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![Photography, Human sense I, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1544733_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Salle d'attente, Jean-Robert Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1255347_1_grid.jpg)
Salle d'attente
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,692
![Photography, Contemplum #008, Dani Garcia Sarabia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/640770_1_grid.jpg)
Contemplum #008
Dani Garcia Sarabia
Photography - 80 x 53 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 0.2 inch
$2,031
![Photography, N°2153, Jean-Paul Baret](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/353461_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, N°2078, Jean-Paul Baret](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/353458_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Bruges, H12 - Composition abstraite photographique Belgique, Danielle Aspis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143502_1_grid.jpg)
Bruges, H12 - Composition abstraite photographique Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,760
![Photography, L'Huile_en_Gros_Plan_02, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1269321_1_grid.jpg)
L'Huile_en_Gros_Plan_02
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,117
![Photography, L'Huile_en_Gros_Plan_01, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1269315_1_grid.jpg)
L'Huile_en_Gros_Plan_01
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,117
![Photography, L'huile en Gros Plan_010, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1269306_1_grid.jpg)
L'huile en Gros Plan_010
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 75 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,456
![Photography, Yuki, Mikiya Takimoto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190081_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Karesansui, Mikiya Takimoto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190078_1_grid.jpg)
Karesansui
Mikiya Takimoto
Photography - 15.8 x 15.8 x 5.8 cm Photography - 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.3 inch
$3,571
![Photography, Kingyo, Mikiya Takimoto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187688_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Grotte de Glace III, Juliette Agnel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187668_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Drift 34, Rowan Daly](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172795_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mysterious forrest opus 17, Geert Lemmers](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2059044_1_grid.jpg)
Mysterious forrest opus 17
Geert Lemmers
Photography - 81.3 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 32 x 39 x 1 inch
$1,236
![Photography, Italia stories opus 104, Geert Lemmers](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2059023_1_grid.jpg)
Italia stories opus 104
Geert Lemmers
Photography - 81.3 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 32 x 39 x 1 inch
$1,220
![Photography, Horizon (Zuma Beach), Stefanie Schneider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1823100_1_grid.jpg)
Horizon (Zuma Beach)
Stefanie Schneider
Photography - 48 x 47 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 18.5 x 0 inch
$903
![Photography, Sensitive Expression opus 23, Geert Lemmers](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1771530_1_grid.jpg)
Sensitive Expression opus 23
Geert Lemmers
Photography - 81.3 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 32 x 39 x 1 inch
$1,180
![Photography, 1971 Féraud Black Sculpture Metal, Albert Féraud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1206204_1_grid.jpg)
1971 Féraud Black Sculpture Metal
Albert Féraud
Photography - 35 x 45 cm Photography - 13.8 x 17.7 inch
$2,144 $1,072
![Photography, Caballo el Palmar, Pigment Prints, Miguel Winograd](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1095003_1_grid.jpg)
Caballo el Palmar, Pigment Prints
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 91.9 x 91.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36.2 x 36.2 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
![Photography, Riff 3, Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/661257_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled 153, Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/661239_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled 156, Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/661236_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled (d), Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/645981_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled (15), Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/636765_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled (14), Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/587352_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled (7), Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/584187_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled (6), Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/581277_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Forest magic (shroom) - limited edition of 21, Valentin Zaharia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178669_1_grid.jpg)
Forest magic (shroom) - limited edition of 21
Valentin Zaharia
Photography - 100 x 67 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26.4 x 0.4 inch
$953
![Photography, Matiere Hybride.3, Joëlle Cabanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1369338_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Matiere Hybride 2, Joëlle Cabanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1369311_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 20 01 16 0022, Pierre Jalby](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1362420_1_grid.jpg)
20 01 16 0022
Pierre Jalby
Photography - 262 x 200 x 4 cm Photography - 103.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$22,566
![Photography, Désert, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1342161_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Aoteraoa - Ressac, Guillaume Pépy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1027224_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rouille Eau Huile 2, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183077_1_grid.jpg)
Rouille Eau Huile 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,241
![Photography, Norway 14, Raynald Najosky](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2099370_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Gaudí 014, Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1971348_1_grid.jpg)
Gaudí 014
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$903
![Photography, Lits double, Christian Lefevre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1929087_1_grid.jpg)
Lits double
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 75 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,038
![Photography, Rêve de scène, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1721694_1_grid.jpg)
Rêve de scène
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$135
![Photography, La ligne bleue, Christian Lefevre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1603047_1_grid.jpg)
La ligne bleue
Christian Lefevre
Photography - 128 x 72 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50.4 x 28.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,580
![Photography, The Petal of her Skin 001, Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1395357_1_grid.jpg)
The Petal of her Skin 001
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$903
![Photography, Sahara, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1342188_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Witness 11, Sjaak Korsten](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1066440_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Marquage 1363, Konstantin Kornakov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/254914_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled 2164, Jill Peters](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160762_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 2164
Jill Peters
Photography - 50.8 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
![Photography, River III, Jochen Cerny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1935285_1_grid.jpg)
River III
Jochen Cerny
Photography - 140 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$6,488 $4,866
![Photography, Imagine, Sandra Salamonová](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/806976_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Playful, Jan Gordon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1364220_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Encircle, Jan Gordon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1364217_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Beauty, Jan Gordon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1364187_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, SCOPIQUE, JAUNE ILLUSION, Pascal Therme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1244703_1_grid.jpg)
SCOPIQUE, JAUNE ILLUSION
Pascal Therme
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$203
![Photography, Eternal Recurrence #63, Photo collage with intervention by the artist, Natasha Zupan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1070148_1_grid.jpg)
Eternal Recurrence #63, Photo collage with intervention by the artist
Natasha Zupan
Photography - 151.1 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 59.5 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
![Photography, Ufo in the Morning, Sandra Salamonová](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1011894_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Light Reflex - Rotation 5, Hein Gravenhorst](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/889620_1_grid.jpg)
Light Reflex - Rotation 5
Hein Gravenhorst
Photography - 30 x 30 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$1,692
![Photography, Lichtreflex Rotation, Hein Gravenhorst](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/442977_1_grid.jpg)
Lichtreflex Rotation
Hein Gravenhorst
Photography - 30 x 30 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$1,692
![Photography, Lichtreflex Rotation, Hein Gravenhorst](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/442974_1_grid.jpg)
Lichtreflex Rotation
Hein Gravenhorst
Photography - 30 x 30 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$1,692
![Photography, Lichtreflex Rotation, Hein Gravenhorst](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/442971_1_grid.jpg)
Lichtreflex Rotation
Hein Gravenhorst
Photography - 30 x 30 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$1,692
![Photography, Lichtreflex Rotation, Hein Gravenhorst](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/442956_1_grid.jpg)
Lichtreflex Rotation
Hein Gravenhorst
Photography - 30 x 30 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$1,692
![Photography, Rhyme I, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144770_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Poem Country, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144750_1_grid.jpg)
Poem Country
Justin Pumfrey
Photography - 101 x 76 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$2,460
![Photography, Old Calendar, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144748_1_grid.jpg)
Old Calendar
Justin Pumfrey
Photography - 101 x 76 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$2,460
![Photography, Golden Storm, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144743_1_grid.jpg)
Golden Storm
Justin Pumfrey
Photography - 101 x 76 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$2,460
![Photography, Iris, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144739_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rock And Ice, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144738_1_grid.jpg)
Rock And Ice
Justin Pumfrey
Photography - 76 x 101 x 0.01 cm Photography - 29.9 x 39.8 x 0 inch
$2,460
![Photography, California Poppy, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144726_1_grid.jpg)
California Poppy
Justin Pumfrey
Photography - 101 x 76 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$2,460
![Photography, Rock And Ice, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144700_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rhyme III, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144698_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rhyme II, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144697_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Salisbury Plain, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144693_1_grid.jpg)
Salisbury Plain
Justin Pumfrey
Photography - 41 x 30 x 0.01 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$525
![Photography, Rhyme I, Justin Pumfrey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144688_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, It is what it is, Jochen Cerny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139946_1_grid.jpg)
It is what it is
Jochen Cerny
Photography - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,821
![Photography, Darkness (série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2064708_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Untitled #29, Josef Nadj](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15540_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Deterritorialisation 10, David Agius](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1443213_1_grid.jpg)
Deterritorialisation 10
David Agius
Photography - 66 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 26 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,241
![Photography, De sable et d'eau, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1256691_1_grid.jpg)
De sable et d'eau
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,580
![Photography, Rebirth III, Shine Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1240701_1_grid.jpg)
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And the sky clears up (lemon)
Borjana Ventzislavova
Photography - 60 x 40 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch
$1,975
![Photography, And the sky clears up (specter-whisk), Borjana Ventzislavova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1216764_1_grid.jpg)
And the sky clears up (specter-whisk)
Borjana Ventzislavova
Photography - 60 x 40 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch
$1,975
![Photography, Calçada1, Philippe Boutefeu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1630851_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Meta Color XV, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1616487_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Color XV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,809
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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.