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La mariée qui pleure
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$558
Les deux frères
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$558
Femmes Q’eqchi’
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 39 x 49 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.4 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$893
La mariée qui pleure
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 45 x 59 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.2 x 0 inch
$1,228
Les danseuses de Baba Usundi
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 45 x 65 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,340
L’échappée belle
Marie Dorigny
Photography - 38 x 58 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15 x 22.8 x 0 inch
$1,563
Rain Chinatown
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$555
Playing on the lake
Joost Wensveen
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,507
Impressionist Ephemerisms N.4
Anna Levesh
Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$882
AV_Adria_021
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,451
Portrait in Pink
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 30.5 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 12 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,100
Explosion Baroque
Hugo Gus Babey
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,395
Mémoire de JingDeZhen
Feng Hatat
Photography - 32 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
$670
Fresh News #1 - série Reflects & Transparencies
Anna Levesh
Photography - 60 x 45 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 inch
$837
Vagabondages 9
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,898
Héros de l'ombre #11
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,395
Héros de l'ombre #10
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,563
Héros de l'ombre #8
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,395
Héros de l'ombre #7
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,395
Héros de l'ombre #5
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,563
Vagabondages 10
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,619
Vagabondages 7
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,619
Héros de l'ombre #1
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,395
Vagabondages 16
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,898
Vagabondages 15
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,898
Vagabondages 13
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,619
Vagabondages 5
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,619
Vagabondages 3
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,619
Vagabondage 8
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,619
Vagabondage 6
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,898
Dark Materials I
James Sparshatt
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,963
Á marée basse
Pierre Moreau
Photography - 50 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$2,344
Love, Light & Lines (3)
Kamal Obat
Photography - 60 x 49.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23.62 x 19.6 x 1 inch
$340
Laguna Beach Surfers - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch
$3,293
The Guardian
Aurélien Buttin
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,060
Enjoy your life!
Amandine André
Photography - 18 x 13 x 1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.4 inch
$112
La ligne, frère Marie-Antoine - série Une Vie de Moine
Jean-François Talivez
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$491
Vanitas Vanitatum Omnia Vanitas #04
Malo
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$6,251
Vanitas Vanitatum Omnia Vanitas #01
Malo
Photography - 112 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$20,651
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc (Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print)
Slim Aarons
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
$4,119
Tonsure, la cicatrice - série Une Vie de Moine
Jean-François Talivez
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$491
Tonsure, de dos
Jean-François Talivez
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$491
Balade en forêt
Jean-François Talivez
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$491
Solar Eclipse
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.5 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 inch
$5,500
Madagascar, Analamanga, Mahitsy, fabrique de briques
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$670
Madagascar, Alaotra-Mangoro, Ambatondrazaka, son père avec ses deux garçons sur une moto chinoise
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$670
Madagascar, Analamanga, Mahitsy, hôpital de district
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$670
Madagascar, Alaotra-Mangoro, Manganaro, enfants à la paroisse protestante du village
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$670
Chemin Faisant "Le poirier"
Bertrand Desprez
Photography - 50 x 40 x 2.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1 inch
$502
City of dreams
Alain Lumbroso
Photography - 50 x 40 x 4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,456
Crowded at sea (2)
Joost Wensveen
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,507
Michel Simon rue Saint Denis
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$279
Plage des Catalans Marseille
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$558
Madagascar, Alaotra-Mangoro, Manganaro, jeunes filles jouant
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$670
Madagascar, Alaotra-Mangoro, Manganaro, école du village
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$670
Madagascar, Alaotra-Mangoro, Manganaro, messe à la paroisse protestante du village
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$670
Madagascar, région de Diego Suarez, Antsiranana, la baie de Diégo-Suarez avec le Pain de Sucre (1)
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$670
Madagascar, région de Diego Suarez, Antsiranana, la baie de Diégo-Suarez avec le Pain de Sucre
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$670
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Holding your hands
Katharina Hormel
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,786
Strech the Noise
Linda Clerget
Painting - 73 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,674 $1,507
Mozarts in Vienna
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,563
Cocoon of Comfort, The Joy Series: A Journey to Inner Happiness original artwork
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,362
Le plongeon/2
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 89 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,791
St Louis Ladies
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 51 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 20.1 x 24 x 0 inch
$977
Citizens in Colour
Julia Whitehead
Painting - 35 x 45 x 4 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,505
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.
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.