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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RicO
Incerta Gloria
El despertar de la vida (I)
Incerta Gloria
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
€903
El despertar de la vida (II)
Incerta Gloria
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
€903
Camino de recuerdos
Incerta Gloria
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
€903
Huida hacia la libertad
Incerta Gloria
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
€903
La flor y el mar
Incerta Gloria
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
€903
La vida es una cantan
Incerta Gloria
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
€903
Fantasmas en el tiempo
Incerta Gloria
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
€903
Chahrazed Fekih
Métamorphose I
Chahrazed Fekih
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,900
... C’est Naturel !
Chahrazed Fekih
Photography - 20 x 10 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
€500 €350
Abeille III
Chahrazed Fekih
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€120
Abeille II
Chahrazed Fekih
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€130
Abeille I
Chahrazed Fekih
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€120
Cyrtonota
Chahrazed Fekih
Painting - 40.5 x 59.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.9 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
€1,700 €1,190
Red ladybug
Chahrazed Fekih
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 59.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
€1,700
Michael Dessein
Deux arbres coucher de soleil
Michael Dessein
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€600 €540
Escalier et panorama
Michael Dessein
Photography - 40 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€450
Coucher de soleil et arbuste
Michael Dessein
Photography - 60 x 40 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€450
Lever de soleil sur maison
Michael Dessein
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
€700
Maison centrale
Michael Dessein
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
€800 €720
Rieulay, arbre seul
Michael Dessein
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
€750 €675
Panorama couchant
Michael Dessein
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
€600
Lac coucher de soleil
Michael Dessein
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
€500
Olga Tobreluts
E. Ofza
Ulysses and Polyphemus
E. Ofza
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,050
Cathedral of the forest n.1
E. Ofza
Photography - 45 x 65 x 3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,050
Cathedral of the forest n.5
E. Ofza
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,050
John Craven né Conte
Kano 1975
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
€950
Camargo 2 Craven - Musée des Sables Barcarés
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€2,900
Gina Pane - Musée des Sables 1970 Barcarés
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€2,900
Gina Pane monumental sculpture - Musée des Sables Barcarès
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€2,900
Vera Szekely sculpture - Musée des Sables Barcarés
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€2,900
MOON SHIN Portrait au chien
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€2,900
MOON SHIN Portait dans sculpture blanche
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
€2,900
MOON SHIN Portrait et Sculpture
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€2,900
Gauthier Bouret
New York City, Tribute in light II
Gauthier Bouret
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
€750
Golden Hour à la Porte de Brandebourg III
Gauthier Bouret
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
€750
Rhythms of Resilience II
Gauthier Bouret
Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€750
Rhythms of Resilience IV
Gauthier Bouret
Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€750
Bir-Hakeim : Lumière du jour, Éclat de nuit III
Gauthier Bouret
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
€750
Vue en perspective : NYC
Gauthier Bouret
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
€750
Au Lapin Agile
Gauthier Bouret
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
€750
Chroniques du Métro : Stalingrad
Gauthier Bouret
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
€750
Kseniia Redina
Jean-Claude Mathier
Parcelles de vigne
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,153
Etre dans le bleu
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,345
Chapelle de Mario Botta
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,345
Islande sauvage 2
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€790
Langage des mains 2
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 70 x 105 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,046
Huelva 1
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€790
Marais salants 1
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
€1,153
Architecture 1
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,153
Hollie Miller
We the Living
Hollie Miller
Photography - 21.2 x 37.5 x 0.2 cm Photography - 8.3 x 14.8 x 0.1 inch
€550
Glacier Cherry Necklace
Hollie Miller
Photography - 37.4 x 49 x 0.2 cm Photography - 14.7 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
€1,200
Sisyphus
Hollie Miller
Photography - 47.5 x 32.5 x 0.2 cm Photography - 18.7 x 12.8 x 0.1 inch
€1,100
Fairy under glass
Hollie Miller
Photography - 31.7 x 47.5 x 0.2 cm Photography - 12.5 x 18.7 x 0.1 inch
€950
Aperture Rapture
Hollie Miller
Photography - 27.2 x 47.5 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10.7 x 18.7 x 0.1 inch
€850
Action with Iodine
Hollie Miller
Photography - 58.4 x 41.5 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23 x 16.3 x 0.1 inch
€1,600
Arnaud Rinuccini
And the Sea will be there 10
Arnaud Rinuccini
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
€1,500
And the Sea will be there 01
Arnaud Rinuccini
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
€1,500
And the Sea will be there 02
Arnaud Rinuccini
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€850
And the Sea will be there 03
Arnaud Rinuccini
Photography - 65 x 100 cm Photography - 25.6 x 39.4 inch
€1,250
And the Sea will be there 06
Arnaud Rinuccini
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
€1,500
And the Sea will be there 07
Arnaud Rinuccini
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
€850
And the Sea will be there 08
Arnaud Rinuccini
Photography - 65 x 100 cm Photography - 25.6 x 39.4 inch
€1,250
And the Sea will be there 11
Arnaud Rinuccini
Photography - 65 x 100 cm Photography - 25.6 x 39.4 inch
€1,250