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Everyday life Photography for Sale

In the 1830s, Nièpce discovered how to print images onto metal plates. When he died in 1833, Louis Daguerre, followed by Francois Arago, continued to develop his research, resulting in the invention of the daguerreotype which consisted of an image printed onto a silver plate when exposed to the light. Together they had invented photography.

The first ever photographs began to appear. Initially used for research purposes, photography started to spread as daguerreotype studios opened everywhere. Portrait photography immortalized the faces of the upper middle classes and were later used to capture all members of society. Celebrities were also a popular subject choice and many photographers specialized in taking their portraits, as Jean-Loup Sieff did all throughout his career almost a century after the invention of photography.

In the beginning, taking a portrait or even the simplest of family photos required a great deal of preparation and time in the studio. However, key technological developments brought about the invention of more compact cameras including the Leica and later the digital single-lens reflex, which meant shorter exposure times and made it easier to produce a greater number of photographs.

These advances also helped contribute to the development of the genre of everyday life photography, which became more popular at the end of the Second World War and focused at first on photographing wealthy or urban families. Families, couples, communities... artists were interested in everyday moments (marriage, lovers kissing, children's games). The simplest of moments in life were seen as the most important and were immortalized in film as testaments to the beauty of human life.

Some of the great photographers made a name for themselves in the genre. Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, David Goldblatt, Martin Parr and Vivian Maier are only a few of the artists associated with everyday life photography.

Vivian Maier is an American photographer who was born in 1926 in New York. A professional nanny in Chicago, she spent her spare time photographing the world around her and produced around 150,000 photos. Having remained anonymous throughout her artistic life, her genius and photographic accomplishments were finally recognized publicly in 2007.

Cofounder of the Magnum Photographic Cooperative in 1947 alongside David Seymour and Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson was a pioneer of photojournalism but also an excellent photographer in a more artistic sense. He revolutionized photography by working with incredibly lightweight equipment. He didn't use a tripod or a darkroom and treasured a sense of immediacy when taking photographs. He believed that “above all else, the camera is a sketchbook". Henri Cartier-Bresson's photographic technique is unique and unmistakably recognizable. He never photographed with flash and only worked with natural light, something which was highly characteristic of everyday life photography. Often in the same black and white image, the subjects coexist together but are not centred. His framing, focus and depth of field all help us to see the simple beauty of everyday life that he so exquisitely enhances.

Artsper has a range of everyday life photographs for you to discover, including works from Cartier-Bresson as well as many other artists, whose photos reveal the precious moments of the everyday lives of people from around the world.

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Photography, Boracay I, Sven Pfrommer

Boracay I

Sven Pfrommer

Photography - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,090

Photography, Waiting, Susan Soh

Waiting

Susan Soh

Photography - 40.64 x 60.96 x 1 cm Photography - 16 x 24 x 0.4 inch

€500

Photography, Time Travel, Soohyun Kim

Time Travel

Soohyun Kim

Photography - 60.96 x 40.64 x 1 cm Photography - 24 x 16 x 0.4 inch

€500

Photography, Into the Mist, Soohyun Kim

Into the Mist

Soohyun Kim

Photography - 60.96 x 40.24 x 1 cm Photography - 24 x 15.8 x 0.4 inch

€500

Photography, Ponton, Yoland Rafougilet

Ponton

Yoland Rafougilet

Photography - 100 x 65 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€780

Photography, NI, Yoland Rafougilet

NI

Yoland Rafougilet

Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€560

Photography, Good Spirits, Nir Hadar

Good Spirits

Nir Hadar

Photography - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,186

Photography, Companion II, Esther Song

Companion II

Esther Song

Photography - 60.96 x 45.72 x 1 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.4 inch

€500

Photography, Yoko Ono Tokyo, Bob Gruen

Yoko Ono Tokyo

Bob Gruen

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch

€2,275

Photography, Ramones NYC 1975, Bob Gruen

Ramones NYC 1975

Bob Gruen

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch

€2,275

Photography, Going home, Anthony Horth

Going home

Anthony Horth

Photography - 50.8 x 71.1 x 0.5 cm Photography - 20 x 28 x 0.2 inch

€729

Photography, Saleuse, Emmanuelle Barbaras

Saleuse

Emmanuelle Barbaras

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€700

Photography, Rafa 3, Corinne Dubreuil

Rafa 3

Corinne Dubreuil

Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

€1,000

Photography, Pit Stop (L), Beau Simmons

Pit Stop (L)

Beau Simmons

Photography - 152.4 x 190.5 cm Photography - 60 x 75 inch

€13,881

Photography, Pit Stop (M), Beau Simmons

Pit Stop (M)

Beau Simmons

Photography - 121.9 x 152.4 cm Photography - 48 x 60 inch

€10,467

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Sculpture, Painter Can, tizlu

Painter Can

tizlu

Sculpture - 30 x 24 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.4 x 4.7 inch

€1,200

Print, Sans Titre, Yann Kebbi

Sans Titre

Yann Kebbi

Print - 72 x 91 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.3 x 35.8 x 0 inch

€500

Print, Le plongeon, Maude Ovize

Le plongeon

Maude Ovize

Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, La bouée, Maude Ovize

La bouée

Maude Ovize

Painting - 81 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Need help with Everyday life Photography ?
What does everyday life photography consist of?

Everyday life photography is a type of photography that captures moments from normal, daily life, such as urban street scenes, everyday objects, or children playing. 

What are examples of everyday life photography?

Examples of everyday life photography include photojournalistic pictures of a town or city, or snapshots of found or everyday objects. 

What is mundane photography?

Mundane photography has the same meaning as everyday life photography, meaning photography that captures images of day-to-day, mundane or banal life.