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Trou noir … ou blanc
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,137
La tache bleue
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,137
Cairo sunset
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,137
City Shadows
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$800
Street Art/Photo Collage VI
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$625
Street Art/Photo Collage IV
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$625
Street Art/Photo Collage II
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$625
Milan, the Duomo
Fabien Olart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$568
Prague, on Charles Bridge
Fabien Olart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$568
Rovinj, mirror on the Adriatic
Fabien Olart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$568
Bristol, hot air balloons
Fabien Olart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$568
Contretemps
Juliette Wegrzyk
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.01 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$739
Jo & Aggies
Charly Desoubry
Photography - 50 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$682
From Outer Space
Charly Desoubry
Photography - 50 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$682
T4
Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$363
Paris Cadenassée
Jean-Guy Nakars
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$3,297
Le confiné II
Romain Liverato
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$455
Le confiné III
Romain Liverato
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$512
La tour Eiffel
Jean-Guy Nakars
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$307
Rome : Saint Valentine
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$443
Brouillard sur la ville
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$307
Rome : Faith
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$546
Rome : Life
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$546
Rome : Statue
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$546
Rome : On The Road
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$546
La ville Les Orgues de Flandre /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$261
Street Art - Hand
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$364
Chain Link Fence
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$364
Urban Graffiti Wall II
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$364
Lazy man with dog
Sven Svensøn
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$443
Dijon, the gargoyle
Fabien Olart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$512
Paris, boat on Seine river
Fabien Olart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$512
The Air We Breathe
Jordana Ozier Lafontaine
Photography - 10 x 15 cm Photography - 3.9 x 5.9 inch
$296
Blueberry Love (Lightbox)
David Drebin
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch
$36,000
Petite fille au Ballon Paris rue de Rivoli
Pierre Schwartz
Photography - 100 x 80 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 inch
$1,591
Manhattan girl
Fabien Novarino
Photography - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,125
Me and Me (Diamond Dust)
David Drebin
Photography - 100 x 125 cm Photography - 39.4 x 49.2 inch
$18,188
Reconnaissance
Maximilien Diaz
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$909
Premonition of the Apocalypse
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
$4,500
Bridge of sighs. Barcelona
Dmitry Savchenko
Photography - 66 x 46 x 1 cm Photography - 26 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,694
Fate and its inevitable consequences
Akif Hakan
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$625
Solace in Solitude-Italy
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.04 inch
$4,500
The Jewel in the Slum-Mykonos
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.04 inch
$4,500
London Graffiti
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.04 inch
$4,500
Series: The skin of Mars - Skin 12
Antonio Briceño
Photography - 55 x 43 cm Photography - 21.7 x 16.9 inch
$2,501
The Arc of History-Apocalyse, Rescue, Redemption
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.04 inch
$5,500
Shijunku99 - Beauty - #002 - Tokyo by night
Davis Y
Photography - 20 x 20 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$171
Shanghai Love (Lightbox)
David Drebin
Photography - 101.6 x 243.8 cm Photography - 40 x 96 inch
Price upon request
Shanghai Love (L)
David Drebin
Photography - 101.6 x 243.8 cm Photography - 40 x 96 inch
Price upon request
Shanghai Love (M)
David Drebin
Photography - 76.2 x 182.9 cm Photography - 30 x 72 inch
Price upon request
San Francisco Nights (Lightbox)
David Drebin
Photography - 101.6 x 243.8 cm Photography - 40 x 96 inch
Price upon request
San Francisco Nights (L)
David Drebin
Photography - 101.6 x 243.8 cm Photography - 40 x 96 inch
Price upon request
San Francisco Nights (M)
David Drebin
Photography - 76.2 x 182.9 cm Photography - 30 x 72 inch
Price upon request
San Francisco Dusk (Lightbox)
David Drebin
Photography - 101.6 x 243.8 cm Photography - 40 x 96 inch
Price upon request
San Francisco Dusk (L)
David Drebin
Photography - 101.6 x 243.8 cm Photography - 40 x 96 inch
Price upon request
San Francisco Dusk (M)
David Drebin
Photography - 76.2 x 182.9 cm Photography - 30 x 72 inch
Price upon request
San Francisco Dawn (Lightbox)
David Drebin
Photography - 101.6 x 243.8 cm Photography - 40 x 96 inch
Price upon request
San Francisco Dawn (L)
David Drebin
Photography - 101.6 x 243.8 cm Photography - 40 x 96 inch
Price upon request
San Francisco Dawn (M)
David Drebin
Photography - 76.2 x 182.9 cm Photography - 30 x 72 inch
Price upon request
Rio (Lightbox)
David Drebin
Photography - 121.9 x 158.5 cm Photography - 48 x 62.4 inch
Price upon request
Rain In Paris (Lightbox)
David Drebin
Photography - 101.6 x 203.2 cm Photography - 40 x 80 inch
Price upon request
Rain In Paris (L)
David Drebin
Photography - 101.6 x 203.2 cm Photography - 40 x 80 inch
Price upon request
Rain In Paris (M)
David Drebin
Photography - 76.2 x 152.4 cm Photography - 30 x 60 inch
Price upon request
Paris (L)
David Drebin
Photography - 101.6 x 449.6 cm Photography - 40 x 177 inch
Price upon request
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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!