Urban Photography for Sale

City Rumors #17, Anna Levesh

City Rumors #17

Anna Levesh

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$1,134

5 vs 5 - Collection Hey Mars, Rodrigo

5 vs 5 - Collection Hey Mars

Rodrigo

Photography - 10.4 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,890 $1,701

Lettre à le Corbusier, Lubanzadyo Mpemba

Lettre à le Corbusier

Lubanzadyo Mpemba

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,944

Folding Cities #05, Luca Battaglia

Folding Cities #05

Luca Battaglia

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,080

Fondation, Mathieu Fournier

Fondation

Mathieu Fournier

Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$400

The great beauty (Diamond Dust), David Drebin

The great beauty (Diamond Dust)

David Drebin

Photography - 31.1 x 46.5 inch

$11,341

La calçada, Christian Lefevre

La calçada

Christian Lefevre

Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

$961

Hope and happiness, John Mastrogiacomo

Hope and happiness

John Mastrogiacomo

Photography - 16 x 24 x 2 inch

$1,105

West Broadway, Christophe Jacrot

West Broadway

Christophe Jacrot

Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch

$3,456

Port Angeles, Washington, Jo Crowther

Port Angeles, Washington

Jo Crowther

Photography - 16 x 20 x 0 inch

$523

Planète Goujon, Jean Charles Garrivet

Planète Goujon

Jean Charles Garrivet

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,512

Interférence 20, Florie Adda

Interférence 20

Florie Adda

Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 inch

$1,296

Avenue Montaigne, Série 13, D62C - Composition numérique, Danielle Aspis

Avenue Montaigne, Série 13, D62C - Composition numérique

Danielle Aspis

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,058

New York City, Tribute in light I, Gauthier Bouret

New York City, Tribute in light I

Gauthier Bouret

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$810

Les trois ponts, Georgii Vinogradov

Les trois ponts

Georgii Vinogradov

Photography - 7.9 x 15 x 0.1 inch

$540

Roma Campo de' Fiori, Stefano Cipriani

Roma Campo de' Fiori

Stefano Cipriani

Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$756

Photo de banksy (1), Steve Lazarides

Photo de banksy (1)

Steve Lazarides

Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$1,242

City's soul reflection NY Night 2 (Encadré), Miguel Guía

City's soul reflection NY Night 2 (Encadré)

Miguel Guía

Photography - 19.7 x 25.1 x 0 inch

$625

Manhattan Traffic, Fabien Novarino

Manhattan Traffic

Fabien Novarino

Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,620

Mediodía, Gisela Gaffoglio

Mediodía

Gisela Gaffoglio

Photography - 29.5 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

$972

Times Square, Logan Hicks

Times Square

Logan Hicks

Photography - 26 x 37.8 inch

$1,944

Retrato de un Vuelo, Alberto Sánchez

Retrato de un Vuelo

Alberto Sánchez

Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,646

Cemetry, Cécile Baldewyns

Cemetry

Cécile Baldewyns

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

$756

Visions of Venice | Isola della Giudecca Fondamenta San Giacomo, Roberto Polillo

Visions of Venice | Isola della Giudecca Fondamenta San Giacomo

Roberto Polillo

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,620

Lost and Found, Maud Chalard

Lost and Found

Maud Chalard

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,728

Le Lama en Urbex, Sonac

Le Lama en Urbex

Sonac

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$1,026

Mezzogiorno al Pantheon, 1 & 2, Rome, Fabrizio La Torre

Mezzogiorno al Pantheon, 1 & 2, Rome

Fabrizio La Torre

Photography - 22.4 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,506

Dont Walk, Karol Kállay

Dont Walk

Karol Kállay

Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$1,188

Paris Panthéon, Gottfried Salzmann

Paris Panthéon

Gottfried Salzmann

Photography - 15 x 20.1 inch

$4,158

Manhattan Photo-Grafs, CharlElie Couture

Manhattan Photo-Grafs

CharlElie Couture

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,296

Tchernobyl, Guillaume Herbaut

Tchernobyl

Guillaume Herbaut

Photography - 23.6 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$3,186

Tivoli Theatre Broadway, Claude Guillaumin

Tivoli Theatre Broadway

Claude Guillaumin

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,512

Le Pigeon, Antoine Buttafoghi

Le Pigeon

Antoine Buttafoghi

Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

$1,512

Lune de miel, Benoît Kuhn

Lune de miel

Benoît Kuhn

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$972

New York, Lisa Tomasetti

New York

Lisa Tomasetti

Photography - 22.8 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$3,780

Afghanistan, Brian McKee

Afghanistan

Brian McKee

Photography - 49.6 x 63.4 x 0 inch

$2,700

A season of shadow, Frédéric Bourret

A season of shadow

Frédéric Bourret

Photography - 20.1 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch

$648

Paris 13 ème "Olympiades Vibes N°2" (XL), Papa Mesk

Paris 13 ème "Olympiades Vibes N°2" (XL)

Papa Mesk

Photography - 63 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,728

Rio de la Madoneta, Venice, Pep Ventosa

Rio de la Madoneta, Venice

Pep Ventosa

Photography - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

$1,200

Paris Memphis Concorde, Stephane Franck Berthelot

Paris Memphis Concorde

Stephane Franck Berthelot

Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,620

"Cairo" from series: Synthetical Landscapes, Nikolaus von Wolff

"Cairo" from series: Synthetical Landscapes

Nikolaus von Wolff

Photography - 39.4 x 70.9 inch

$3,024

Bari 2003, Massimo Vitali

Bari 2003

Massimo Vitali

Photography - 35.4 x 43.1 x 0 inch

$9,180

Mario Schifano, Mario Schifano

Mario Schifano

Mario Schifano

Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$918

Bruxelles & le musée de la musique, Jean Pierre De Neef

Bruxelles & le musée de la musique

Jean Pierre De Neef

Photography - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,642

X-Ray London, Duncan Wade

X-Ray London

Duncan Wade

Photography - 38.2 x 70.9 x 2 inch

$3,177

Directions, Djamel Djebbour

Directions

Djamel Djebbour

Photography - 29.9 x 29.9 inch

$2,592

Guess - NYC - 2012, Cédric Bouteiller

Guess - NYC - 2012

Cédric Bouteiller

Photography - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$12,745

La Piscine écran, Armelle Sèvre

La Piscine écran

Armelle Sèvre

Photography - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,117

Brooklyn Dinner at Night, Martin Kallay

Brooklyn Dinner at Night

Martin Kallay

Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch

$1,296

Changement de Perspective, Patrick Betbeder

Changement de Perspective

Patrick Betbeder

Photography - 82.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,240

Untitled II, Sébastien Castillo

Untitled II

Sébastien Castillo

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$583

American Dream, Philippe Echaroux

American Dream

Philippe Echaroux

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

$4,806

Sans 1, Lucien Hervé

Sans 1

Lucien Hervé

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$3,240

Senegal Sun, Clemente Vergara

Senegal Sun

Clemente Vergara

Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$529

A cuban window, Marine Kerbidi

A cuban window

Marine Kerbidi

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$270

Cercle Bleu, Alice Aladjem

Cercle Bleu

Alice Aladjem

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,026

Napoli, Gabriele Basilico

Napoli

Gabriele Basilico

Photography - 40.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch

$9,720

Paris 1975, ile de la cité, Francisco Hidalgo

Paris 1975, ile de la cité

Francisco Hidalgo

Photography - 4.7 x 6.3 inch

$1,026

W. Village Cigar Store, Steve Pearlman

W. Village Cigar Store

Steve Pearlman

Photography - 25 x 37 inch

$2,500

Bourj Hammoud cityscape, Maral Der Boghossian

Bourj Hammoud cityscape

Maral Der Boghossian

Photography - 11.8 x 47.2 inch

$2,206

View of a suburban crosswalk, Jason DeBose

View of a suburban crosswalk

Jason DeBose

Photography - 24.8 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,944

Le mécano, Saïdou Dicko

Le mécano

Saïdou Dicko

Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$3,240

Beyrouth, 26ème étage, Géraldine Rué

Beyrouth, 26ème étage

Géraldine Rué

Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch

$864

Brooklyn Bridge, Phil Carrière

Brooklyn Bridge

Phil Carrière

Photography - 33.9 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch

$2,106

SoBangkok, Virginie Harnois

SoBangkok

Virginie Harnois

Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 inch

$1,836

Instant Suspendu #1, Elise Ortiou Campion

Instant Suspendu #1

Elise Ortiou Campion

Photography - 29.5 x 44.1 inch

$972

Tug of War, Bank of England, London, Slinkachu

Tug of War, Bank of England, London

Slinkachu

Photography - 20.9 x 31.5 inch

$5,184

Looking up, Benoît Victor Kunsch

Looking up

Benoît Victor Kunsch

Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$1,080

Crossing Bridges, Hugo G. Urrutia

Crossing Bridges

Hugo G. Urrutia

Photography - 31.9 x 48 x 2 inch

$2,484

Brooklyn Arche, Sylvie Benoit

Brooklyn Arche

Sylvie Benoit

Photography - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,808

Brooklyn Bridge, Samuel Anderson

Brooklyn Bridge

Samuel Anderson

Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$2,700

La vie est belle, France-Noëlle Pellecer

La vie est belle

France-Noëlle Pellecer

Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,512

La Tour Eiffel J-69, Jean-Paul Lubliner

La Tour Eiffel J-69

Jean-Paul Lubliner

Photography - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

$2,916

Woman in Velour, Miami Beach, Andy Sweet

Woman in Velour, Miami Beach

Andy Sweet

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,782

Sherborne, Dorset, UK, John Kendrick Dobson

Sherborne, Dorset, UK

John Kendrick Dobson

Photography - 24.4 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,187

Viewscape A, Greet Weitenberg

Viewscape A

Greet Weitenberg

Photography - 22.8 x 22.4 inch

$1,566

Trafalgar, Leticia Felgueroso

Trafalgar

Leticia Felgueroso

Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$1,960

Centre de Pyongyang, Didier Bizet

Centre de Pyongyang

Didier Bizet

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,296

Untitled #2, Fall Off Wonderland series, Yang Du

Untitled #2, Fall Off Wonderland series

Yang Du

Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch

$2,160

Eléctrico 28, Gonçalo Martins

Eléctrico 28

Gonçalo Martins

Photography - 14.2 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$205

Via Montenapoleone, Gianni Pezzani

Via Montenapoleone

Gianni Pezzani

Photography - 21.3 x 29.1 x 0 inch

$1,944

Grand Canal 3, Jean-Michel Berts

Grand Canal 3

Jean-Michel Berts

Photography - 29.1 x 31.5 inch

$4,968

Passage des quatre vents, Zaourar Hocine

Passage des quatre vents

Zaourar Hocine

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$3,240

Manhattan Bridge rouge, Lirone

Manhattan Bridge rouge

Lirone

Photography - 33.9 x 78.7 x 2.4 inch

$6,480

Brooklyn Bridge III - Blue Skies, MK Semos + Hugo Garcia

Brooklyn Bridge III - Blue Skies

MK Semos + Hugo Garcia

Photography - 48 x 48 x 1.6 inch

$3,132

Sortie en famille, Stella Kaloudis

Sortie en famille

Stella Kaloudis

Photography - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$788

Hudros d'eau et de béton, Patrick Rimond

Hudros d'eau et de béton

Patrick Rimond

Photography - 33.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$3,240

Christian Dehors, Baptiste Blanchett

Christian Dehors

Baptiste Blanchett

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,484

Linceul, Pol Lujan

Linceul

Pol Lujan

Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,080

Perdida en la ciudad, LaO PaZ

Perdida en la ciudad

LaO PaZ

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$756

Deux dames inconnues. Leeds, Peter Mitchell

Deux dames inconnues. Leeds

Peter Mitchell

Photography - 13.8 x 13.8 inch

$1,620

Blurry minds #2, Rani Bruchstein

Blurry minds #2

Rani Bruchstein

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$4,704

Urban Photography for Sale

In order to define urban photography, it is first important to understand street photography. Street photography typically refers to documentary-like portrait photos of passers-by taken in an urban setting on the spur of the moment. The genre is often associated with the Golden Age of photography which lasted from 1890 to 1970. The great masters of this period include Cartier-Bresson (whose treasured Leica has become an iconic street photography camera), Weegee (known for his images of crime scenes), Robert Doisneau (and his famous 'The Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville), William Klein (one of the genre's pioneers known for his focus on children), Vivian Maier, Eugene Atget and many other key names.

As street photography has become a genre of its own, there seems to be a key difference between 'new' and 'traditional' street photography. The subject in street photography has gradually shifted from the street itself to the men and women who occupy the urban space. This photographic technique has allowed some of the great photographers to capture the depth and intensity of certain facial expressions and give their images a strong sense of emotion. Nonetheless, this perspective overlooks certain aspects of the original school of urban photography. Faces and staging have eclipsed urban buildings and their architecture.

Street photography has come to reflect post-modern capitalist society and mass-consumerism where entertainment and immediacy are highly sought after. Although this is not necessarily a negative thing, this cannot be denied and this is what distinguishes it from urban photography.

In a similar way to traditional street photography, urban photography not only tries to freeze people in time but also places. Urban photography captures and enhances buildings and their architecture by playing around with lighting and framing in a way that only professional photographers know how. When we consider that 50% of the world's population now live in cities we can see how each image is instilled with the artist's own opinion of the urban world.

In short, urban photography cannot simply be reduced to street photography; it immortalises urban life with a much broader perspective. It captures everything urban-related; the skyscrapers of Manhattan's skyline are just one example. Passers-by are not necessarily the photograph's main focus; objects are the genre's favourite subject. Much more than just a mere spectator, urban photography is also critical of its society. Artsper has an exclusive selection of works from artists with a shrewd outlook on contemporary society and who want to share their new perspectives on the world around them. Discover the splendid analogue photos of Paris in the 1930s by Roger Schall or Manhattan photography as well as London photographies and get lost in the depth of Gwenaël Bollinger's incredible shots!

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What are some tips for capturing the essence of a city through urban photography?

To capture the essence of a city through urban photography, focus on the unique architecture, landmarks, and street scenes. Experiment with different angles and lighting to create a mood that reflects the city's character. Use editing tools to enhance the colors and contrast to make your photos stand out.

How can I find unique and interesting urban photography locations in my city?

To find unique and interesting urban photography locations in your city, start by exploring different neighborhoods and areas. Look for interesting architecture, street art, and landmarks. You can also research online for popular photography spots in your city or ask local photographers for recommendations. Don't be afraid to venture off the beaten path and discover hidden gems.

What are some common challenges faced by urban photographers and how can they be overcome?

Urban photographers often face challenges such as crowded streets, harsh lighting, and limited shooting locations. To overcome these challenges, they can try shooting during off-peak hours, using reflectors or diffusers to control lighting, and exploring different neighborhoods for unique backdrops. Additionally, investing in high-quality equipment and honing their editing skills can also help urban photographers capture stunning images.