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![Photography, Ciel 20, Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/32390_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mementos of LA, Andrew Soria](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2241845_1_grid.jpg)
Mementos of LA
Andrew Soria
Photography - 114.3 x 203.2 x 2.5 cm Photography - 45 x 80 x 1 inch
€11,662
![Photography, Fairfax District, Andrew Soria](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2221409_1_grid.jpg)
Fairfax District
Andrew Soria
Photography - 127 x 101 x 1 cm Photography - 50 x 39.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,399
![Photography, Berlin I, Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/163726_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Hotel Chelsea, New York. Eighth Floor, South, Victoria Cohen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213925_1_grid.jpg)
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Eighth Floor, South
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 67.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26.6 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€2,986
![Photography, Storming In (M), David Drebin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208323_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Présence obscure - sans titre 01, Xavier Blondeau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2237330_1_grid.jpg)
Présence obscure - sans titre 01
Xavier Blondeau
Photography - 50 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€2,200
![Photography, Cemetry, Cécile Baldewyns](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/36277_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Hiver rue Cler - Size M, Bertrand Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219309_1_grid.jpg)
Hiver rue Cler - Size M
Bertrand Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€300
![Photography, Hiver rue Cler - Size S, Bertrand Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219307_1_grid.jpg)
Hiver rue Cler - Size S
Bertrand Nicolas
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€100
![Photography, Almeria, Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215715_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Almeria, Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215705_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Couleurs Urbaines 027 - Ivry-sur-Seine, Rodolfo Franchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214795_1_grid.jpg)
Couleurs Urbaines 027 - Ivry-sur-Seine
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
€400
![Photography, The ghosts of the Louvre pyramid, Mourad Cherifi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217721_1_grid.jpg)
The ghosts of the Louvre pyramid
Mourad Cherifi
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.02 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,350
![Photography, Baroque, Mario Tarantino](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2234723_1_grid.jpg)
Baroque
Mario Tarantino
Photography - 140 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
€2,180
![Photography, Rhythm, Mario Tarantino](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2234554_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, City's soul reflection NY Night 2 (Encadré), Miguel Guía](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1791600_1_grid.jpg)
City's soul reflection NY Night 2 (Encadré)
Miguel Guía
Photography - 50 x 63.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 25.1 x 0 inch
€579
![Photography, Fenêtres 01 - Trompe l'oeil, Rodolfo Franchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215073_1_grid.jpg)
Fenêtres 01 - Trompe l'oeil
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
€400
![Photography, Couleurs Urbaines 029 - Paris, Rodolfo Franchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214841_1_grid.jpg)
Couleurs Urbaines 029 - Paris
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
€400
![Photography, Couleurs Urbaines 024 - Villejuif, Rodolfo Franchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214785_1_grid.jpg)
Couleurs Urbaines 024 - Villejuif
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
€400
![Photography, Couleurs Urbaines 020 - Ivry-sur-Seine, Rodolfo Franchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214772_1_grid.jpg)
Couleurs Urbaines 020 - Ivry-sur-Seine
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
€400
![Photography, Couleurs Urbaines 017 - Paris, Rodolfo Franchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214768_1_grid.jpg)
Couleurs Urbaines 017 - Paris
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
€400
![Photography, Couleurs Urbaines 011 - Le Kremlin Bicêtre, Rodolfo Franchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214760_1_grid.jpg)
Couleurs Urbaines 011 - Le Kremlin Bicêtre
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
€400
![Photography, Couleurs Urbaines 08 - Paris, Rodolfo Franchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214557_1_grid.jpg)
Couleurs Urbaines 08 - Paris
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
€400
![Photography, Couleurs Urbaines 05 - New-York, Rodolfo Franchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214553_1_grid.jpg)
Couleurs Urbaines 05 - New-York
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
€400
![Photography, New York vu du ciel, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2221213_1_grid.jpg)
New York vu du ciel
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
![Photography, Pigalle, Rodrigo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1542624_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Coney Island baby - Collection We luv NYC, Rodrigo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1471797_1_grid.jpg)
Coney Island baby - Collection We luv NYC
Rodrigo
Photography - 19.9 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,000
![Photography, Brooklyn Bridge, Rodrigo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1343460_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rue Mouffetard - Triptych, Uwe Ommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/850677_1_grid.jpg)
Rue Mouffetard - Triptych
Uwe Ommer
Photography - 45 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.71 x 39.37 x 0.1 inch
€1,539 €1,385
![Photography, Couleurs Urbaines 021 - Marseille, Rodolfo Franchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214774_1_grid.jpg)
Couleurs Urbaines 021 - Marseille
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
€450
![Photography, Paris confinement 4, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/733662_1_grid.jpg)
Paris confinement 4
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€950
![Photography, City's soul reflection NY 2 (Encadrée), Miguel Guía](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1792050_1_grid.jpg)
City's soul reflection NY 2 (Encadrée)
Miguel Guía
Photography - 50 x 66.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 26.3 x 0 inch
€579
![Photography, World Trade Center, New York., Kevin Jordan O'Shea](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1355466_1_grid.jpg)
World Trade Center, New York.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 22 x 15 x 0.3 cm Photography - 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€1,000
![Photography, Untitled, Tokyo Japan., Kevin Jordan O'Shea](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1319784_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled, Tokyo Japan.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,000
![Photography, Izamal, Church of the convento de san antonio de padua, Yucatan Mexico., Kevin Jordan O'Shea](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1319736_1_grid.jpg)
Izamal, Church of the convento de san antonio de padua, Yucatan Mexico.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€500
![Photography, Ile de Burano. Venise. Italie, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2221242_1_grid.jpg)
Ile de Burano. Venise. Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€900
![Photography, Normandie. Rentrée des pêcheurs au port. 2, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2221221_1_grid.jpg)
Normandie. Rentrée des pêcheurs au port. 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€897
![Photography, Normandie. Rentrée des pêcheurs au port., Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2221220_1_grid.jpg)
Normandie. Rentrée des pêcheurs au port.
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€900
![Photography, New York en pleine lumière du soir et ses reflets, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219995_1_grid.jpg)
New York en pleine lumière du soir et ses reflets
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
![Photography, Les cinques terres. Italie, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219957_1_grid.jpg)
Les cinques terres. Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€900
![Photography, Le Musée du Futur - Dubaï I, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214435_1_grid.jpg)
Le Musée du Futur - Dubaï I
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 135 x 110 x 3 cm Photography - 53.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
€8,600
![Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 4175, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785279_1_grid.jpg)
Turbulence in Kyoto 4175
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
€1,200
![Photography, Plénitude II, Djamel Djebbour](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/376614_1_grid.jpg)
Plénitude II
Djamel Djebbour
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€6,000
![Photography, Concrete Jungle, Andrew Soria](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2221408_1_grid.jpg)
Concrete Jungle
Andrew Soria
Photography - 101 x 127 x 1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 50 x 0.4 inch
€1,399
![Photography, Weho, Andrew Soria](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2221407_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Wynwood 2023, Andrew Soria](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218028_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Jerez Horse, Clemente Vergara](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1314756_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Manhattan et le Brooklyn Bridge, Novembre 1955 - New York, Fabrizio La Torre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1298433_1_grid.jpg)
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
€1,650
![Photography, House N, Edmund Sumner](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1105245_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reflection Around, Karol Kállay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/811398_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dernier Regard, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1680582_1_grid.jpg)
Dernier Regard
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€290
![Photography, Record No.6, Daido Moriyama](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1358604_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Midtown Still-life, Karol Kállay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1206390_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Early morning, Karol Kállay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1206387_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Financial District New York, Claude Guillaumin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/166066_1_grid.jpg)
Financial District New York
Claude Guillaumin
Photography - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,600
![Photography, Tour Espace 2000 - 2 (3 formats), Anthony Valon aka Bazabuque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1269225_1_grid.jpg)
Tour Espace 2000 - 2 (3 formats)
Anthony Valon aka Bazabuque
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€620
![Photography, Brooklyn Dinner at Night, Martin Kallay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/574281_1_grid.jpg)
Brooklyn Dinner at Night
Martin Kallay
Photography - 45 x 30 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch
€1,200
![Photography, Londres III, Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/22487_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Paris Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris 5, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/652299_1_grid.jpg)
Paris Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris 5
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 18 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
€800
![Photography, London Skyline, Edmund Sumner](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1080078_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mémoire de JingDeZhen, Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/7870_1_grid.jpg)
Mémoire de JingDeZhen
Feng Hatat
Photography - 32 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
€500
![Photography, Naples, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2234371_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, St Louis Ladies, Alain Le Garsmeur](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175921_1_grid.jpg)
St Louis Ladies
Alain Le Garsmeur
Photography - 51 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 20.1 x 24 x 0 inch
€875
![Photography, L'heure bleue 117, Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1000815_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, L'heure bleue 116, Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1000803_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, L'heure bleue 115, Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1000749_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Yellow Avalanche, Martin Kallay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/688452_1_grid.jpg)
Yellow Avalanche
Martin Kallay
Photography - 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,200
![Photography, Two Penn Plaza, Martin Kallay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/581250_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, City Rumors #15 - City Rumors Series, Anna Levesh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1559406_1_grid.jpg)
City Rumors #15 - City Rumors Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
€1,050 €945
![Photography, Series "Pipes" No. 12, Kat Zhivetin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211209_1_grid.jpg)
Series "Pipes" No. 12
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€644
![Photography, Series "Pipes" No. 11, Kat Zhivetin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211205_1_grid.jpg)
Series "Pipes" No. 11
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€644
![Photography, Series "Pipes" No. 10, Kat Zhivetin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211202_1_grid.jpg)
Series "Pipes" No. 10
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€644
![Photography, Series "Pipes" No. 09, Kat Zhivetin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211196_1_grid.jpg)
Series "Pipes" No. 09
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€644
![Photography, Series "Pipes" No. 08, Kat Zhivetin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211192_1_grid.jpg)
Series "Pipes" No. 08
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€644
![Photography, Series "Pipes" No. 07, Kat Zhivetin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211183_1_grid.jpg)
Series "Pipes" No. 07
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€644
![Photography, Series "Pipes" No. 06, Kat Zhivetin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211176_1_grid.jpg)
Series "Pipes" No. 06
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€644
![Photography, Fickle Memory 01, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1148250_1_grid.jpg)
Fickle Memory 01
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 103 x 72.8 x 3 cm Photography - 40.6 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
€500
![Photography, Village français, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2234579_1_grid.jpg)
Village français
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 17 x 26 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.7 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€80
![Photography, La statue de la liberté, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2234381_1_grid.jpg)
La statue de la liberté
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 17 x 26 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.7 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€80
![Photography, New York Arrival, Kurt Hurton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/885000_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Human Vision I, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/751074_1_grid.jpg)
Human Vision I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,690
![Photography, Dolce Vita 9, Aimee Hillman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1461615_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rotondità 1963 (Rondeurs) - Roma, Fabrizio La Torre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1372767_1_grid.jpg)
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
€2,290
![Photography, Blues Covid, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1018626_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Arabic Sunset, Aurélien Buttin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191917_1_grid.jpg)
Arabic Sunset
Aurélien Buttin
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€800
![Photography, Le Mouton, Christophe Jacrot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2123460_1_grid.jpg)
Le Mouton
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
€2,700
![Photography, The river of ancient cities 10 Paris 05, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/957498_1_grid.jpg)
The river of ancient cities 10 Paris 05
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 32.6 x 48 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch
€800
![Photography, The river of ancient cities 09 Paris 04, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/957495_1_grid.jpg)
The river of ancient cities 09 Paris 04
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 32.6 x 48 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch
€800
![Photography, The river of ancient cities 08 Paris 03, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/957492_1_grid.jpg)
The river of ancient cities 08 Paris 03
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 32.6 x 48 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch
€800
![Photography, The river of ancient cities 07 Paris 02, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/957471_1_grid.jpg)
The river of ancient cities 07 Paris 02
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 32.6 x 48 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch
€800
![Photography, The river of ancient cities 06 Paris 01, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/957462_1_grid.jpg)
The river of ancient cities 06 Paris 01
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 32.6 x 48 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch
€800
![Photography, The river of ancient cities04 Kyoto 04, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/957435_1_grid.jpg)
The river of ancient cities04 Kyoto 04
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 32.6 x 48 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch
€800
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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!