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Paris confinement II
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 18 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$905
Poesia Invernale, Fontana di Trevi, 1956
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,867
Vegas (Stranger than Paradise)
Stefanie Schneider
Photography - 38 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$792
NAMAL TEL AVIV
David Djian
Photography - 53.33 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 21 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$679
Young girl in New York
Hervé Pezzini
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$338
Untitled, Marrakech Morocco.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$566
Bus 60, Parc de Belleville
Camille Léage
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$203
New York (Silk Roads)
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$225
USA LA Last day Down town 5155
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,301
Harlem Umbrellas - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$951
Urban Girl
Fabien Novarino
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,697
Il peso degli anni, 1962 (Le poids de l’âge)
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,867
La Faute au Graph
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$962
Bonanza Café, Lone Pine, California
Richard Heeps
Photography - 63.5 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 25 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$931
Room with a View
Cindi Emond
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,358
Submerged Civilization III
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,358
Submerged Civilization II
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,358
Submerged Civilization I
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,358
Paranoïd #5
David De Beyter
Photography - 30 x 41 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
$396
Seabank Sunbathers - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$747
Savannah Store - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$673
Rotondità, 1963 (Rondeurs)
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,867
Human Vision I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,912
Uomini e Cappelli, 1955 - New York
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,867
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 11 - Hong Kong 1956 - Tiré à part # 1
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 42 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,460
Keep the Peace (CND soldiers) - Banksy
Steve Lazarides
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,686
La Halle aux vins de Bercy
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$792
Vérification de papiers dans le bidonville de Nanterre
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 33 x 50 x 0.3 cm Photography - 13 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,132
Le carrefour de la Goutte d'or, Paris
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.3 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,132
Place Vendôme
Vanessa Vercel
Photography - 70 x 105 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,471
Eiffel oiseaux
Vanessa Vercel
Photography - 70 x 105 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,471
Arc de triomphe
Vanessa Vercel
Photography - 70 x 105 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,471
Alexandre III
Vanessa Vercel
Photography - 70 x 105 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,471
La Cour Damoye
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$215
Urbanes Spektrum, #2703 V.
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$560
Urbanes Spektrum, #2703 VI.
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$560
Urbanes Spektrum, #2703 I.
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$560
Paris Tour Eiffel "Dad"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,358
Toits de Paris III
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$113
Waiting To Cross
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$894
Waiting To Cross
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$1,245
Harlem rain
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$1,007
Honduras Life
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$945
Wrangler Store
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$945
Streets Of San Francisco
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$747
Street Stall
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$747
Street Below
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$747
Harlem Rain
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$1,296
Savannah Skateboard
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$1,296
Savannah Food Store
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$1,296
Ramshackle Bar
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$945
Porch Peas
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$945
Police Patrol
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$645
Piccadilly Lights
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$645
Lisbon Fisherwomen - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 121 x 182 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.6 x 71.7 x 0 inch
$1,630
Liquor Store - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$1,296
Isletas Street - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$747
Harlem Buildings
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$945
Eel Pie And Mash
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$1,301
Bikers Bar - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$753
All Lit Up - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$645
Downtown Las Vegas - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$753
Reno - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 50 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 24 x 0 inch
$753
Cheyenne Cowboy
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 101 x 152 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 59.8 x 0 inch
$1,301
Gypsy - L'Ombre de Toi - Meme, Paris
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 80 x 80 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$1,030
Midday Spécial
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.04 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$736
L'escalier. 6,09 m crue de la Seine
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.04 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$1,697
C'est super, Je t'aime
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 75 x 60 x 0.04 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$849
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Urban Photography for Sale
In order to define urban photography, it is first important to understand street photography. Street photography typically refers to documentary-like portrait photos of passers-by taken in an urban setting on the spur of the moment. The genre is often associated with the Golden Age of photography which lasted from 1890 to 1970. The great masters of this period include Cartier-Bresson (whose treasured Leica has become an iconic street photography camera), Weegee (known for his images of crime scenes), Robert Doisneau (and his famous 'The Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville), William Klein (one of the genre's pioneers known for his focus on children), Vivian Maier, Eugene Atget and many other key names.
As street photography has become a genre of its own, there seems to be a key difference between 'new' and 'traditional' street photography. The subject in street photography has gradually shifted from the street itself to the men and women who occupy the urban space. This photographic technique has allowed some of the great photographers to capture the depth and intensity of certain facial expressions and give their images a strong sense of emotion. Nonetheless, this perspective overlooks certain aspects of the original school of urban photography. Faces and staging have eclipsed urban buildings and their architecture.
Street photography has come to reflect post-modern capitalist society and mass-consumerism where entertainment and immediacy are highly sought after. Although this is not necessarily a negative thing, this cannot be denied and this is what distinguishes it from urban photography.
In a similar way to traditional street photography, urban photography not only tries to freeze people in time but also places. Urban photography captures and enhances buildings and their architecture by playing around with lighting and framing in a way that only professional photographers know how. When we consider that 50% of the world's population now live in cities we can see how each image is instilled with the artist's own opinion of the urban world.
In short, urban photography cannot simply be reduced to street photography; it immortalises urban life with a much broader perspective. It captures everything urban-related; the skyscrapers of Manhattan's skyline are just one example. Passers-by are not necessarily the photograph's main focus; objects are the genre's favourite subject. Much more than just a mere spectator, urban photography is also critical of its society.
Artsper has an exclusive selection of works from artists with a shrewd outlook on contemporary society and who want to share their new perspectives on the world around them. Discover the splendid analogue photos of Paris in the 1930s by Roger Schall or Manhattan photography as well as London photographies and get lost in the depth of Gwenaël Bollinger's incredible shots!