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
$1,310
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch
$933
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,583
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,244
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,131
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,131
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,583
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,583
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,357
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,244
Photography - 51 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 20.1 x 24 x 0 inch
$990
Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$673
Photography - 50 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$752
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$1,006
Photography - 51 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$735
Photography - 121 x 182 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.6 x 71.7 x 0 inch
$1,634
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$792
Photography - 28 x 43 x 1 cm Photography - 11 x 16.9 x 0.4 inch
$792
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$792
Photography - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$792
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$792
Photography - 45 x 38 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 15 x 0.4 inch
$792
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$792
Photography - 28 x 43 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
$792
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,583
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,583
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,074
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,583
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,074
Photography - 60 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,262
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
$1,357
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,262
Photography - 50 x 75 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,357
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,131
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$339
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$509
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$509
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$509
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$294
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$294
Photography - 10 x 15 cm Photography - 3.9 x 5.9 inch
$294