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.
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Oriol Texidor
Manufactura 3
Oriol Texidor
Photography - 40 x 50 x 7 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 2.8 inch
€1,260
Sèrie Albades. Albada 02
Oriol Texidor
Painting - 37.5 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 14.8 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch
€465
Immersió 051
Oriol Texidor
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
€1,250
Manufactura 9
Oriol Texidor
Photography - 40 x 50 x 7 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 2.8 inch
€1,260
Léa Bon
Destruyendo Metáforas
Léa Bon
Photography - 50 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.69 x 11.81 x 0.1 inch
€972
Occult Games #4
Léa Bon
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.53 x 19.68 x 0.1 inch
€1,458
Lady of Naggaroth 1
Léa Bon
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
€1,944
Destruyendo Metáforas #2
Léa Bon
Photography - 50 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.69 x 11.81 x 0.1 inch
€972
Paul Citroen
Self-Portrait, Silver Gelatin Print, Signed in Pencil -Printed later Unframed
Paul Citroen
Photography - 23.7 x 18 x 0.3 cm Photography - 9.32 x 7.07 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Leni Riefenstahl
Die Olympischen Ringe (The Olympic Rings)
Leni Riefenstahl
Photography - 49.8 x 37.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.625 x 14.75 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Der Sieger (Sieger)
Leni Riefenstahl
Photography - 49.8 x 37.5 cm Photography - 19.62 x 14.75 inch
Sold
Der Fackel laeufer
Leni Riefenstahl
Photography - 49.8 x 37.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.625 x 14.75 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Ihre Schatten
Leni Riefenstahl
Photography - 49.8 x 37.5 x 1.3 cm Photography - 19.625 x 14.75 x 0.5 inch
Sold
Reigen (Roundelay)
Leni Riefenstahl
Photography - 37.5 x 49.8 cm Photography - 14.75 x 19.62 inch
Sold
Matthias Leupold
De la série : La beauté des femmes - ambiance de vacances
Matthias Leupold
Photography - 24 x 18 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 inch
€1,200
De la série : La beauté des femmes - thoughtfull
Matthias Leupold
Photography - 20 x 15 cm Photography - 7.9 x 5.9 inch
€1,200
De la série : La beauté des femmes - aspiration
Matthias Leupold
Photography - 18 x 23 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.1 inch
€1,200
De la série : La beauté des femmes - ingénieux
Matthias Leupold
Photography - 18 x 23 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.1 inch
€1,200
De la série : La beauté des femmes - Dido
Matthias Leupold
Photography - 18 x 24 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 inch
€1,200
De la série : La beauté des femmes - un fauteuil de retraite
Matthias Leupold
Photography - 24 x 18 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 inch
€1,200
De la série : La beauté des femmes - ingénieux
Matthias Leupold
Photography - 22 x 20 cm Photography - 8.7 x 7.9 inch
€1,200
De la série : La beauté des femmes - coquetry
Matthias Leupold
Photography - 15 x 20 cm Photography - 5.9 x 7.9 inch
€1,200
Léa Dedieu
La sieste - Nap in a 70's room
Léa Dedieu
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
2 points de vus
Léa Dedieu
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€190
Coquelicot flottant
Léa Dedieu
Photography - 60 x 45 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch
€950 €855
Miroir - Necklace ou Grand Collier
Léa Dedieu
Design - 93.5 x 77.5 x 3 cm Design - 36.8 x 30.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,800
La vaillante à l'épine dans le pied
Léa Dedieu
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
Tenesh Webber
Nathalie Daoust
Korean dreams, North Korea 9
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch
€1,100
Série : Se faire passer pour Mao
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€2,500
Série : Se faire passer pour Mao
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
€2,500
Korean dreams, North Korea 6
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch
€1,100
Korean dreams, North Korea 7
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch
€1,100
Korean dreams, North Korea 10
Nathalie Daoust
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€1,100
Plastic Jesus
Henri Venne
Think Back to All This
Henri Venne
Photography - 96.5 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 38 x 48 x 1 inch
€5,800
You Should Have Seen What I’ve Seen
Henri Venne
Photography - 51 x 61 cm Photography - 20.1 x 24 inch
€2,625
Never Know If It’s Real
Henri Venne
Photography - 96.5 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 38 x 48 x 1 inch
€5,800
Immersed In That One Moment
Henri Venne
Photography - 96.5 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 38 x 48 x 1 inch
€5,800
Bruno Fournier
Paris confinement 17
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 17 x 31 x 1 cm Photography - 6.7 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch
€850
Paris confinement 4
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€950
Paris Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris 5
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 18 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
€800
Paris confinement 9
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 17 x 31 x 1 cm Photography - 6.7 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch
€850
Paris confinement
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€950
Paris confinement 21
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€950
Champ de maïs
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 46 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
€1,300
Gianfranco Pezzot
VIII: The Unselfconsciousness Of Eros
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 240 x 180 cm Photography - 94.5 x 70.9 inch
€16,605
Psychiatric Observation
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 180 x 240 cm Photography - 70.9 x 94.5 inch
€16,605
Panel B - Brutality of Creation
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 240 x 180 cm Photography - 94.5 x 70.9 inch
€16,605
III. Deceit of language
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 240 x 180 cm Photography - 94.5 x 70.9 inch
€16,605
VII: Istinto Primordiale
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 240 x 180 cm Photography - 94.5 x 70.9 inch
€16,605
V: Dogmatic thinking
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 240 x 180 cm Photography - 94.5 x 70.9 inch
€16,605
X: Pleasant Dementia
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 240 x 180 cm Photography - 94.5 x 70.9 inch
€16,605