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USA LA Last day Down town
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,711
New York 50
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 70 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,699
New York 69
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 87 x 130 x 1 cm Photography - 34.3 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch
$3,699
New York 65
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 76 x 71 x 1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 28 x 0.4 inch
$2,378
New York 58
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 76 x 71 x 1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 28 x 0.4 inch
$2,378
New York 59
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 69 x 91 x 1 cm Photography - 27.2 x 35.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,378
New York 15
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,378
New York 7
Jean-François Mollière
Photography - 115 x 79 x 1 cm Photography - 45.3 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,159
Tokyo 1.2005
Patrick Messina
Photography - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$2,872
Daltonism
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
Les nuits de Lomé
José Nicolas
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$804
Venice Beach Purple Sea ll
P van Bolderick
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$402
Magic hour...
Justin Chan
Photography - 95.75 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 37.7 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$8,042
New York from lower Brooklynn. USA
Pascal Therme
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$345
Paris Trocadéro, "Red dress little girl"
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$977
Gwada Debarcadére #2 - La place
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$977
Trou noir … ou blanc
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,149
La tache bleue
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,149
Cairo sunset
Guilhem Ribart
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,149
Nevada's Gas Station
Jarmila Kostliva
Photography - 36 x 77 x 0.2 cm Photography - 14.2 x 30.3 x 0.1 inch
$800
Mining Ghost Town
Jarmila Kostliva
Photography - 51 x 77 x 0.2 cm Photography - 20.1 x 30.3 x 0.1 inch
$700
Lazy man with dog
Sven Svensøn
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$517
Manhattan girl
Fabien Novarino
Photography - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,137
Brune sur le Pantheron 1959
Willy Ronis
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
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Paris, le Vert Galant
Willy Ronis
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
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Romy Schneider et Alain Delon
Maurice Jarnoux
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Ballon au Trocadéro
Walter Carone
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
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Fête de L'Humanité
Walter Carone
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
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Vue plongeante vers la rue de Castiglione et la place Vendôme
André Ostier
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
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Duke Ellington et Louis Armstrong
Jacques de Potier
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
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Digestion, Paris
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,183
Le vide, Paris
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,183
Premiers bouchons, Nice
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 105 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,183
L'attente du client
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,183
Vue sur mer, Alcúdia
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 105 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,183
Jardin Suspendu, Singapour
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,183
Surfer en roulant, Singapour
Christelle Yambayisa
Photography - 105 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,183
A los pies de Zorrilla (Valladolid)
Tere Duro
Photography - 100 x 75 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 inch
$804
Manhattan bleu
Sylvie Benoit
Photography - 42 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 16.5 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,379
Nitescence
Vassilia Kouboulis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,781
Sans titre
Julien Drogoul
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,034
Vietnam- Saigon La nuit 3393
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,321
Lucky For Some Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,079
NY Lights 1953 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,079
Hotel Olden - 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,079
Tram Turntable - 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,079
Park Avenue - 1953 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,079
Palm Beach Street - 1953 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$3,458
Klosters - 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$4,079
Beverly Hills Hotel, Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch
$3,550
Reflection of an Existence - 09
Ralouka Montesi
Photography - 70 x 100 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 inch
$1,413
Christo et Jeanne-Claude, K7 - Photographie Arc de Triomphe empaqueté
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$793
Christo et Jeanne-Claude, K6 - Photographie Arc de Triomphe empaqueté
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$793
Christo et Jeanne-Claude, K5 - Photographie Arc de Triomphe empaqueté
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$793
Girl in Orange Dress
David Drebin
Photography - 76 x 118 x 1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 46.5 x 0.4 inch
$12,638
Jardin du musée des beaux arts
Julie Peiffer
Photography - 60.6 x 91 cm Photography - 23.9 x 35.8 inch
$1,166
Tokyo Passage I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,733
Tokyo Crossing I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 75 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$3,435
Abstraction #9
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,608
Abstraction #8
Carlos Arriagada
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,436
La vie est belle
Udo Roosen
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,034
Hong Kong Blur
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,320
Tokyo crossing VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 150 x 75 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,435
Tokyo crossing VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 150 x 75 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,435
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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!