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Everyday life Photography for Sale

Chapeau, Denis Morel

Chapeau

Denis Morel

Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$492

Andy Warhol, New York, 1964, Ken Heyman

Andy Warhol, New York, 1964

Ken Heyman

Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 0.5 inch

$4,800

Harlem rain, Alain Le Garsmeur

Harlem rain

Alain Le Garsmeur

Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch

$995

Alfa Romeo Glamour, Brian Duffy

Alfa Romeo Glamour

Brian Duffy

Photography - 16.1 x 24 x 0 inch

$2,515

Angry Dockers, Arthur Steel

Angry Dockers

Arthur Steel

Photography - 13 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,001

The classroom, Magnus Wahman

The classroom

Magnus Wahman

Photography - 15.7 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,342

Alep, souk, Michel Eisenlohr

Alep, souk

Michel Eisenlohr

Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 inch

$1,118

Lost & found (3), Théo Gosselin

Lost & found (3)

Théo Gosselin

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$2,460

Untitled Story IV, Camille Brasselet

Untitled Story IV

Camille Brasselet

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$1,509

Afternoon, Nancy Singh

Afternoon

Nancy Singh

Photography - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,571

Praias_De_Formas_012, Bernhard Lang

Praias_De_Formas_012

Bernhard Lang

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,677

Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw France, Jean-Claude Sauer

Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw France

Jean-Claude Sauer

Photography - 24 x 18 x 2 inch

$1,350

L'ombre d'un Pêcheur, Jean-Guy Nakars

L'ombre d'un Pêcheur

Jean-Guy Nakars

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$222

New-York, Romain Reveau

New-York

Romain Reveau

Photography - 19.7 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,006

Barrio Chino, Barcelona, Henri Cartier Bresson

Barrio Chino, Barcelona

Henri Cartier Bresson

Photography - 22 x 14.9 x 0 inch

$9,592

Bigoudis, Karine Nicolleau

Bigoudis

Karine Nicolleau

Photography - 9.6 x 14.6 x 0 inch

$257

Fisherman, Valentin Pacaut

Fisherman

Valentin Pacaut

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$615

Fail (applause), Clare Cornell

Fail (applause)

Clare Cornell

Photography - 9.1 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$894

Rush Live at Concord Pavillion, Jérôme Brunet

Rush Live at Concord Pavillion

Jérôme Brunet

Photography - 18 x 23 x 2 inch

$1,750

Ensayo, James Sparshatt

Ensayo

James Sparshatt

Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,025

La Femme Rousse, Julie Peiffer

La Femme Rousse

Julie Peiffer

Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$2,683

The Lovers then and Now, Feng Kaixuan

The Lovers then and Now

Feng Kaixuan

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,766

Leaning Man, Edmund Sumner

Leaning Man

Edmund Sumner

Photography - 23.5 x 18.7 x 0 inch

$1,547

Ibrid Cracovia, Alessandra Bisi

Ibrid Cracovia

Alessandra Bisi

Photography - 18.5 x 13.8 x 0.6 inch

$369

Blackrock, Joost Wensveen

Blackrock

Joost Wensveen

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$3,689

Morning ritual II (3), Barry Cawston

Morning ritual II (3)

Barry Cawston

Photography - 29.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,256

Urban blur VII, Sven Pfrommer

Urban blur VII

Sven Pfrommer

Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,113

Cemetry, Cécile Baldewyns

Cemetry

Cécile Baldewyns

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

$783

Lost and Found, Maud Chalard

Lost and Found

Maud Chalard

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,789

That beach, Corinne Dubreuil

That beach

Corinne Dubreuil

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,677

Dont Walk, Karol Kállay

Dont Walk

Karol Kállay

Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$1,230

Ordinary Places Nine Piece Installation, Richard Heeps

Ordinary Places Nine Piece Installation

Richard Heeps

Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,547

Mada 3, Olivier Le Brun

Mada 3

Olivier Le Brun

Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch

$1,179

Best wave IV, Tommy Schultz

Best wave IV

Tommy Schultz

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$894

Hidden Object I, Lyoudmila Milanova

Hidden Object I

Lyoudmila Milanova

Photography - 39.4 x 26.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,901

Loulou Cassis, Bernard Biancotto

Loulou Cassis

Bernard Biancotto

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$671

London Lovers, Kurt Hurton

London Lovers

Kurt Hurton

Photography - 30 x 20 inch

$767

Le Pigeon, Antoine Buttafoghi

Le Pigeon

Antoine Buttafoghi

Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

$1,565

Lelo 1, Cristina Aldehuela

Lelo 1

Cristina Aldehuela

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,230

Mostar Bridge, Ludovic Careme

Mostar Bridge

Ludovic Careme

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,845

Un autre monde, Isshogai

Un autre monde

Isshogai

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,453

New York, Lisa Tomasetti

New York

Lisa Tomasetti

Photography - 22.8 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$3,913

Plongeurs, Elisa Haberer

Plongeurs

Elisa Haberer

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$3,801

Connection, Li Hui

Connection

Li Hui

Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$1,006

Bleu Léman | Vevey Suisse, Gwenaël Bollinger

Bleu Léman | Vevey Suisse

Gwenaël Bollinger

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$872

Cardiff by night, Jodi Bieber

Cardiff by night

Jodi Bieber

Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,482

Color Game, Sam Dougados

Color Game

Sam Dougados

Photography - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$2,012

Emplacement 22, Nicolas Boutruche

Emplacement 22

Nicolas Boutruche

Photography - 16.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,913

Consolation, Laura Makabresku

Consolation

Laura Makabresku

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$866

Brasil 9, João Luiz Bulcão

Brasil 9

João Luiz Bulcão

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

$984

The last supper (Series of unfortunate fortunate events), Lara Alcantara

The last supper (Series of unfortunate fortunate events)

Lara Alcantara

Photography - 43 x 47 x 2.5 inch

$3,300

Echecs, Stephan Zaubitzer

Echecs

Stephan Zaubitzer

Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$1,453

Joy, Garik Avanesian

Joy

Garik Avanesian

Photography - 19.3 x 23.6 inch

$995

Going to nowhere n 36, Gianni Colangelo

Going to nowhere n 36

Gianni Colangelo

Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,354

Maricel's Steeze, Archie Geotina

Maricel's Steeze

Archie Geotina

Photography - 41.7 x 55.5 inch

$1,840

No smoking, Zhao Bandi

No smoking

Zhao Bandi

Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$279

Purple Cadillac, Frederic Pasquini

Purple Cadillac

Frederic Pasquini

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,010

Sans titre 10, Aurélie Sarramon

Sans titre 10

Aurélie Sarramon

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

$402

Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground, NY 1966 (With John Cale, Gérard Malanga, Nico), Hervé Gloaguen

Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground, NY 1966 (With John Cale, Gérard Malanga, Nico)

Hervé Gloaguen

Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

$2,515

Portrait of Winnipeg (Life is like a box of chocolates), Diana Thorneycroft

Portrait of Winnipeg (Life is like a box of chocolates)

Diana Thorneycroft

Photography - 24 x 29.9 inch

$3,500

Le mécano, Saïdou Dicko

Le mécano

Saïdou Dicko

Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$3,354

A Widow in Her Bedroom, 55th St, NYC, Diane Arbus

A Widow in Her Bedroom, 55th St, NYC

Diane Arbus

Photography - 14 x 11 inch

$40,000

28 mai, Marie Genin

28 mai

Marie Genin

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$727

Soweto, Thomas Hoeffgen

Soweto

Thomas Hoeffgen

Photography - 15.7 x 21.3 x 0 inch

$2,683

Petites Natures #9, Isabelle Menin

Petites Natures #9

Isabelle Menin

Photography - 19.7 x 13.75 inch

$2,907

Ecosse, Isabelle Picarel

Ecosse

Isabelle Picarel

Photography - 20.9 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,453

Oasis, Burma, Monica Denevan

Oasis, Burma

Monica Denevan

Photography - 15 x 15 inch

$1,225

Le lutteur, Chiara Dazi

Le lutteur

Chiara Dazi

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$1,118

Man standing on Wall/Group Shot, Miami Beach, Andy Sweet

Man standing on Wall/Group Shot, Miami Beach

Andy Sweet

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,845

Wooden Cab, Pedro Correa

Wooden Cab

Pedro Correa

Photography - 70.9 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$7,133

Tuneis, Gilberto Perin

Tuneis

Gilberto Perin

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

$1,029

Chalandriani, Panos Kokkinias

Chalandriani

Panos Kokkinias

Photography - 31.5 x 43.9 inch

$10,621

Bicycle Street II, Melvin Sokolsky

Bicycle Street II

Melvin Sokolsky

Photography - 30 x 30 inch

$30,000

Far Away IX, Cheryl Maeder

Far Away IX

Cheryl Maeder

Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

$4,248

Black Volta (Mouhoun) - Untitled n°07, Adrien Bitibaly

Black Volta (Mouhoun) - Untitled n°07

Adrien Bitibaly

Photography - 24.2 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,236

Charge mentale, 0% allégée, Marine Foissey

Charge mentale, 0% allégée

Marine Foissey

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,012

Agnès Varda - Les plages d'Agnès, Jean-Loup Gautreau

Agnès Varda - Les plages d'Agnès

Jean-Loup Gautreau

Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch

$335

Shaolin Monastery. Henan Province, China, Steve McCurry

Shaolin Monastery. Henan Province, China

Steve McCurry

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0 inch

$20,124

Amazonie, Gustavo Cabarcas

Amazonie

Gustavo Cabarcas

Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$313

Chameleon - What’s Your Color Today?, Carola De Armas

Chameleon - What’s Your Color Today?

Carola De Armas

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch

$827

Basket, Hervé Pezzini

Basket

Hervé Pezzini

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$334

The Basketball game, Paul Almasy

The Basketball game

Paul Almasy

Photography - 27.4 x 19.5 x 0.4 inch

$978

Due, Jerry Weber

Due

Jerry Weber

Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.25 inch

$760

Run DMC- Back to the source, OverSide

Run DMC- Back to the source

OverSide

Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$391

Woke up like that, Nir Hadar

Woke up like that

Nir Hadar

Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$4,751

Amazing Sunset Croisette Cannes, Sandrine Darcos

Amazing Sunset Croisette Cannes

Sandrine Darcos

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$425

Reflection, Hadas Bachar

Reflection

Hadas Bachar

Photography - 27.2 x 40.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,677

3K Project - Untitled N° 01, Steeve Bauras

3K Project - Untitled N° 01

Steeve Bauras

Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$3,913

Couverts, Etienne Conte

Couverts

Etienne Conte

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,894

Street Art/Photo Collage V, Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Street Art/Photo Collage V

Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,230

Cleaning the sky, René Roeser

Cleaning the sky

René Roeser

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$1,342

Iran (Silk Roads), Camille Léage

Iran (Silk Roads)

Camille Léage

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$167

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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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.