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
Elise Zakhour
Cheraine Collette
Uncharted Speed
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
Uncharted Heights
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€5,000
Uncharted Drive
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
In 2 Future
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€5,000
Diamond Drops
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
Bee Licious
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
Tallest in the Building
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
Staring Lions
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,700
Shine Huang
Egg Study 2, Silver Gelatin print
Shine Huang
Photography - 35.6 x 53.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14 x 21 x 0.1 inch
€2,346
Egg Study 1, silver gelatin print
Shine Huang
Photography - 35.6 x 53.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14 x 21 x 0.1 inch
€2,346
Book of Faith, From series “Carry the Ocean”
Shine Huang
Photography - 81.3 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,421
Alexia Rousse
Masterpiece
Alexia Rousse
Photography - 139.7 x 96.5 x 3.3 cm Photography - 55 x 38 x 1.3 inch
€4,257
Connection
Alexia Rousse
Photography - 96.5 x 139.7 x 3.3 cm Photography - 38 x 55 x 1.3 inch
€5,109
Nature's Palette
Alexia Rousse
Photography - 139.7 x 96.5 x 3.3 cm Photography - 55 x 38 x 1.3 inch
€4,487
Aspen Reds
Alexia Rousse
Photography - 96.5 x 139.7 x 3.3 cm Photography - 38 x 55 x 1.3 inch
€5,109
Dancing Lights
Alexia Rousse
Photography - 96.5 x 147.3 x 3.3 cm Photography - 38 x 58 x 1.3 inch
€5,109
Bal Harbour
Alexia Rousse
Photography - 96.5 x 139.7 x 3.3 cm Photography - 38 x 55 x 1.3 inch
€4,257
Ken Heyman
Andy Warhol with Boxes, 1964
Ken Heyman
Photography - 35.6 x 29.2 x 1.3 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 0.5 inch
€4,692
Andy Warhol with 16mm Film Projector, 1964
Ken Heyman
Photography - 29.2 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11.5 x 14 x 0.5 inch
€4,692
Andy Warhol, New York, 1964
Ken Heyman
Photography - 35.6 x 29.2 x 1.3 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 0.5 inch
€4,692
Andy Warhol with Portraits, 1964
Ken Heyman
Photography - 29.2 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11.5 x 14 x 0.5 inch
€4,692
Man Holding Woman Head - Hipshot Series
Ken Heyman
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 x 1.3 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 0.5 inch
€3,910
James Rosenquist in Studio, 1964
Ken Heyman
Photography - 29.2 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11.5 x 14 x 0.5 inch
€4,692
James Rosenquist in Studio 2, 1964
Ken Heyman
Photography - 35.6 x 29.2 x 1.3 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 0.5 inch
€4,692
Man standing in front of house
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
€3,910
Brno Del Zou
Sur les Chemins d'Alice - Le Vieux Monsieur.
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 22 x 33 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 13 x 0 inch
€200
Sur les Chemins d'Alice - La Sieste.
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 22 x 33 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.7 x 13 x 0 inch
€200
Quartier St Michel - Bordeaux
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 60 x 125 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 49.2 x 0.2 inch
€800
Les marches - Japon
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 59 x 120 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.2 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
€850
Liberté - Potiers
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 59 x 118 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.2 x 46.5 x 0.1 inch
€850
Bords de Clain - Poitiers
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 59 x 120 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.2 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
€850
Montbernage - Poitiers
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 59 x 120 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.2 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
€850
Zoltan Gerliczki
Three dry pink-orange roses
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 64.8 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 25.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,151
Erotic Maniac
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 64.8 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 25.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,151
Tulip regenerations
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,151
Orange Still
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,151
White Still
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,151
Still Life with a Green Bug
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,151
Still life with the Warren Cup 2
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,151
Still Life with a Pink Bird
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,151
Michael Wallner
Borough Station 1
Michael Wallner
Photography - 38 x 48 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch
€598
Trafalgar Square From Above
Michael Wallner
Sculpture - 63 x 72 x 5 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 28.3 x 2 inch
€2,657
Past Glories (Battersea Power Station)
Michael Wallner
Design - 72 x 120 x 12 cm Design - 28.3 x 47.2 x 4.7 inch
€6,641
Raymond Depardon
La Chambre - Édition limitée n° 2
Raymond Depardon
Print - 24 x 28.5 cm Print - 9.4 x 11.2 inch
€650
San Clemente
Raymond Depardon
Photography - 30 x 44 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.3 x 0.4 inch
Sold
La Chambre - Édition limitée n° 1
Raymond Depardon
Print - 24 x 28.5 cm Print - 9.4 x 11.2 inch
Sold
Ivaylo Zafirov
Dalmatian pelican - Pelecanus crispus
Ivaylo Zafirov
Photography - 37 x 50 cm Photography - 14.6 x 19.7 inch
€210
Dalmatian pelican - Pelecanus crispus
Ivaylo Zafirov
Photography - 37 x 50 cm Photography - 14.6 x 19.7 inch
€210
Bearded Reedling - Panurus biarmicus
Ivaylo Zafirov
Photography - 37 x 50 cm Photography - 14.6 x 19.7 inch
€210
European Wildcat - Felis silvestris
Ivaylo Zafirov
Photography - 35 x 50 cm Photography - 13.8 x 19.7 inch
€210
Little Egret - Egretta garzetta
Ivaylo Zafirov
Photography - 33 x 50 cm Photography - 13 x 19.7 inch
€210
Black-Headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) and Mediterranean Gulls (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)
Ivaylo Zafirov
Photography - 46 x 70 cm Photography - 18.1 x 27.6 inch
€270 €243
Common Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis
Ivaylo Zafirov
Photography - 33 x 50 cm Photography - 13 x 19.7 inch
€210
European bee-eater - Merops apiaster
Ivaylo Zafirov
Photography - 33 x 50 cm Photography - 13 x 19.7 inch
€210
Akif Hakan
Fashion is image 2
Akif Hakan
Photography - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€8,000
Like A Wild Flower
Akif Hakan
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
€550
Sexy, sleazy, seedy films
Akif Hakan
Photography - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€8,000
Dangerous games 5
Akif Hakan
Photography - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€8,000
The minds of the mad 7
Akif Hakan
Photography - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€8,000
Salvatore Arnone
Couli #1, From Lullaby Series
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 127 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 inch
€2,444
1612, From The series One
Salvatore Arnone
Painting - 89.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
€2,248
Untitled, From the series Balance
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 127 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 inch
€2,444
Untitled, From the series Balance
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 127 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 inch
€2,444
Untitled, From the series Balance
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 127 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 inch
€2,444
2074, From The series One
Salvatore Arnone
Painting - 89.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
€2,248
0835, From The series ONE
Salvatore Arnone
Painting - 89.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
€2,248
0087, From The series One
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 134.9 x 119.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 53.1 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
€3,617