Photojournalism

As noted by Leonardo Da Vinci in his A Treatise on Painting, “Colors become weaker in proportion to their distance from the person who is looking at them." This early 16th century statement was later backed by scientific evidence of dust particles and other microscopic materials causing light to scatter as it passes through them. This scattering then depended on wavelength, with blue light being scattered the most, explaining why mountains in the distance give off a blue-ish hue. By diffusing the light, objects, people and places can be rendered much more softly by the artist, being void of intense detail and realistic color use. The aerial perspective benefits from the atmosphere and undoubtedly is used by artists to focus (or to not focus in this case) on the subject within its wider surroundings. In Artsper's own selections, works by Slim Aarons and Julia Whitehead focus on crowd scenes of everyday life from the sky. Whitehead notes, “We are familiar with the scenes of busy, crowded streets but don't always see them from a different perspective or remove ourselves from the crowd to be able to stand and watch. The shapes, colors, shadows and dynamics of moving bodies whether seen individually or as a group, provide a never ending source of inspiration to me as an artist."

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Photography, Misled youth (S), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,182

Photography, Gerião, Yan Carpenter

Yan Carpenter

Photography . 100 x 80 x 1 cm Photography . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,030

Photography, Canicule, Tanguy Mendrisse

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$194

Photography, District 4 (S), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,182

Photography, AV_Adria_010, Bernhard Lang

Bernhard Lang

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,564

Photography, Red Old School, Antoine Rose

Antoine Rose

Photography . 70 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

$5,818

Photography, Five dots (S), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,182

Photography, Galleon, Monica Denevan

Monica Denevan

Photography . 40 x 50 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,067

Photography, Lune de miel, Benoît Kuhn

Benoît Kuhn

Photography . 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,091

Photography, Color Game, Sam Dougados

Sam Dougados

Photography . 75 x 75 x 1 cm Photography . 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$2,182

Photography, By My Side 4, Antoine Rose

Antoine Rose

Photography . 35 x 35 x 0.5 cm Photography . 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch

$1,697

Photography, 1964 Impala (S), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,182

Photography, Homeboys (S), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,182

Photography, Noyade, Marick

Marick

Photography . 30 x 30 cm Photography . 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$424

Photography, Vigilant, Monica Denevan

Monica Denevan

Photography . 40 x 50 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,985

Photography, Jagger 1965, John Rowlands

John Rowlands

Photography . 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography . 20 x 16 x 2 inch

$1,467

Photography, Illusion, Tanguy Mendrisse

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$194

Photography, Mur de Berlin, Jacques Witt

Jacques Witt

Photography . 40 x 26 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch

$970

Photography, East los (S), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,182

Photography, Saída, Yan Carpenter

Yan Carpenter

Photography . 100 x 80 x 1 cm Photography . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,030

Photography, Gambler, Emre

Emre

Photography . 100 x 170 cm Photography . 39.4 x 66.9 inch

$9,697

Photography, Venice 213 (S), Brice Gelot

Brice Gelot

Photography . 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,182