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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Robert Knight
Hendrix Contact Sheet
Robert Knight
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 2 inch
$1,750
Rush Black and White
Robert Knight
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$950
Elton John Sepia
Robert Knight
Photography - 33 x 44.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 13 x 17.5 x 2 inch
$950
Carlos Santana and Buddy Miles
Robert Knight
Photography - 29.2 x 43.2 x 0.6 cm Photography - 11.5 x 17 x 0.25 inch
$950
Jimmy Page, Rock Walk Induction, Hollywood 1993
Robert Knight
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$949
Johnny Cash Sepia
Robert Knight
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$950
Stevie Ray Vaughan I
Robert Knight
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$950
Fenqiang Liu Photography
Wings of the Discovery
Fenqiang Liu Photography
Photography - 127 x 101.6 x 0.25 cm Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$1,292
Wings of Life
Fenqiang Liu Photography
Photography - 66.04 x 99.06 x 0.25 cm Photography - 26 x 39 x 0.1 inch
$899
Moon song
Fenqiang Liu Photography
Photography - 152.4 x 121.92 x 0.25 cm Photography - 60 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$1,573
Wings of Happiness
Fenqiang Liu Photography
Photography - 127 x 177.8 x 0.25 cm Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$1,798
When the Moon Rises
Fenqiang Liu Photography
Photography - 76.2 x 60.96 x 0.25 cm Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$674
Peace, Love, and Joy
Fenqiang Liu Photography
Photography - 76.2 x 60.96 x 0.25 cm Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$787
Moon Spirit
Fenqiang Liu Photography
Photography - 152.4 x 121.92 x 0.25 cm Photography - 60 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$1,629
This Land is Your Land
Fenqiang Liu Photography
Photography - 58.42 x 78.74 x 0.25 cm Photography - 23 x 31 x 0.1 inch
$674
Nico Baixas / Gos-com-fuig
Untitled II. From the Series Chiromorphose
Nico Baixas / Gos-com-fuig
Photography - 49.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,250
Untitled IV. From the Series Chiromorphose
Nico Baixas / Gos-com-fuig
Photography - 49.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,250
Untitled XVI. From the series chiromorphose
Nico Baixas / Gos-com-fuig
Photography - 49.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,250
Untitled IX. From the series chiromorphose
Nico Baixas / Gos-com-fuig
Photography - 49.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,250
Untitled VII. From the series chiromorphose
Nico Baixas / Gos-com-fuig
Photography - 49.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,250
Untitled XII. From the series chiromorphose
Nico Baixas / Gos-com-fuig
Photography - 49.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,250
Untitled X. From the series chiromorphose
Nico Baixas / Gos-com-fuig
Photography - 49.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,250
Untitled XXIV. From the Series Chiromorphose
Nico Baixas / Gos-com-fuig
Photography - 49.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,250
Eve Arnold
China. Retired woman.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
Charlotte Stribling. USA. New York City USA.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
Isabella Rosellini during the filming of White Nights - Finland
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. New York. American actress Marlene Dietrich.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
Marilyn MONROE on the set of The Misfits - USA, Nevada, Reno
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
James Brown; singer, being interviewed after a concert in the Apollo in Harlem where the slogan Black is Beautiful was introduced.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
Sophia Loren with Charles Chaplin - GB. England . Film: Countess from Hong Kong.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
USA. Nevada and California. The Misfits, a film by John HUSTON. 1960 II
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
Cristina Fontsare
Evening light portal
Cristina Fontsare
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$674
Lucia at eleven
Cristina Fontsare
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$899
Lucia and Tika
Cristina Fontsare
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,124
The hood is falling short
Cristina Fontsare
Photography - 40 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$1,124
Lucia at thirteen
Cristina Fontsare
Photography - 40 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$1,124
El Reflejo
Cristina Fontsare
Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,236 $1,112
Oliver Lipinski
#3201 "Berlinimalism #01"
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 50 x 100 x 0.6 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,568
#3202 "Berlinimalism #02"
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 50 x 100 x 0.6 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,568
#3203 "Berlinimalism #03"
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.6 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$893
Entfaltungshorizonte VI., #3107
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$758
Resonanz II, #3112
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.6 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,775
Resonanz I, #3100
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.6 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,775
Astor Salcedo
Jan Brunclík
The door no.2
Jan Brunclík
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$1,798 $1,528
Blue hour - Corsica island
Jan Brunclík
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$1,292 $1,111
Something is wrong
Jan Brunclík
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,405
Don't lose your way
Jan Brunclík
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$775
Night sea
Jan Brunclík
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$1,506 $1,220
Deana Nastic
Silhouette IX
Deana Nastic
Photography - 101 x 76 x 1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$5,955
Untouchable Light II
Deana Nastic
Photography - 101 x 76 x 1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$5,955
Untouchable Light
Deana Nastic
Photography - 101 x 76 x 1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$5,955
Silhouette Portrait
Deana Nastic
Photography - 101 x 76 x 1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$5,955
Silhouette with hat
Deana Nastic
Photography - 101 x 76 x 1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$5,955
Silhouette VIII
Deana Nastic
Photography - 101 x 76 x 1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$5,955
Nowhere to go II
Deana Nastic
Photography - 114 x 152 x 1 cm Photography - 44.9 x 59.8 x 0.4 inch
$12,023
Nowhere to go III
Deana Nastic
Photography - 76 x 101 x 1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0.4 inch
$5,955
Justin Chan
To whom it may concern
Justin Chan
Photography - 100 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
$10,675
Field of dreams
Justin Chan
Photography - 100 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
$10,675
Love is blind
Justin Chan
Photography - 100 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
$10,675
Come away with me
Justin Chan
Photography - 100 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
$10,675
Darios Tossou
Anonymous Left
Darios Tossou
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.8 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.3 inch
$1,517
Chilhood Mirror
Darios Tossou
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.8 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.3 inch
$1,517
Anonymous right
Darios Tossou
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.8 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.3 inch
$1,517
Initiation d'une reine"Ayaba"
Darios Tossou
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.8 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.3 inch
$2,079