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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Dani Garcia Sarabia
Contemplum #022
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 50 x 33 x 0.03 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13 x 0 inch
£761
Contemplum #008
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 80 x 53 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 0.2 inch
£1,611
Contemplum #008
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 29 x 19 x 0.03 cm Photography - 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch
£582
Contemplum #005
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 50 x 33 x 0.03 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13 x 0 inch
£805
Contemplum #024
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 33 x 50 x 0.03 cm Photography - 13 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£761
Contemplum #023
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 19 x 29 x 0.03 cm Photography - 7.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
£582
Contemplum #013
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 19 x 29 x 0.03 cm Photography - 7.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
£582
Contemplum #012
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 19 x 29 x 0.03 cm Photography - 7.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
£582
Michael James O'Brien
Butch Chanel: John, Robert and Michael, NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£4,148
Still Life with Tulips and 5 Opalina Vases, Antwerp
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£4,148
Ebony Jet (Girlfriend), NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£6,637
Still Life with a Yellow Tulip and a Yellow Opalina Vase, Antwerp
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£4,148
Jem Jender, Studio, NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£4,148
Constance (Girlfriend), NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£4,148
Joey Arias Channeling Billie Holiday, NYC
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£4,148
In the Evening (Diptych), n.d.
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
£4,148
Kevin Westenberg
Rolling Stones (1998)
Kevin Westenberg
Photography - 40 x 51 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.1 inch
£1,584
The Coen Brothers (2001)
Kevin Westenberg
Photography - 61 x 51 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 inch
£1,879
Chema Madoz
Hunter & Gatti
Flammarion. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
£896
Bruno Mars. Tridemensional Wall Sculpture Portrait
Hunter & Gatti
Sculpture - 101.6 x 76.2 x 17.8 cm Sculpture - 40 x 30 x 7 inch
£4,148
LV, Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 52.3 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£2,489
L. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
£2,904
Stereotypes. Photograph intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 48.3 x 36.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19 x 14.5 x 0.1 inch
£1,659
Head, Pharrell Williams Portrait. Photography intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 76 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.9 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£4,148
Autre Moi, Pharrell Williams portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 76 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.9 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£4,148
Now - Bruno Mars, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 50.8 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 14 x 0.1 inch
£1,659
Tony Soulié
Asia lithographie originale, édition limitée
Tony Soulié
Print - 90 x 76 x 0.5 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.9 x 0.2 inch
£805
London, lithograpie originale
Tony Soulié
Print - 90 x 76 x 0.5 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.9 x 0.2 inch
£805
Feng Hatat
Mémoire de JingDeZhen
Feng Hatat
Photography - 32 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
£537
Mémoire de JingDeZhen
Feng Hatat
Photography - 32 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
£537
Javier Rey
I am fleeting #14. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 73 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.7 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
£1,203
Patrick Rubinstein
City Lights
Patrick Rubinstein
Photography - 72 x 48 x 3 cm Photography - 28.3 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch
£10,650
Marilyn report
Patrick Rubinstein
Painting - 60 x 127 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 50 x 0.8 inch
£14,320
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
Porky Wassup Rockers
Larry Clark
Photography - 17.5 x 13 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.9 x 5.1 x 0 inch
£447
Gottfried Salzmann
Vienne, St Stephan, Reflets
Gottfried Salzmann
Painting - 63 x 49 cm Painting - 24.8 x 19.3 inch
£6,533
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
£3,132
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
£2,506
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
£1,074
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
£1,700
This place needs your attention
Christa David
Photography - 25.4 x 22.86 x 2 cm Photography - 10 x 9 x 0.8 inch
£1,072
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
£2,506
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
£2,506
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
£2,506