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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Douglas Mandry
Équivalences (50 tirages uniques)
Douglas Mandry
Photography - 17 x 23 cm Photography - 6.7 x 9.1 inch
€275
Philippe Halsman
Alfred Hitchcock and Francois Truffaut Hollywood California USA
Philippe Halsman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 2 inch
Sold
Norman Reedus
Eye in the dark
Norman Reedus
Photography - 20.32 x 25.4 x 1 cm Photography - 8 x 10 x 0.4 inch
€1,500
Vape on a train
Norman Reedus
Photography - 50.8 x 40.64 x 2 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.8 inch
€2,300
RS Artist
Geert Lemmers
Old Dutch opus II, Photograph, C-Type
Geert Lemmers
Photography - 99.1 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Photography - 39 x 32 x 1 inch
€1,129
Liberation of the mind opus 38
Geert Lemmers
Painting - 99.1 x 81.3 x 5.1 cm Painting - 39 x 32 x 2 inch
€1,614
The price of freedom opus I
Geert Lemmers
Painting - 53.3 x 116.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 21 x 46 x 2 inch
€1,648
Plateau der Menschheit opus 25
Geert Lemmers
Painting - 99.1 x 99.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 39 x 39 x 2 inch
€1,745
Liberation of the mind 43
Geert Lemmers
Painting - 99.1 x 81.3 x 5.1 cm Painting - 39 x 32 x 2 inch
€1,516
Sacrifice my bad habits 5
Geert Lemmers
Painting - 116.8 x 81.3 x 5.1 cm Painting - 46 x 32 x 2 inch
€1,688
The price of freedom opus 5
Geert Lemmers
Painting - 99.1 x 81.3 x 5.1 cm Painting - 39 x 32 x 2 inch
€1,708
Jessica Houston
Perceptible Changes Over Time
Jessica Houston
Print - 56 x 84 x 2 cm Print - 22 x 33.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,919
Rock Has No Tongue
Jessica Houston
Sculpture - 99.1 x 38.1 x 29.2 cm Sculpture - 39 x 15 x 11.5 inch
€6,141
Ideas in Things (Antarctic Peninsula)
Jessica Houston
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch
€7,200
The fatigue of the conquest
Jessica Houston
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 1 inch
€1,400
If Held To The Light
Jessica Houston
Painting - 51 x 51 x 2 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,900
Diana Thorneycroft
Portrait of Winnipeg (Life is like a box of chocolates)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 61 x 76 cm Photography - 24 x 29.9 inch
€3,358
Doll mouth (infant)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
€3,800
Doll mouth (tongue)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 68.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,600
Doll mouth (open)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
€3,800
Doll mouth (infant)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 68.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,600
Doll mouth (open)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 68.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,600
Doll mouth (boy with teeth)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 68.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,600
Doll mouth (cupie)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
€3,800
Christelle Yambayisa
Vue sur rue, Alcúdia
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 105 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,900
Chaleureusement
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
€2,800
L'hôtel isolé, Alcúdia
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€2,800
Jardin Suspendu, Singapour
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€1,900
Même combat, New York
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€1,900
L'attente du client
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€1,900
Vue sur mer, Alcúdia
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 105 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,900
L'envie de réussir, New York
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€1,900
Carlos Arriagada
Vagabondages 12
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
€1,700
Héros de l'ombre #3
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,400
Héros de l'ombre #6
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,250
Vagabondages 11
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
€1,450
Vagabondages 17
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,700
Dmytro Bilous
From the series "Sunset" 2
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€150
The lights of the evening city
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€150
Red flower on a green background
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€150
Game of light 1
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€150
Game of light 2
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€150
From the series Sunset 3
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€150
Jess Hon
A Scenic View of a Quiet Stream at the Foot of Melawati Hills
Jess Hon
Photography - 41 x 31 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
€1,200
Pretty Littered Walkway
Jess Hon
Photography - 41 x 31 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
€1,100
Beautiful stream in Melawati
Jess Hon
Photography - 41 x 31 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
€1,200
Ripples in the pool
Jess Hon
Photography - 41 x 31 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
€1,100
First light in Stelvio Pass
Jess Hon
Photography - 41 x 31 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
€1,200
Deep in the Jungle
Jess Hon
Photography - 41 x 31 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
€1,100
Rodrigo Etem
Falla 6. From the series All the faults of the world
Rodrigo Etem
Photography - 93 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,535
Diptych 4, From the series All the faults of the world
Rodrigo Etem
Photography - 94 x 100.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 37 x 39.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,823