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![Photography, Solitaire, Bogdan Kotewicz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1379592_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 0X545904, Eric Petr](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1351815_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, L'aube, oublier revoir Syracuse n°3/6, Anne Eliayan et Christian Pic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/929865_1_grid.jpg)
L'aube, oublier revoir Syracuse n°3/6
Anne Eliayan et Christian Pic
Photography - 90 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$1,690
![Photography, Architecture I, Chiara Indelicato](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2000772_1_grid.jpg)
Architecture I
Chiara Indelicato
Photography - 69 x 102 x 0.5 cm Photography - 27.2 x 40.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,183
![Photography, Beach, Jochen Cerny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1930209_1_grid.jpg)
Beach
Jochen Cerny
Photography - 104 x 264 x 3 cm Photography - 40.9 x 103.9 x 1.2 inch
$18,592 $15,803
![Photography, La piste, Christian Lefevre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1594914_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Toys for kids 9, Fabrice Quignette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1138356_1_grid.jpg)
Toys for kids 9
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$676
![Photography, Toys for kids 8, Fabrice Quignette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1138344_1_grid.jpg)
Toys for kids 8
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$676
![Photography, Toys for kids 6, Fabrice Quignette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1138320_1_grid.jpg)
Toys for kids 6
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,127
![Photography, Toys for kids 4, Fabrice Quignette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1138314_1_grid.jpg)
Toys for kids 4
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,127
![Photography, Toys for kids 1, Fabrice Quignette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1138287_1_grid.jpg)
Toys for kids 1
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,127
![Photography, 109. Guernica, Bernard Pras](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/933144_1_grid.jpg)
109. Guernica
Bernard Pras
Photography - 120 x 280 x 5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 110.2 x 2 inch
$18,028
![Photography, Soliste, Dominique Jullien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/834819_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Chimère, Dominique Jullien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/718410_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sa majesté, Dominique Jullien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/718401_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Tempête en forêt /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1773828_1_grid.jpg)
Tempête en forêt /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,093
![Photography, Canyon B, Jarmila Kostliva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1681278_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, My gifts make room for good, Christa David](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1603689_1_grid.jpg)
My gifts make room for good
Christa David
Photography - 35.56 x 27.94 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 0 inch
$3,155
![Photography, Atlal 1, Leah Desmousseaux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537074_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, NYC, WTC transporter hub, Bruno Paget](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1056330_1_grid.jpg)
NYC, WTC transporter hub
Bruno Paget
Photography - 73.5 x 120 x 2.7 cm Photography - 28.9 x 47.2 x 1.1 inch
$5,070
![Photography, NYC, Manhattan Liner, Bruno Paget](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1056324_1_grid.jpg)
NYC, Manhattan Liner
Bruno Paget
Photography - 80 x 120 x 2.7 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.1 inch
$3,944
![Photography, NYC, New York bare code 1, Bruno Paget](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1056318_1_grid.jpg)
NYC, New York bare code 1
Bruno Paget
Photography - 75 x 120 x 2.7 cm Photography - 29.5 x 47.2 x 1.1 inch
$3,944
![Photography, Singapore, Marina Bay from the Flyer 3, Bruno Paget](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1056315_1_grid.jpg)
Singapore, Marina Bay from the Flyer 3
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
$3,380
![Photography, Singapore, electric Mosquito, Bruno Paget](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1056306_1_grid.jpg)
Singapore, electric Mosquito
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
$2,817
![Photography, Singapore, Mariana Bay & The Sands 1, Bruno Paget](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1056297_1_grid.jpg)
Singapore, Mariana Bay & The Sands 1
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
$2,817
![Photography, Singapore, Marina Bay from the flyer 2, Bruno Paget](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1056294_1_grid.jpg)
Singapore, Marina Bay from the flyer 2
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
$2,817
![Photography, San Francisco, Bay Bridge golfer, Bruno Paget](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1056291_1_grid.jpg)
San Francisco, Bay Bridge golfer
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
$2,817
![Photography, San Francisco, the drunk, Bruno Paget](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1056282_1_grid.jpg)
San Francisco, the drunk
Bruno Paget
Photography - 80 x 120 x 2.7 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.1 inch
$3,944
![Photography, Crate_Stacks_010, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/889260_1_grid.jpg)
Crate_Stacks_010
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 90 x 160 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 63 x 1.2 inch
$3,256
![Photography, Savage System Casino, Robert Jaso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160855_1_grid.jpg)
Savage System Casino
Robert Jaso
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,761
![Photography, Sans Titre I, série Deco, Matthieu Venot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2125134_1_grid.jpg)
Sans Titre I, série Deco
Matthieu Venot
Photography - 62.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,352
![Photography, Banana leaves #14, Ed Reddon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1191720_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, EL13 Emotional landscape series ref.73, Imanol Marrodán](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138060_1_grid.jpg)
EL13 Emotional landscape series ref.73
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 70 x 114 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 44.9 x 0.1 inch
$3,662
![Photography, EL10 Emotional landscape series ref.67, Imanol Marrodán](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138026_1_grid.jpg)
EL10 Emotional landscape series ref.67
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 70 x 114 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 44.9 x 0.1 inch
$3,662
![Photography, Cieux quadrillés, Jan Saudek](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2121378_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sin tí después f21 Emotional Landscape Series, Imanol Marrodán](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2027466_1_grid.jpg)
Sin tí después f21 Emotional Landscape Series
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,155
![Photography, Sin tí antes f20 Emotional Landscape Series, Imanol Marrodán](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2015442_1_grid.jpg)
Sin tí antes f20 Emotional Landscape Series
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,155
![Photography, Madam Pelé, Richard Kelley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008794_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Materia XV, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2006193_1_grid.jpg)
Materia XV
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
![Photography, EL29 Emotional Landscape Series Ref.92, Imanol Marrodán](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2005779_1_grid.jpg)
EL29 Emotional Landscape Series Ref.92
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 70 x 115 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 45.3 x 0.1 inch
$3,662
![Photography, Materia XIV, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2001117_1_grid.jpg)
Materia XIV
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
![Photography, Materia XIII, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1995723_1_grid.jpg)
Materia XIII
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
![Photography, Materia XII, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1995162_1_grid.jpg)
Materia XII
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
![Photography, Materia XI, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1995159_1_grid.jpg)
Materia XI
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
![Photography, Materia X, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1991076_1_grid.jpg)
Materia X
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
![Photography, Materia IX, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1980927_1_grid.jpg)
Materia IX
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
![Photography, Materia VIII, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1978623_1_grid.jpg)
Materia VIII
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
![Photography, Materia VII, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1977282_1_grid.jpg)
Materia VII
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
![Photography, Materia III, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1971480_1_grid.jpg)
Materia III
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
![Photography, Materia VI, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1968642_1_grid.jpg)
Materia VI
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
![Photography, Materia V, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1967112_1_grid.jpg)
Materia V
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
![Photography, Materia IV, Mikael Kenta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1964235_1_grid.jpg)
Materia IV
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
![Photography, MOTS croisés 3, Jean-Claude Byandb](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1768002_1_grid.jpg)
MOTS croisés 3
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$687
![Photography, Mots croisés 2, Jean-Claude Byandb](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1767993_1_grid.jpg)
Mots croisés 2
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$687
![Photography, Mots croisés 1, Jean-Claude Byandb](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1767009_1_grid.jpg)
Mots croisés 1
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$687
![Photography, I think the cops traced it back to grimsby. (2), Vianca Reinig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1467759_1_grid.jpg)
I think the cops traced it back to grimsby. (2)
Vianca Reinig
Photography - 150 x 120 cm Photography - 59.1 x 47.2 inch
$4,507
![Photography, 7.03. 2018, Prisca Lobjoy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190787_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 7.06.2016, Prisca Lobjoy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190719_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 12.10.2017, Prisca Lobjoy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190718_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 14.04.2019, Prisca Lobjoy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190714_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Au Jardin des Tuileries, Daniel Allisy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2008560_1_grid.jpg)
Au Jardin des Tuileries
Daniel Allisy
Photography - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$986
![Photography, Untitled 24 (NY), Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/832656_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 24 (NY)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 80 x 112 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 44.1 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Untitled 4 (NY), Arslan Sükan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/832524_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 4 (NY)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 112 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
![Photography, Tirages sur papier : concave, Gottfried Jäger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/465535_1_grid.jpg)
Tirages sur papier : concave
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$16,901
![Photography, Photo 080401.2247, Gottfried Jäger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463222_1_grid.jpg)
Photo 080401.2247
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 110 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$10,141 $9,127
![Photography, Tirages sur papier : double croix - IX 1996, Gottfried Jäger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463183_1_grid.jpg)
Tirages sur papier : double croix - IX 1996
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$16,901
![Photography, Photo 111110.2, Gottfried Jäger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463147_1_grid.jpg)
Photo 111110.2
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$7,887
![Photography, Photo 111103.5, Gottfried Jäger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463144_1_grid.jpg)
Photo 111103.5
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$7,887
![Photography, Photo 080225.2306, Gottfried Jäger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463135_1_grid.jpg)
Photo 080225.2306
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$7,887
![Photography, Photo 111104.4, Gottfried Jäger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463129_1_grid.jpg)
Photo 111104.4
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$7,887
![Photography, Sérénité glacée, Amel Benmohamed](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/401650_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled (5). From series: Secret Photography - Cliché Verre and Photograms, Eliška Bartek](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1171629_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled (5). From series: Secret Photography - Cliché Verre and Photograms
Eliška Bartek
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$2,592
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![Photography, Meta Color XX, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616499_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Color XX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,806
![Photography, Meta Color XIX, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616496_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Color XIX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,806
![Photography, Meta Color XVIII, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616493_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Color XVIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,806
![Photography, Meta Color XIII, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616481_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Color XIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,806
![Photography, Meta Color XII, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616478_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Color XII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 50 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,806
![Photography, Meta Color XI, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616475_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Color XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,806
![Photography, Meta Color IX, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616463_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Color IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,806
![Photography, Meta Color VIII, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616460_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Color VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,806
![Photography, Meta Color VII, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616457_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Color VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,806
![Photography, Meta Color V, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616454_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Color V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,806
![Photography, Meta Color VI, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616448_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Color VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,806
![Photography, Meta Color IV, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616445_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Color IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,806
![Photography, Meta Color III, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616442_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Color III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,806
![Photography, Meta Color I, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616430_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Color I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,806
![Photography, Indian boy, Eliana Barbosa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1589580_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Death and life, Eliana Barbosa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1589568_1_grid.jpg)
Death and life
Eliana Barbosa
Photography - 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Photography - 12 x 12 x 1 inch
$620
![Photography, Wild lens - Big Five, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1555374_1_grid.jpg)
Wild lens - Big Five
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 40 x 175 x 5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 68.9 x 2 inch
$2,918
![Photography, Watchtower mlt I, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1544727_1_grid.jpg)
Watchtower mlt I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 160 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 63 x 1.6 inch
$5,521
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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.