Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York City
Leonard Freed
Photography - 48.3 x 33 cm Photography - 19 x 13 inch
$3,000
When Dorothea Lange photographed Florence Owens Thompson during The Great Depression in the 1930s, the work Migrant Mother (1936) became one of the most poignant images of the era. In fact several of Lange's works did, as the photojournalist brought the plight of the poor and forgotten to public attention. She later said of the moment that the mother asked her no questions but seemed to know that the pictures might help her, so she helped Lange. Such journalistic photos or “photojournalism" is the use of the medium of photography to tell a story, capturing a visual representation of what a journalist would otherwise convey through their writings. Through the work of photojournalists like Lange, the world is educated on social injustices, political and historical events and sports celebrations. But what of its role in art? Journalistic photography then takes that element of storytelling and creates art from it. Whether widely reproduced or not, the legacy of the works lies in the chosen moment of capture and allows the viewer to see from the artist's eye. In Artsper's own selection of works, Eric Bouvet and Dominique Leroy do just that, with Leroy capturing icons and events over 40 decades. In a world fuelled by visual culture, journalistic photos are very much here to stay…
Photography - 48.3 x 33 cm Photography - 19 x 13 inch
$3,000
Photography - 48.3 x 33 cm Photography - 19 x 13 inch
$3,000
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
$5,000
Photography - 20.3 x 25.4 cm Photography - 8 x 10 inch
$12,000
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
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Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$1,295
Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 cm Photography - 20 x 20 inch
$693
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch
$926
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,571
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,234
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,122 $1,010
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,122 $1,010
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,571
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,571
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,346
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,234
Photography - 51 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 20.1 x 24 x 0 inch
$982
Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$668
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$937
Photography - 51 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$729
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$998
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$785
Photography - 28 x 43 x 1 cm Photography - 11 x 16.9 x 0.4 inch
$785
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$785
Photography - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$785
Photography - 28 x 43 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
$785
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$785
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$785
Photography - 45 x 38 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 15 x 0.4 inch
$785
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,571
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,066
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,571
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,571
Photography - 60 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,244
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,066
Photography - 28.6 x 27.9 cm Photography - 11.25 x 11 inch
$5,000
Photography - 50 x 75 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,346
Photography - 50 x 75 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,346
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,244
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,122
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$337
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$505
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$505
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$505
Photography - 10 x 15 cm Photography - 3.9 x 5.9 inch
$292
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$292
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$292