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
$1,483
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
$420
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
$641
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
$1,748
City's soul reflection NY 1
Miguel Guía
Painting - 110 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$20,912
Mr Brainwash
Love is the Answer (Einstein)
Mr Brainwash
Print - 76.2 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 30 x 22 x 0 inch
$5,422
Life Is Beautiful Dipped Bubblegum
Mr Brainwash
Sculpture - 26.7 x 19.1 x 4 cm Sculpture - 10.5 x 7.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,987
Work Well Together (Unique)
Mr Brainwash
Painting - 55.9 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$11,065
Bert Stern
Marilyn Monroe: The Last Sitting Portfolio 4
Bert Stern
Photography - 61 x 61 cm Photography - 24 x 24 inch
$30,000
Marilyn Rare Black Dress Large
Bert Stern
Photography - 102 x 92 cm Photography - 40.2 x 36.2 inch
$30,981
Marilyn in Vogue (1962)
Bert Stern
Photography - 25 x 21 x 1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$1,759
Clet Abraham
Slim Aarons
Poolside Poodle 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.01 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$3,314
Poolside Ladies
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.01 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$3,430
Alessandra Bisi
Ibrid Cracovia
Alessandra Bisi
Photography - 47 x 35 x 1.5 cm Photography - 18.5 x 13.8 x 0.6 inch
$365
Quando le terre stavano finendo
Alessandra Bisi
Fine Art Drawings - 127 x 94 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 37 x 0.4 inch
$2,822
Absolute blu 2
Alessandra Bisi
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,766
Absolute blu 3
Alessandra Bisi
Painting - 70 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,766
JR
Ballerina in containers, on the edge, le Havre, France
JR
Print - 70 x 100 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 inch
$3,873
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
$658
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
$12,725
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
$2,102
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
$1,101
Inside Out, Times Square, Close Up, USA, 2013
JR
Print - 100 x 70 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$1,129
Finding Hope, Night View, Paris, France
JR
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,644
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
$2,213
Richard Heeps
Bitter Campari, Milan
Richard Heeps
Photography - 80 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25 x 0 inch
$907
Bonanza Café, Lone Pine, California
Richard Heeps
Photography - 63.5 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 25 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$907
Roy's Motel Sign, Amboy, California
Richard Heeps
Photography - 80 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25 x 0 inch
$907
Lone Pine, California
Richard Heeps
Photography - 61 x 93 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36.6 x 0 inch
$907
Vetyver Pool, Poovar, Kerala
Richard Heeps
Photography - 61 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$907
Utopian Foyer III, Milan
Richard Heeps
Photography - 28 x 38 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11 x 15 x 0.2 inch
$233
Christine's 52 Henry J & teardrop
Richard Heeps
Photography - 59 x 91 x 1 cm Photography - 23.2 x 35.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,272
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
No77 Spirit
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 91 x 91 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 35.8 x 0 inch
$1,632
Veris
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$2,899
Elan
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$2,899
Asphodel
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$2,899
No 81 SPIRIT Series
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 120 x 84 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$2,899
No77 SPIRIT Series
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$2,899
James Sparshatt
Dark Materials I
James Sparshatt
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,944
Samsofy
Le petit oiseau va sortir
Samsofy
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$66
Dina Goldstein
Satan - Gods of Suburbia
Dina Goldstein
Photography - 45 x 58 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,881
Passed Out - Collector's card
Dina Goldstein
Print - 10 x 15 x 1 cm Print - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$17
Passed out - In the dollhouse
Dina Goldstein
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,213
Belle
Dina Goldstein
Photography - 101 x 72 x 1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$6,086 $5,477
Last Supper - Gods of Suburbia
Dina Goldstein
Photography - 62.5 x 113 x 1 cm Photography - 24.6 x 44.5 x 0.4 inch
$8,299
Voodoo queen - Gods of Suburbia
Dina Goldstein
Photography - 45 x 58 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,660