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.

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Nir Hadar

Photography - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

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Lake Tahoe Trip, 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Lake Tahoe Couple, 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Lake Tahoe canoes

Ice Bar In Lech 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Henley Regatta, 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Comte de Pairs, 1956 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

French Leave Hotel, 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Freeport Yachts 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Family Snapper - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Eton-Harrow Match Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

'Eagle Club' 1969

Curling Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Cortina d’Ampezzo 1982 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

California Garden Party' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Beverly Hills Hotel 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Bettina Graziani 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Bermuda Beach 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Annevoie - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Lucky For Some Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Casa Montefino - 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Lady Hamilton - 1958 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Cortina D’Ampezzo - 1962 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Megachess, 1993 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Sugarbush Skiing, 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Alpine Skiing 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Luxury Dining - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Tram Turntable - 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Spear Fishing In San Diego - 1956 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Checkered Flag - 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print