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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Stuart Möller
Philip A. Harrington
Metropolitan Opera Lights
Philip A. Harrington
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
$499
Pink Champagne Ceiling
Philip A. Harrington
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
$270
GK Austin II
Stone Series 1
GK Austin II
Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 inch
$3,800
Waves, Storm, and Rocks
GK Austin II
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 inch
$3,800
Ed Freeman
P van Bolderick
Venice Beach Blue Palmtrees II
P van Bolderick
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$388
Venice Beach Purple Sea
P van Bolderick
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$499
Vastra Ortrask House Night Light
P van Bolderick
Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$499
Vastra Ortrask Night Light
P van Bolderick
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$499
Venice Beach Purple Sea ll
P van Bolderick
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$388
Cheryl Maeder
Blade (Steven Ogburn)
1977, Age 20
Blade (Steven Ogburn)
Photography - 25 x 50 x 3 cm Photography - 9.8 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,199
Too hot to handle
Blade (Steven Ogburn)
Painting - 76 x 174 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 68.5 x 0.8 inch
$26,639
New York state of mind
Blade (Steven Ogburn)
Painting - 58 x 82 x 0.2 cm Painting - 22.8 x 32.3 x 0.1 inch
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Happy times
Blade (Steven Ogburn)
Painting - 82 x 58 x 0.2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 22.8 x 0.1 inch
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Markus Klinko
Keanu Reeves Signed Limited Edition Photograph
Markus Klinko
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$4,400
David Bowie "Rhythm Roulette"
Markus Klinko
Print - 101.6 x 84.6 x 2.5 cm Print - 40 x 33.3 x 1 inch
$13,700
David Bowie British GQ Photograph Signed Limited Edition
Markus Klinko
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$19,000
Markus klino - The Descent (B&W)
Markus Klinko
Photography - 152.4 x 120.8 x 4 cm Photography - 60 x 47.6 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Juliette Agnel
Taharqa et la nuit #14
Juliette Agnel
Photography - 106 x 160 cm Photography - 41.7 x 63 inch
$7,215
Taharqa et la nuit #6
Juliette Agnel
Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch
$13,320
Taharqa et la nuit #1
Juliette Agnel
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
$7,992
Gina Soden
Engrenages
Gina Soden
Photography - 44.64 x 64.96 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.6 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,443
Villa Libertà Rossa
Gina Soden
Photography - 54.8 x 44.64 x 0.2 cm Photography - 21.6 x 17.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,443
Gianni Colangelo
Going to nowhere n 9
Gianni Colangelo
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,330
Odissey 9085
Gianni Colangelo
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,330
Odissey 6227
Gianni Colangelo
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,330
Odissey 9071
Gianni Colangelo
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,330
Odissey 9638
Gianni Colangelo
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,330
Going to nowhere n 36
Gianni Colangelo
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,330
Going to nowhere n 29
Gianni Colangelo
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,330
Going to nowhere n 35
Gianni Colangelo
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,330
Simon Procter
Stella McCartney Opéra, Spring- Summer 2006 Paris
Simon Procter
Photography - 105 x 150 x 5 cm Photography - 41.3 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$13,320
The tower /Fall winter 2006 Le Grand Palais Paris
Simon Procter
Photography - 150 x 250 x 5 cm Photography - 59.1 x 98.4 x 2 inch
$24,419
High Line, Spring/ Summer 2006, Le Grand Palais Paris
Simon Procter
Photography - 142 x 310 x 5 cm Photography - 55.9 x 122 x 2 inch
$24,419
Grand Palais Fall/ Winter le Grand Palais Paris
Simon Procter
Photography - 150 x 288 x 5 cm Photography - 59.1 x 113.4 x 2 inch
$24,419
Lagerfeld above Logo, Fall/Winter 2006, Le Grand Palais Paris
Simon Procter
Photography - 240 x 178 x 5 cm Photography - 94.5 x 70.1 x 2 inch
$24,419
Karl & Brides, Haute Couture 2010, Rue Cambon, Paris
Simon Procter
Photography - 120 x 216 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 85 x 1.2 inch
$14,430
Karl Lagerfeld in Times Square, Editorial for Harper’s Bazaar 2006 NYC
Simon Procter
Photography - 150 x 278 cm Photography - 59.1 x 109.4 inch
$17,760
Chanel - Machine Spring/Summer 2017 Paris - Grand Palais
Simon Procter
Photography - 70 x 178 cm Photography - 27.6 x 70.1 inch
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