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![Photography, Mariette, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/881877_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Pedro, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/881868_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ron, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/881823_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Safari, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/881808_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Why Not, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/881796_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mr. Donut, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/881784_1_grid.jpg)
Mr. Donut
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.55 x 41.33 x 0.1 inch
$3,100
![Photography, V from the Iconic series, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/881754_1_grid.jpg)
V from the Iconic series
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.55 x 41.33 x 0.1 inch
$3,100
![Photography, Marbella, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/881730_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Yello, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/881706_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Femme Hamar au collier d'acier, Françoise Spiekermeier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/670386_1_grid.jpg)
Femme Hamar au collier d'acier
Françoise Spiekermeier
Photography - 60 x 50 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 inch
$783
![Photography, Jala, une amie pour la vie / Friends for a lifetime - Ethiopia, Françoise Spiekermeier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/525008_1_grid.jpg)
Jala, une amie pour la vie / Friends for a lifetime - Ethiopia
Françoise Spiekermeier
Photography - 50 x 60 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 inch
$783
![Photography, Invisible Identity, Robert Jaso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160864_1_grid.jpg)
Invisible Identity
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$3,076
![Photography, The Paradox of Identity, Robert Jaso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160863_1_grid.jpg)
The Paradox of Identity
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$3,076
![Photography, Rhythms of Resilience IV, Gauthier Bouret](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2120979_1_grid.jpg)
Rhythms of Resilience IV
Gauthier Bouret
Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$839
![Photography, Rhythms of Resilience II, Gauthier Bouret](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2120973_1_grid.jpg)
Rhythms of Resilience II
Gauthier Bouret
Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$839
![Photography, Lewis / Paris Match, Philippe Le Tellier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1801815_1_grid.jpg)
Lewis / Paris Match
Philippe Le Tellier
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,790
![Photography, Chirac, 1967 / Paris Match, Patrice Habans](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1788090_1_grid.jpg)
Chirac, 1967 / Paris Match
Patrice Habans
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,678
![Photography, Peul Wodaabe et tente rose, Françoise Spiekermeier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1696689_1_grid.jpg)
Peul Wodaabe et tente rose
Françoise Spiekermeier
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$805
![Photography, Surimpression du Touareg, Françoise Spiekermeier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1695054_1_grid.jpg)
Surimpression du Touareg
Françoise Spiekermeier
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$805
![Photography, Le Peul Wodaabe se maquille, Françoise Spiekermeier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1695051_1_grid.jpg)
Le Peul Wodaabe se maquille
Françoise Spiekermeier
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$805
![Photography, Peul Wodaabe au miroir et tente rose, Françoise Spiekermeier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1695048_1_grid.jpg)
Peul Wodaabe au miroir et tente rose
Françoise Spiekermeier
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$805
![Photography, Vertical, Peul Wodaabe en tenue de danse, Françoise Spiekermeier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1694367_1_grid.jpg)
Vertical, Peul Wodaabe en tenue de danse
Françoise Spiekermeier
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$805
![Photography, The God Father, Bruce Meritte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1606485_1_grid.jpg)
The God Father
Bruce Meritte
Photography - 100 x 91 x 10 cm Photography - 39.4 x 35.8 x 3.9 inch
$2,796
![Photography, Iconic Beauty #07, Benoit Lapray](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1572918_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Limbo, Frank Diamond](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1536504_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lonelyness, Frank Diamond](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1536498_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Iconic Beauty #02, Benoit Lapray](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1289919_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sleeping Greek Woman, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1276662_1_grid.jpg)
Sleeping Greek Woman
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,903
![Photography, Pilatus, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1276632_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Miss Guy, NYC (Extra Large), Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1176198_1_grid.jpg)
Miss Guy, NYC (Extra Large)
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$15,000
![Photography, Tabboo! (Stephen Tasjian), NYC (Extra Large), Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1176192_1_grid.jpg)
Tabboo! (Stephen Tasjian), NYC (Extra Large)
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$15,000
![Photography, Lavinia Co-op, NYC (Extra Large), Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1176189_1_grid.jpg)
Lavinia Co-op, NYC (Extra Large)
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$15,000
![Photography, Dorian Corey, Wigstock, NYC, Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1176090_1_grid.jpg)
Dorian Corey, Wigstock, NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,000
![Photography, Kabuki Starshine, Wigstock, NYC, Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1176081_1_grid.jpg)
Kabuki Starshine, Wigstock, NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,000
![Photography, Lady Bunny, Wigstock, NYC, Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1175661_1_grid.jpg)
Lady Bunny, Wigstock, NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,000
![Photography, The Ides of March (Diptych), n.d. Large, Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1174830_1_grid.jpg)
The Ides of March (Diptych), n.d. Large
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$12,000
![Photography, Girlfriend, Portfolio of 9 photographs, Michael James O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1170600_1_grid.jpg)
Girlfriend, Portfolio of 9 photographs
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 167.6 x 129.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 66 x 51 x 0.1 inch
$15,000
![Photography, Iconic Beauty #15, Benoit Lapray](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1151217_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Iconic Beauty #05, Benoit Lapray](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1117482_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Amour et Reflets, Sandrine Darcos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/837675_1_grid.jpg)
Amour et Reflets
Sandrine Darcos
Photography - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$313
![Photography, Horse, Amrita Bilimoria](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179610_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mors, ego sum motis. Vocor agnis sum leo fortis, Miguel Angel Sanchez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150146_1_grid.jpg)
Mors, ego sum motis. Vocor agnis sum leo fortis
Miguel Angel Sanchez
Photography - 100 x 66 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26 x 0.4 inch
$783
![Photography, Mon Fils N°1, Jan Saudek](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2121300_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Enfance, Jan Saudek](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2121252_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Double, Gabriel Quirant - Pidet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2104095_1_grid.jpg)
Double
Gabriel Quirant - Pidet
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$559
![Photography, Arbre, Gabriel Quirant - Pidet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2104092_1_grid.jpg)
Arbre
Gabriel Quirant - Pidet
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$559
![Photography, Or, Gabriel Quirant - Pidet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2104089_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Silence and soul, Richard Kelley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008800_1_grid.jpg)
Silence and soul
Richard Kelley
Photography - 75 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,678
![Photography, Mr Camille distance, Cahuate Milk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2005947_1_grid.jpg)
Mr Camille distance
Cahuate Milk
Photography - 120 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,029
![Photography, Alice distance 2, Cahuate Milk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2005929_1_grid.jpg)
Alice distance 2
Cahuate Milk
Photography - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,029
![Photography, Camille distance, Cahuate Milk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2005923_1_grid.jpg)
Camille distance
Cahuate Milk
Photography - 90 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$1,029
![Photography, Clem distance, Cahuate Milk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2005920_1_grid.jpg)
Clem distance
Cahuate Milk
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$1,029
![Photography, Aline distance 2, Cahuate Milk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2005917_1_grid.jpg)
Aline distance 2
Cahuate Milk
Photography - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$951
![Photography, Aline distance, Cahuate Milk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2005497_1_grid.jpg)
Aline distance
Cahuate Milk
Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,029
![Photography, Lara distance, Cahuate Milk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2005464_1_grid.jpg)
Lara distance
Cahuate Milk
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,029
![Photography, Pepome distance, Cahuate Milk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2005452_1_grid.jpg)
Pepome distance
Cahuate Milk
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,029
![Photography, Unnatural Causes XXIV, Jeff Robb](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1776315_1_grid.jpg)
Unnatural Causes XXIV
Jeff Robb
Photography - 75 x 75 x 2 cm Photography - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$10,066
![Photography, Iman, Thierry Le Gouès](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1683120_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Kappil Beach. Kerala, Marie Burel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1522086_1_grid.jpg)
Kappil Beach. Kerala
Marie Burel
Photography - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$671
![Photography, Haj Ali, Fès, Marie Burel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1508457_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, L'Année du Cochon Corse, Marie Burel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1463523_1_grid.jpg)
L'Année du Cochon Corse
Marie Burel
Photography - 44 x 34 x 3 cm Photography - 17.3 x 13.4 x 1.2 inch
$671
![Photography, L'Année du Lapin Chasseur, Marie Burel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1462338_1_grid.jpg)
L'Année du Lapin Chasseur
Marie Burel
Photography - 52 x 38 x 3 cm Photography - 20.5 x 15 x 1.2 inch
$671
![Photography, L'Année du Charmeur de Serpent, Marie Burel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1462281_1_grid.jpg)
L'Année du Charmeur de Serpent
Marie Burel
Photography - 47.5 x 37.5 x 3 cm Photography - 18.7 x 14.8 x 1.2 inch
$783
![Photography, Tristan et Luna, Cirque Bidon, Marie Burel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1455921_1_grid.jpg)
Tristan et Luna, Cirque Bidon
Marie Burel
Photography - 61 x 48 x 3 cm Photography - 24 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Notre Dame tu nous gardes, Marie Burel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1449258_1_grid.jpg)
Notre Dame tu nous gardes
Marie Burel
Photography - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,342
![Photography, La Diva de Forcalquier, Marie Burel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1447962_1_grid.jpg)
La Diva de Forcalquier
Marie Burel
Photography - 74 x 60 x 3.5 cm Photography - 29.1 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,566
![Photography, Nude Carla Bruni a genoux, Harper Bazar, Philippe Robert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174531_1_grid.jpg)
Nude Carla Bruni a genoux, Harper Bazar
Philippe Robert
Photography - 110 x 82 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch
$12,303
![Photography, Untitled story III, Camille Brasselet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136112_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled story III
Camille Brasselet
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,510
![Photography, Untitled Story IV, Camille Brasselet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136108_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled Story IV
Camille Brasselet
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,510
![Photography, Le départ, Camille Brasselet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2130706_1_grid.jpg)
Le départ
Camille Brasselet
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,510
![Photography, La Densité du regard. Ayrton Senna, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1649604_1_grid.jpg)
La Densité du regard. Ayrton Senna
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,566 $1,409
![Photography, Chevron Shrimp, John French](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/898932_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Madame Paulette Hat, John French](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/898020_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, L'Attaquant, Ben B](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/875076_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Self Portrait, Magda Von Hanau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/869601_1_grid.jpg)
Self Portrait
Magda Von Hanau
Photography - 75.6 x 55.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.75 x 21.75 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Back lighting, Green and Yellow. Diptych, Dora Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/822672_1_grid.jpg)
Back lighting, Green and Yellow. Diptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 50.8 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
![Photography, Back lighting, Red and Yellow. Diptych, Dora Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/822669_1_grid.jpg)
Back lighting, Red and Yellow. Diptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 50.8 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
![Photography, Back lighting, Red and Green. Diptych, Dora Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/822666_1_grid.jpg)
Back lighting, Red and Green. Diptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 50.8 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
![Photography, Back lighting, Blue and Green. Diptych, Dora Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/822663_1_grid.jpg)
Back lighting, Blue and Green. Diptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Back lighting, Blue and Yellow. Diptych, Dora Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/822660_1_grid.jpg)
Back lighting, Blue and Yellow. Diptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Back lighting, Blue and Red. Diptych, Dora Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/822654_1_grid.jpg)
Back lighting, Blue and Red. Diptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Back lighting, Black and Red. Diptych, Dora Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/822639_1_grid.jpg)
Back lighting, Black and Red. Diptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Back lighting, Black and Blue. Diptych, Dora Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/822636_1_grid.jpg)
Back lighting, Black and Blue. Diptych
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Back lighting window, Dora Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/817203_1_grid.jpg)
Back lighting window
Dora Franco
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, From Russia, Dora Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/815835_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Back lighting. Red, Dora Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/815832_1_grid.jpg)
Back lighting. Red
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Back lighting. Purple, Dora Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/815823_1_grid.jpg)
Back lighting. Purple
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Back lighting. Yellow, Dora Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/815820_1_grid.jpg)
Back lighting. Yellow
Dora Franco
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Hamlet, Richard Unglick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/623559_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Abbey road, Richard Unglick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/623541_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ovulando en Plastico, José Sierra](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/490270_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Esculape et Medicis, Thibaut De Rohan-Chabot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1914870_1_grid.jpg)
Esculape et Medicis
Thibaut De Rohan-Chabot
Photography - 55 x 55 x 0.1 cm Photography - 21.7 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$895
![Photography, Jahângir, Thibaut De Rohan-Chabot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1914852_1_grid.jpg)
Jahângir
Thibaut De Rohan-Chabot
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$895
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Portrait Photography for Sale
In the 1830s, Nièpce discovered the process for setting images onto pewter plates. In 1833, upon Nièpce's death, Louis Daguerre and François Arago continued his experiments and invented the daguerreotype, a process which created a printed image on a silver plate that had been exposed to light. Photography was born.
Similarly to how portrait painting had dominated artistic output in previous centuries, portrait photography was to become the pillar of the Second French Empire's photographic industry. Lenses with a shorter focal length, which enabled reduced exposure times, gradually appear on the market. The required equipment was expensive and difficult to handle. Some photographers, called daguerreotypists, decided to open their own photography studios to make a profit from their endeavours. The daguerreotype process was temperamental, and photographers had to take their pictures with great precision and attention to detail. They welcomed many people into their studios and customers choose how they wished to be photographed from catalogue of poses. Originally only accessible to the bourgeoisie, lower prices resulting from the growing number of studios eventually attracted a wider customer base. This phenomenon infuriated the poet Charles Baudelaire who was frustrated by the sense of narcissism sparked by the daguerreotypists.
Despite his protests, the egotistical trend only grew with the emergence of 'carte de visite' portraits (small photographs, the size of today's business cards). These were the brainchild of Adolphe Eugène Disdéri came up with the idea of producing portraits akin to visiting cards in 1859. He printed eight portraits in a variety of poses onto a single plate and once developed they could be cut up into eight distinct “visiting cards". Very popular with the bourgeoisie, they highlighted the sitters' social status. 'Carte de visite' portraits featuring celebrities were also sold to customers, who could subsequently add them to their albums.
The photographer Nadar was one of the first to demonstrate a conscious artistic approach to producing these portraits. He emphasised facial expressions and ensured the sitter was comfortable and at ease before taking the photograph. He photographed the era's greatest thinkers and artists, including Honoré de Balzac, George Sand, and Victor Hugo. He even managed to reconcile Baudelaire with portraiture.
At the end of the 19th century, the art of photography started to enter the mainstream, with the arrival of the Kodak company. The use of the camera, and the taking of portraits, became everyday occurrences. A century later, it was the invention of the digital camera which challenged the status quo. Whereas before alterations could only be made to photographs when they were being taken or developed, with the digital camera editing became easier, quicker and more convenient. Digital photography has given photographers much more freedom when it comes to editing and new methods and techniques are constantly being explored.
Some of the photographers who have left their mark on the last century include: Cindy Sherman, who excelled in self-portraits, Annie Leibovitz, who captured celebrities, the wacky duo, Pierre and Gilles, as well as Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton and Bettina Rheims.
So, do portraits help us to learn more about each other, to remember, to invent, to act, or to reconnect with ourselves? Find out on Artsper, by exploring the works of Formento & Formento, Naomi Vona, Ahmed Bennani, Chou Ching Hui, Samuel Cueto, Brno del Zou, Ren Hang, Markus + Indrani, Jerome Liebling as well as Annina Roescheisen.
A portrait photograph can be a photograph of a person's head and shoulders, but it can also be of an animal or of a different section of the subject's body such as their feet. Portrait photographs in art often tell or hint something about its subject to the viewer, such as an aspect of their personality, but still contain an element of mystery.
The three major types of portrait photography are posed portraits, candid or anonymous portraits, and conceptual portraits. The last type, conceptual or creative portraits, can be experimental and abstract, and may not represent an image close to a traditional portrait.
The six main types of portrait photography are fine art portraits, traditional portraits (for example posed portraits taken at school), lifestyle portraits, group portraits, street portraits and glamour portraits.