Photographers
A photographer is a person who creates an image of the world using a camera. Given that nowadays, everyone takes photographs with their smartphones, it is necessary to distinguish this mass flow of images from the work of fine art photographers who have an artistic intention and aim to create original artworks.
Thus we consider an fine art photograph to be a work that is created with artistic intention and includes a reflection on ideas and technique. Art photography must be an original work by an artist who recognises their role in the creation by signing their name. The concept of an original work is also linked to the limited edition. Generally, the fewer copies are made, the higher the price of each photograph.
All the photographic processes are based on two fundamental requirements, first of all the ability to capture an image and then capacity to fix image onto a support, rendering it visible. It took a lot of experimentation in order achieve this. The very first photograph dates from 1826 and was taken by the French inventor Nicéphore Niépce. This photograph shows an image of his house and it took ten hours of exposure time to capture it. It was over ten years until the first photograph representing a human being was taken in 1838. It is an image of the Pont Neuf in Paris on which we can distinguish two passerbys. This photograph is the work of a former student of Nicéphore Niépce: Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre. Daguerre gave his name to a new technique which consists of fixing a negative image onto a silver plate: the daguerreotype.
The next major breakthroughs were the replacement of the glass plate with dry gel on paper or film which allowed for a wider diffusion of photography and the appearance of colour photography at the beginning of the 20th century. All these techniques can be grouped together under the term analog photography. In the mid 20th century the invention of digital photography revolutionised the medium. It was a technical and artistic revolution, photographers could now see on a screen the image they had just captured and could adjust their shots accordingly and they could also take advantage of the infinite possibilities offered by computer retouching.
Photography is often broken down and classified into different groups including: fashion photography, nude photography, conceptual photography, colour photography, black and white photography, street art photography, and so on.
Some of the greatest photographers in history include: Robert Mapplethorpe, Li Wei, Bert Stern, Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier Bresson, Vivian Maier, Philippe Ramette, Bernard Pras, Steve McCurry, Richard Avedon, David LaChapelle, Annie Leibovitz, Helmut Newton and Martin Parr.
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Emanuele Ravagnani
Leonardo Fibonacci - Vaso #2
Emanuele Ravagnani
Sculpture - 41 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
$1,674
Self-Portrait #4
Emanuele Ravagnani
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 11.8 inch
$1,719
Senza Titolo
Emanuele Ravagnani
Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$3,349
Senza Titolo
Emanuele Ravagnani
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,353
Leonardo Fibonacci - Vaso #3
Emanuele Ravagnani
Sculpture - 36 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$1,340
Dani Olivier
Corps en ligne
Dani Olivier
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,009
Corps magnétiques
Dani Olivier
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,786
Konstantin Kornakov
Codes esthétiques 0373
Konstantin Kornakov
Photography - 60 x 45 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 inch
$781
YouNs
Bob Gruen
Debbie Harry, Coney Island, NY. August 7, 1977
Bob Gruen
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 2 inch
$1,400
John Lennon, Statue of Liberty, New York City
Bob Gruen
Print - 58.4 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm Print - 23 x 17 x 2 inch
$1,150
Elton John, MSG, NYC 1986
Bob Gruen
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 2 inch
$1,500
Debbie Harry and Joey Ramone, MSG, NYC 1987
Bob Gruen
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 2 inch
$1,500
Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, NYC 1988
Bob Gruen
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 2 inch
$1,500
John Lennon and Elton John, Record Plant, NYC 1974
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
Elton John & Stevie Wonder, 1975
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
Clash, Top of the Rock, NYC 1981
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,500
Amandine André
Fill my life
Amandine André
Fine Art Drawings - 14.5 x 14.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.7 x 5.7 x 0.4 inch
$78
Enjoy your life!
Amandine André
Photography - 18 x 13 x 1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.4 inch
$112
Grues Couleurs
Amandine André
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$536
Éclatante
Amandine André
Photography - 100 x 75 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,060
Jean-Christophe Béchet
Eureka Car
Jean-Christophe Béchet
Photography - 90 x 74 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 29.1 x 0 inch
$1,887
Tamanrasset, Algerie
Jean-Christophe Béchet
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$770
Macadam Color, Hong Kong
Jean-Christophe Béchet
Photography - 26 x 39 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.2 x 15.4 x 0 inch
$770
Eureka, USA
Jean-Christophe Béchet
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$770
Gruyaert, Le Touquet, France
Jean-Christophe Béchet
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$770
Madrid, Espagne
Jean-Christophe Béchet
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$770
Groenland
Jean-Christophe Béchet
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$770
Aatmica Ojha
Resurrection Of Christ (II)
Aatmica Ojha
Painting - 235 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 92.5 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,121
Blue & White Series- Painting 1
Aatmica Ojha
Photography - 60 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,121
Metamorphic Pleasures
Aatmica Ojha
Painting - 160 x 135 x 0.1 cm Painting - 63 x 53.1 x 0 inch
$2,121
The League of Extraordinary Emotions_Purple
Aatmica Ojha
Painting - 100 x 75 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$2,121
Fluid Emotions: Pastels
Aatmica Ojha
Painting - 102 x 76 x 2 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,121
John French
Dominique Jullien
Poisson plume
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$335
French Tannin Festif
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 30 x 17 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 6.7 x 0.4 inch
$502
Entrer dans la lumière
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$391
Mourir maintenant pour renaître au printemps
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$391
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
La canopée rouge
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$424
Canopy 05
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$313
La plage blanche VII
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$313
Canopy 08
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$313
Le bouquet d'Anais
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$625
La plage bleue
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$625
La canopée des deux arbres
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$625
José Sierra
Deseo Insular XIV
José Sierra
Photography - 91.4 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Deseo Insular IV
José Sierra
Photography - 69.9 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.5 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Deseo Insular III
José Sierra
Photography - 91.4 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Untitled II
José Sierra
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.62 x 35.44 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
#10. From "La Piedra Sustituta II" Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 58.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 23.02 x 0.1 inch
$2,000