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.
Discover the styles & movements
Patrick Rubinstein
City Lights
Patrick Rubinstein
Photography - 72 x 48 x 3 cm Photography - 28.3 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch
$13,458
Pablo Picasso
Patrick Rubinstein
Painting - 112 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 44.1 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
People and brand Lennon
Patrick Rubinstein
Print - 36 x 36 x 3 cm Print - 14.2 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch
Sold
People and brand Frida
Patrick Rubinstein
Print - 36 x 36 x 3 cm Print - 14.2 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch
Sold
Larry Clark
Gottfried Salzmann
Christa David
Find a way, make it safe
Christa David
Photography - 76.2 x 55.88 x 2 cm Photography - 30 x 22 x 0.8 inch
$3,957
My gifts make room for us
Christa David
Photography - 35.56 x 27.94 x 0.2 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$3,166
Without grace where wanted to be
Christa David
Photography - 25.4 x 22.86 x 2 cm Photography - 10 x 9 x 0.8 inch
$1,357
This place needs your attention
Christa David
Photography - 25.4 x 22.86 x 2 cm Photography - 10 x 9 x 0.8 inch
$1,355
All things work together for good
Christa David
Photography - 35.56 x 27.94 x 0.2 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$3,166
There is always more to know
Christa David
Photography - 25.4 x 22.86 x 0.2 cm Photography - 10 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$2,149
My gifts make room for good
Christa David
Photography - 35.56 x 27.94 x 0.2 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$3,166
All things work together for us
Christa David
Photography - 35.56 x 27.94 x 0.2 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$3,166
Antoine Rose
Red Old School
Antoine Rose
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$4,750
Pampelonne
Antoine Rose
Photography - 77 x 175 x 0.5 cm Photography - 30.3 x 68.9 x 0.2 inch
$11,309
Shade of blues
Antoine Rose
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$9,160
Spiagge bianche study II
Antoine Rose
Photography - 88 x 200 x 1 cm Photography - 34.6 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
$14,249
Rooftop Study 1 (Belgian Coast)
Antoine Rose
Photography - 100 x 133 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 52.4 x 0.8 inch
$10,461
Perfect Circle
Antoine Rose
Photography - 88 x 200 x 1 cm Photography - 34.6 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
$14,249
Love of the rink
Antoine Rose
Photography - 88 x 88 x 1 cm Photography - 34.6 x 34.6 x 0.4 inch
$7,125
Rooftop Study 2 (Belgian Coast)
Antoine Rose
Photography - 88 x 200 x 3 cm Photography - 34.6 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch
$13,005
Nagsoul
Frame me not
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$905
Urban friends on week end, Série Chat-mouflage
Nagsoul
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,074
Southern winds
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$339
Spanish salsa 1
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$339
L'horizon n'est qu'une illusion où se construisent les mirages.
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$1,696
Michael K. Yamaoka
Cloud Gate Sculpture, Millenium
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
$4,000
Manhattan Cliché
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$5,089
Aquarium at Coney Island, Ny
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.04 inch
$2,750
Chicago, Old and New
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
$4,500
Flag and Bench, Connecticut
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.04 inch
$2,500
Neglected Roof Tiles
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$5,089
Joe's Barn, New York
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.04 inch
$2,500
Boats in the Harbor, Rockport, Maine
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 0.04 inch
$2,500
Mikael Kenta
Kind of Blue
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 105 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 41.33 x 27.55 x 0.1 inch
$3,100
Materia I
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Materia VIII
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Materia III
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Materia V
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Materia XV
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Materia VII
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Materia IV
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Bernhard Lang
AV_Miami_III_010
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,262
AV_Adria_021
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,470
AV_Adria_023
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 95.4 x 135 x 0.6 cm Photography - 37.6 x 53.1 x 0.2 inch
$3,958
Miami_III_007
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 112.5 x 150 x 0.2 cm Photography - 44.3 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,280
Bavaria_Forest_023
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 150 x 112.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 44.3 x 0 inch
$4,184
Bavaria_Forest_014
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$3,053
Bavaria_Forest_001
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$3,053
Alain Longeaud
A l'abri des regards
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 50 x 65 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,414
Renaissance
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 96 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 37.8 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$3,562
Le surfer solitaire
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
$3,562
Le Passe-Muraille
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
$3,562
Bunker archéologie
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 85 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 33.5 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$3,110
Au bout la lumière
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,414
L'amour dans les prés
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,414
Chien andalou
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,414
Fabrizio La Torre
Tornando con le spese, Novembre 1955 - New York
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,866
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 6 - Bangkok
Fabrizio La Torre
Print - 29.7 x 21 x 0.3 cm Print - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$735
Manhattan et le Brooklyn Bridge, Novembre 1955 - New York
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,866
Rotondità 1963 (Rondeurs) - Roma
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 110 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,590
Mezzogiorno al Pantheon, 1 & 2, Rome
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 57 x 67 x 2 cm Photography - 22.4 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,624
Le tre Vespe, 1962 - Roma
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 70 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,590
Poesia Invernale, Fontana di Trevi, 1956
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,866
Il peso degli anni, 1962 (Le poids de l’âge)
Fabrizio La Torre
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,866
Arnaud Baumann
Des verres et des cendres
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,074
Les photographes
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$1,074
Coluche - Iconic portraits
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$679
Serge Gainsbourg au Palace
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$509
Pierre Desproges
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 25 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$509
Coluche - Iconic portraits
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$509