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![Photography, GLOW, Astrid Krehan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144233_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Glass steps, Astrid Krehan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144229_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, DISORDER III, Astrid Krehan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144228_1_grid.jpg)
DISORDER III
Astrid Krehan
Photography - 97 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 38.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$9,051
![Photography, Crystal libra III, Astrid Krehan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144227_1_grid.jpg)
Crystal libra III
Astrid Krehan
Photography - 90 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$7,033
![Photography, Red see, Astrid Krehan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137112_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Jewel box IV, Astrid Krehan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137110_1_grid.jpg)
Jewel box IV
Astrid Krehan
Photography - 95 x 110 x 1 cm Photography - 37.4 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
$8,013
![Photography, Fantasy I, Astrid Krehan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137106_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Habitude, Guillaume Chevallard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1784814_1_grid.jpg)
Habitude
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,536
![Photography, Aquarelle, Guillaume Chevallard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1784811_1_grid.jpg)
Aquarelle
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,536
![Photography, Errance, Guillaume Chevallard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1784778_1_grid.jpg)
Errance
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,536
![Photography, Valse aquatique, Guillaume Chevallard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1721781_1_grid.jpg)
Valse aquatique
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$3,689
![Photography, Stature, Guillaume Chevallard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1721772_1_grid.jpg)
Stature
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$3,689
![Photography, Abstraction urbaine, Guillaume Chevallard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1721769_1_grid.jpg)
Abstraction urbaine
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,536
![Photography, Energie /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1684281_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bidonville, Marick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/922494_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Maharaja, Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/917832_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Un matin, les mats, Delphine Chianucci](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2011389_1_grid.jpg)
Un matin, les mats
Delphine Chianucci
Photography - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$450
![Photography, Étonné, Marick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1371246_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Regard bleu, Marick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1371183_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Peur de la nuit, Marick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1370868_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, CF 20 10 23 0017, Pierre Jalby](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1361892_1_grid.jpg)
CF 20 10 23 0017
Pierre Jalby
Photography - 160 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 63 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$8,071
![Photography, CF 20 10 09 0051, Pierre Jalby](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1361859_1_grid.jpg)
CF 20 10 09 0051
Pierre Jalby
Photography - 200 x 150 x 4 cm Photography - 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$13,835
![Photography, Monasterio Chamber II, Sodoma X](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197419_1_grid.jpg)
Monasterio Chamber II
Sodoma X
Photography - 55.5 x 74 x 1 cm Photography - 21.9 x 29.1 x 0.4 inch
$6,802
![Photography, From the series Sunset 3, Dmytro Bilous](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147904_1_grid.jpg)
From the series Sunset 3
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$173
![Photography, Game of light 2, Dmytro Bilous](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145034_1_grid.jpg)
Game of light 2
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$173
![Photography, Tragic virtues, Richard Kelley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008812_1_grid.jpg)
Tragic virtues
Richard Kelley
Photography - 90 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$450
![Photography, Feuilles enluminées - Série "Le feu sacré de Prométhée", Marie-Fa Lazzari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785234_1_grid.jpg)
Feuilles enluminées - Série "Le feu sacré de Prométhée"
Marie-Fa Lazzari
Photography - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$404
![Photography, Embrasement - Série "Le feu sacré de Prométhée", Marie-Fa Lazzari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1774659_1_grid.jpg)
Embrasement - Série "Le feu sacré de Prométhée"
Marie-Fa Lazzari
Photography - 30 x 42 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
$404
![Photography, L'empreinte, Joanna Mouton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1394220_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, L'exquise, Joanna Mouton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1394217_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Vers l'abstrait, Sébastien Morasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1255809_1_grid.jpg)
Vers l'abstrait
Sébastien Morasso
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$277
![Photography, Quitter la Terre, Sébastien Morasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1255758_1_grid.jpg)
Quitter la Terre
Sébastien Morasso
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$277
![Photography, Paysages - 7448, Yann Gaillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157274_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Paysages - 0782, Yann Gaillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157273_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Paysages - 0707, Yann Gaillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157270_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Verticalités - 6852b, Yann Gaillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149527_1_grid.jpg)
Verticalités - 6852b
Yann Gaillot
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$415
![Photography, Sidéral 1, Evantias Chaudat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176320_1_grid.jpg)
Sidéral 1
Evantias Chaudat
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
$4,612
![Photography, Alley Bending, Mathieu Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2007822_1_grid.jpg)
Alley Bending
Mathieu Fournier
Photography - 32 x 32 x 0.3 cm Photography - 12.6 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$369
![Photography, Mystère en noir et rouge, Jean-Robert Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/973701_1_grid.jpg)
Mystère en noir et rouge
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$1,384
![Photography, Jaune rouille huile et eau, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907878_1_grid.jpg)
Jaune rouille huile et eau
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,268
![Photography, Eau Huile Lumière Reflet, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907017_1_grid.jpg)
Eau Huile Lumière Reflet
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,499
![Photography, Huile eau et soleil, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907008_1_grid.jpg)
Huile eau et soleil
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,499
![Photography, Coque noir et Blanc, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/906927_1_grid.jpg)
Coque noir et Blanc
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,499
![Photography, Puff Cloud, Richard Dunkley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/871707_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Fossile poisson. Rouille, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/481279_1_grid.jpg)
Fossile poisson. Rouille
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,614
![Photography, Aigle Royal. Rouille, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/481258_1_grid.jpg)
Aigle Royal. Rouille
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,611
![Photography, Craquelure Tracteur. Rouille, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/481246_1_grid.jpg)
Craquelure Tracteur. Rouille
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,614
![Photography, Voile d'Or, Jean-Robert Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198201_1_grid.jpg)
Voile d'Or
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,729
![Photography, Abstraction mauve, Jean-Robert Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198193_1_grid.jpg)
Abstraction mauve
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,729
![Photography, Aspérités, Jean-Robert Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181400_1_grid.jpg)
Aspérités
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,306
![Photography, Abstraction, bois, fong gris, Jean-Robert Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1638759_1_grid.jpg)
Abstraction, bois, fong gris
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,075
![Photography, Femme en bleu, Jean-Robert Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1464525_1_grid.jpg)
Femme en bleu
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,306
![Photography, Capot moteur d'une ancienne F1, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1262778_1_grid.jpg)
Capot moteur d'une ancienne F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,614
![Photography, Espace Vital, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1262736_1_grid.jpg)
Espace Vital
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,268
![Photography, Capsules en orbite, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1261464_1_grid.jpg)
Capsules en orbite
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,614
![Photography, Matière et couleurs de Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1261041_1_grid.jpg)
Matière et couleurs de Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,614
![Photography, Reflet d'architecture sur l ile de Burano. Italie, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1260225_1_grid.jpg)
Reflet d'architecture sur l ile de Burano. Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,614
![Photography, Algue eau et parterre de Venise, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1259970_1_grid.jpg)
Algue eau et parterre de Venise
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,268
![Photography, Sable et trace d'insecte, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183884_1_grid.jpg)
Sable et trace d'insecte
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,614
![Photography, Trilogie de la Nature 4. Eau, Sel, Sable, Vent, Terre, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183812_1_grid.jpg)
Trilogie de la Nature 4. Eau, Sel, Sable, Vent, Terre
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,614
![Photography, Rouille Eau Huile 2, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183110_1_grid.jpg)
Rouille Eau Huile 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,268
![Photography, Trilogie de la Nature 3, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183074_1_grid.jpg)
Trilogie de la Nature 3
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,614
![Photography, Trilogie de la Nature 2, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183071_1_grid.jpg)
Trilogie de la Nature 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,614
![Photography, Trilogie de la Nature 1, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183068_1_grid.jpg)
Trilogie de la Nature 1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,614
![Photography, Gardez les Bonnes Feuilles !, Daniel Allisy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008521_1_grid.jpg)
Gardez les Bonnes Feuilles !
Daniel Allisy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$519
![Photography, Fondation, Mathieu Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008689_1_grid.jpg)
Fondation
Mathieu Fournier
Photography - 50 x 100 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$427
![Photography, Morning Rise, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2101617_1_grid.jpg)
Morning Rise
Drew Doggett
Photography - 45.7 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$2,191
![Photography, Reflets du soir / S, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172386_1_grid.jpg)
Reflets du soir / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 80 x 60 x 5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$1,118
![Photography, La danse des masques / S, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166533_1_grid.jpg)
La danse des masques / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Insecte de feu / S, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166522_1_grid.jpg)
Insecte de feu / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 50 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Abstraction rouge / s, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154634_1_grid.jpg)
Abstraction rouge / s
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Abstraction verte / S, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154633_1_grid.jpg)
Abstraction verte / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Abstraction bleu / S, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154619_1_grid.jpg)
Abstraction bleu / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Energie / S, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147368_1_grid.jpg)
Energie / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,118
![Photography, From grape to stars - Domaine Guigal-La Landonne#1, Patrick Desgraupes](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1893345_1_grid.jpg)
From grape to stars - Domaine Guigal-La Landonne#1
Patrick Desgraupes
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$18,447
![Photography, Inspiration Africaine / S, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1727049_1_grid.jpg)
Inspiration Africaine / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Fantasmagorie / S, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1726866_1_grid.jpg)
Fantasmagorie / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 5.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Abstrait / S, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1621719_1_grid.jpg)
Abstrait / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 65 x 80 x 0.5 cm Photography - 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Just take one look before bedtime, David Pinegar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1538439_1_grid.jpg)
Just take one look before bedtime
David Pinegar
Photography - 110 x 110 x 0.1 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$1,960
![Photography, Twenty First Century Meladrama, David Pinegar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1538424_1_grid.jpg)
Twenty First Century Meladrama
David Pinegar
Photography - 110 x 110 x 0.1 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$1,960
![Photography, Fire escape to freedom, David Pinegar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1538397_1_grid.jpg)
Fire escape to freedom
David Pinegar
Photography - 110 x 110 x 0.1 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$1,960
![Photography, Runun' To A Dream, David Pinegar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537863_1_grid.jpg)
Runun' To A Dream
David Pinegar
Photography - 110 x 110 x 0.2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,960
![Photography, Reflets et cormoran / S, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1476069_1_grid.jpg)
Reflets et cormoran / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Convergence jaune /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1458723_1_grid.jpg)
Convergence jaune /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Convergence rouge /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1458705_1_grid.jpg)
Convergence rouge /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Convergence bleu /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1458549_1_grid.jpg)
Convergence bleu /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Distorsion, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1450356_1_grid.jpg)
Distorsion
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Colors of the day / S, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1448130_1_grid.jpg)
Colors of the day / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Nature Morte Confinement 4, Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/918909_1_grid.jpg)
Nature Morte Confinement 4
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 40 x 60 x 5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$519
![Photography, Dreamlike, Mourad Cherifi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190134_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ghost, Mourad Cherifi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190108_1_grid.jpg)
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Abstract Photography for Sale
Abstract photography, also sometimes known as experimental photography, is the art of creating a visual effect with an image that has no immediate attachment to reality, by using processes like focusing, framing, or retouching and editing the photograph in post-processing. For example, an abstract picture can sometimes isolate a fragment of an ordinary image to remove it from its original context and give it a surrealist edge. It can also involve playing with blurring, shadows or lighting, textures or unexpected forms. The image is often created with traditional photographic material (analog or digital cameras, dark room, computer). However, artists can also manipulate and alter the film in order to achieve the desired effect.
The first images known as “abstract photographs" appeared shortly after the invention of photography in the 1830s. In 1842, John William Draper created a new type of images with a spectroscope. This machine dispersed light beams and produced a phenomenon that was previously invisible to the eye. The negatives he produced had nothing in common with the works of other photographers, and they opened the way for innovative photographic works. Draper perceived these images as a scientific discovery, not as artworks, but today his method is widely acclaimed by critics for its inherent originality.
In England, Anna Atkins was also a pioneer of abstract photography; she was the first one to place dry algae on cyanotype paper. This scientific experiment improved photographic techniques by creating unique blue and white images. Moreover, the discovery of X-ray and radioactivity in 1896 provoked a fascination for the invisible and many photographers were immediately drawn to these phenomena. French photographer Louis Darget attempted to capture mental processes by pressing unexposed plates to the foreheads of his and trying to get them to project images from their minds onto the plates. He carried out thousands of similar experiments.
It was only during the 20th century that abstract photography truly became recognised as an artistic practice. Surrealism and cubism started replacing impressionism, especially after the Salon d'Automne in 1903 in Paris. This event highlighted new talents like Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp… Ten years later, in New York, Wassily Kandinsky, Mondrian, Braque and Delaunay shocked audiences. The freedom coming from abstract art inspired some of the greatest photographers to break the rules.
Erwin Quedenfeldt exhibited the first abstract photographs in Cologne in 1914. From 1920 to 1930, Europe became the epicenters of conceptual photography with artists such as Jaroslav Rossler, Josef Sudeck, and Rössler exploring abstraction.
Post-processing became more central to photographic works in the 60s and the 70s, with artists like Josef Newman. Eventually, the growing popularity of computers in the 90s and the 2000s opened up infinite possibilities for creating original work. Some contemporary photographers like Peter Klasen, Dominic Harris, or Nicolas Dubreuille combine photography with other mediums.
Find them all on Artsper with our unique selection of abstract photographs.
Abstract photography refers to images created using photography equipment that do not directly represent the real visual world as we see it. Abstract photographers use different techniques to manipulate the image captured by the camera.
There are different factors in what makes a good abstract photograph, including composition, color, tone, lighting and mystery.
There are many different ways to produce an abstract photograph. Techniques can include moving the camera during exposure, playing with light and reflections, using different angles, and experimenting with production techniques.