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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Victoria Cohen
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 712
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 67.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26.6 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,095
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 227
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 67.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26.6 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,095
Hotel Chelsea. New York.
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€4,062
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 822
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 67.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26.6 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,095
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Interiors Hall, Third Floor
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 101.6 x 67.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 26.6 x 0.1 inch
€3,095
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Third Floor, South
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 67.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26.6 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,095
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 1024
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch
€2,224
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 123
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch
€2,224
Paula Golemo
The Art of Distortion 8
Paula Golemo
Photography - 40 x 32 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
€180
The Art of Distortion 7
Paula Golemo
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€180
Philippe Grincourt
Mémorial Australien de Villers-Bretonneux
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€160
Cimetière Britannique de Contay 14-18
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€160
Tour d'Ulster - Guerre 14-18
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€160
Mémorial Franco-Britannique de Thiepval 14-18 (1) (1)
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€160
Tranchées de Beaumont-Hamel 14-18
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€160
Arbres calcinés du champ de bataille 14-18
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€160
La Tortue de Kerlouan
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€160
Yann Gaillot
Verticalités - 6852b
Yann Gaillot
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€360
Silhouettes - 0524
Yann Gaillot
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€360
Brendan North
Does your Gucci make you happi?
Brendan North
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Photography - 20 x 16 inch
€1,499
Edin Mustafic
Temporality 2
Edin Mustafic
Photography - 51 x 37.5 x 1.5 cm Photography - 20.1 x 14.8 x 0.6 inch
€600
Temporality 3
Edin Mustafic
Photography - 51 x 37.5 x 1.5 cm Photography - 20.1 x 14.8 x 0.6 inch
€600
Temporality 4
Edin Mustafic
Photography - 51 x 37.5 x 1.5 cm Photography - 20.1 x 14.8 x 0.6 inch
€600
Temporality 5
Edin Mustafic
Photography - 51 x 37.5 x 1.5 cm Photography - 20.1 x 14.8 x 0.6 inch
€600
Unsharp #02 (1)
Edin Mustafic
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€4,500
Unsharp #02 (2)
Edin Mustafic
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€4,500
Hermann Nitsch
Pfingstaktion
Hermann Nitsch
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,830 €1,556
Pfingstaktion
Hermann Nitsch
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,830 €1,647
Pfingstaktion
Hermann Nitsch
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
€1,830 €1,556
Pfingstaktion
Hermann Nitsch
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,830
Christian Lefevre
Magenta
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
€940 €846
Lits double
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
€920 €828
Dans ma bulle...
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
€1,050 €945
La ligne bleue
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 128 x 72 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50.4 x 28.3 x 0.1 inch
€1,400 €1,260
Le dard
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 90 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
€840 €756
L'arête centrale
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 72 x 128 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.3 x 50.4 x 0.1 inch
€1,400
Plage de la Fossette
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 72 x 128 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.3 x 50.4 x 0.1 inch
€1,350 €1,215
La piste
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
€660 €594
Jean-Pierre Fleury
USA Valley of fire 0934
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,150
Un air d exotisme : Mahe Seychelles
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 100 x 100 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 inch
€2,460
Didier Cormillot
Insecte de feu / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 50 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€970
Reflets du soir / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 80 x 60 x 5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 2 inch
€970
La danse des masques / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
€970
Marée basse au Dosenn / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch
€970
Naufrage au soleil couchant
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 45 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 2 inch
€270
Insecte de feu
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 50 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€270
Reflets du soir /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€270
Marée basse au Dosenn
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€270
Li Hui
Sébastien Chauchot
Céréales 3
Sébastien Chauchot
Photography - 40 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
€350
Rivière automnale
Sébastien Chauchot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€540
Muguet-racine
Sébastien Chauchot
Photography - 40 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
€400
Pivoines 2
Sébastien Chauchot
Photography - 40 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
€400
Architecture
Sébastien Chauchot
Photography - 35 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€350
Vosges-sous-bois 1
Sébastien Chauchot
Photography - 35 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€350