sculpture - 39 x 18 x 2 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,010
Lithographie Store Housse Blue
Karl Lagasse
Print - 46.5 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.3 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$2,132
One Dollar Blue Maldives
Karl Lagasse
Sculpture - 38 x 16 x 5 cm Sculpture - 15 x 6.3 x 2 inch
$1,683
One Dollar Rolls Bleu Electrique
Karl Lagasse
Sculpture - 40 x 5 x 5 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 2 x 2 inch
$898
One Dollar ondulé Karl Lagasse Gold & Black
Karl Lagasse
Sculpture - 39 x 18 x 2 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,010
One Dollar Rolls Red Tokyo
Karl Lagasse
Sculpture - 40 x 5 x 5 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 2 x 2 inch
$898
Mr Brainwash
Flowarh$ - II (C) - Flowers - Les fleurs
Mr Brainwash
Print - 91.4 x 91.4 cm Print - 36 x 36 inch
$5,049
Fabien Novarino
Kristen pop
Fabien Novarino
Photography - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,111
Bernard Pras
152 - Van Gogh
Bernard Pras
Photography - 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,609
Lionel le Jeune
Aigrette en Camargue derrière des barbelés
Lionel le Jeune
Painting - 37 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 14.6 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,458
Etude urbaine
Lionel le Jeune
Fine Art Drawings - 14.5 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$62
Tanguy Mendrisse
La porte dérobée
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$180
Dernier Regard
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$325
Où est Charlie ? III
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$140
Réverbère d'un doux souvenir
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$135
Éphémère Sensualité #1
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$213
Lighting Sand
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$359
Philippe Pasqua
Vanité aux papillons
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 22 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch
$15,707
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Philippe Pasqua
Photography - 170 x 140 x 0.5 cm Photography - 66.9 x 55.1 x 0.2 inch
$15,707
Grande vanité aux papillons
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 160 x 160 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 63 x 1.6 inch
$31,413
Vanité (crâne aux paillons)
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
$28,047
Suki Da
Bert Stern
Marilyn Rare Black Dress Large
Bert Stern
Photography - 102 x 92 cm Photography - 40.2 x 36.2 inch
$31,413
Marilyn Monroe: The Last Sitting Portfolio 4
Bert Stern
Photography - 61 x 61 cm Photography - 24 x 24 inch
$30,000
Marilyn in Vogue (1962)
Bert Stern
Photography - 25 x 21 x 1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$1,784
Marilyn stretching the jewelry
Bert Stern
Photography - 33 x 48 cm Photography - 13 x 18.9 inch
$2,794