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Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, 34.5x48 in
Located in London, GB
, design, photo, black, white, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous, icons, icon, iconic, limited
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
, design, photo, black, white, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous, icons, icon, iconic, limited
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Young Actress Meryl Streep 16x20" Exhibition Print, Signed
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Actress Meryl Streep photographed January 7, 1979
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,540 Sale Price
42% Off
Arriving Home
By Amy Touchette
Located in New York, NY
of 10)
From the series, "Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait of The World Famous *BOB*"
This photograph is
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
French Sailors, The Knitting Factory, Tribeca
By Amy Touchette
Located in New York, NY
of 10)
From the series, "Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait of The World Famous *BOB*"
This photograph is
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Film Shoot, Chinatown, No. 1
By Amy Touchette
Located in New York, NY
of 10)
From the series, "Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait of The World Famous *BOB*"
This photograph is
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fishing for Martini Olives in Panties
By Amy Touchette
Located in New York, NY
of 10)
From the series, "Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait of The World Famous *BOB*"
This photograph is
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
With Pete
By Amy Touchette
Located in New York, NY
of 10)
From the series, "Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait of The World Famous *BOB*"
This photograph is
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sutton Street
By Amy Touchette
Located in New York, NY
of 10)
From the series, "Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait of The World Famous *BOB*"
This photograph is
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lorimer Street, Williamsburg
By Amy Touchette
Located in New York, NY
of 10)
From the series, "Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait of The World Famous *BOB*"
This photograph is
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Limelight, Chelsea, No. 2
By Amy Touchette
Located in New York, NY
of 10)
From the series, "Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait of The World Famous *BOB*"
This photograph is
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Glamazons
By Amy Touchette
Located in New York, NY
of 10)
From the series, "Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait of The World Famous *BOB*"
This photograph is
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Limelight, Chelsea, No. 1
By Amy Touchette
Located in New York, NY
of 10)
From the series, "Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait of The World Famous *BOB*"
This photograph is
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Break
By Amy Touchette
Located in New York, NY
of 10)
From the series, "Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait of The World Famous *BOB*"
This photograph is
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,250
Circus Sideshow Dressing Room, Coney Island
By Amy Touchette
Located in New York, NY
of 10)
From the series, "Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait of The World Famous *BOB*"
This photograph is
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Actress Meryl Streep Early Studio Portrait
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Actress Meryl Streep photographed January 7, 1979
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,800 Sale Price
28% Off
Mug Shot - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black
white, 34.5x48 in
Located in London, GB
, authentic, decorative, design, photo, black, white, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous, icons, icon
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Ali Skipping - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black
white, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
, authentic, decorative, design, photo, black, white, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous, icons, icon
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Mug Shot - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black
white, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
, authentic, decorative, design, photo, black, white, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous, icons, icon
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Ali Skipping - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black
white, 34.5x48 in
Located in London, GB
, authentic, decorative, design, photo, black, white, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous, icons, icon
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Mug Shot - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black
white, 20x30 in
Located in London, GB
, authentic, decorative, design, photo, black, white, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous, icons, icon
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Ali Skipping - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black
white, 20x30 in
Located in London, GB
, authentic, decorative, design, photo, black, white, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous, icons, icon
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Portfolio of Shells
By Andreas Feininger
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
became famous for his photographs of New York. Other frequent subjects among his works were science and
Category
1970s American Realist Still-life Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$875 Sale Price
41% Off
Portfolio of Shells
By Andreas Feininger
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
became famous for his photographs of New York. Other frequent subjects among his works were science and
Category
1970s American Realist Still-life Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$875 Sale Price
30% Off
Portfolio of Shells
By Andreas Feininger
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
became famous for his photographs of New York. Other frequent subjects among his works were science and
Category
1970s American Realist Still-life Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$875 Sale Price
30% Off
Portfolio of Shells
By Andreas Feininger
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
became famous for his photographs of New York. Other frequent subjects among his works were science and
Category
1970s American Realist Still-life Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$875 Sale Price
41% Off
Time Square Night (Eternity), Photorealist Screenprint by Ken Keeley, circa 1995
By Ken Keeley
Located in Long Island City, NY
paintings based on the hundreds of photographs of famous New York vistas are not just faithful translations
Category
1990s Photorealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Screen
Hard at the Gym - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black and white, 34.5x48 in
Located in London, GB
. 20% UK VAT)
Provenance:
Direct from the artist’s studio
Notes:
All photographs are signed and
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Hard at the Gym - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black and white, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
. 20% UK VAT)
Provenance:
Direct from the artist’s studio
Notes:
All photographs are signed and
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Hard at the Gym - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black and white, 20x30 in
Located in London, GB
. 20% UK VAT)
Provenance:
Direct from the artist’s studio
Notes:
All photographs are signed and
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Cara and the Robbers
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edition Size: 20
Photographing a famous person next to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Ali vs The Beatles - Chris Smith, black
white, muhammad ali, beatles, 50x92 in
Located in London, GB
, celebrity, authentic, decorative, design, photo, black, white, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Ali vs The Beatles - Chris Smith, black, white, muhammad ali, beatles, 34.5x48in
Located in London, GB
, celebrity, authentic, decorative, design, photo, black, white, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Ali vs The Beatles - Chris Smith, black
white, muhammad ali, beatles, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
, celebrity, authentic, decorative, design, photo, black, white, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Ali vs The Beatles - Chris Smith, black, white, muhammad ali, beatles, 20x30 in
Located in London, GB
, celebrity, authentic, decorative, design, photo, black, white, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
David Bowie "Rhythm Roulette", Signed Lt
d Ed, Markus Klinko
By Markus Klinko
Located in New Orleans, LA
guarantee. Ask about our other superb photographs by Markus Klinko, of stars including Beyonce, Lady Gaga
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
David Bowie "The Protector", Signed Lt
d Ed, Markus Klinko, New Release
By Markus Klinko
Located in New Orleans, LA
.
Many of Klinko's famous celebrity photographs can be seen in his coffee table book ICONS (Perseus
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
David Bowie "Smoking" Photo, Signed Lt
d Ed by Markus Klinko - Ships Free
By Markus Klinko
Located in New Orleans, LA
.
Many of Klinko's famous celebrity photographs can be seen in his coffee table book ICONS (Perseus
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Sparring - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, Ali, boxing, black and white, 20x30 in
Located in London, GB
, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous, icons, icon, iconic, limited edition, everlast, punch
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Sparring - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, Ali, boxing, black and white, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous, icons, icon, iconic, limited edition, everlast, punch
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Sparring - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, Ali, boxing, black and white, 34.5x48 in
Located in London, GB
, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous, icons, icon, iconic, limited edition, everlast, punch
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Everlast - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, Ali, black and white, boxing, 48x34.5 in
Located in London, GB
, design, photo, black, white, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous, icons, icon, iconic, limited
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Everlast - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, Ali, black and white, boxing, 66x46 in
Located in London, GB
, design, photo, black, white, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous, icons, icon, iconic, limited
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Everlast - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, Ali, black and white, boxing, 30x20 in
Located in London, GB
, design, photo, black, white, print, photograph, boxer, famous, infamous, icons, icon, iconic, limited
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Blue Smoke
SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in London, GB
famous guitar genius, he was photographed here by legendary Rock & Music photographer, Gered Mankowitz
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
Lorenzo Agius - Elvis Costello, british, portrait, black and white, 24x20 in.
By Lorenzo Agius
Located in London, GB
& white, portrait, photoshoot, icon, design, decorative, authentic, photograph, photography, famous, agius
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital
Lorenzo Agius - Elvis Costello, british, portrait, black and white, 60x48 in.
By Lorenzo Agius
Located in London, GB
& white, portrait, photoshoot, icon, design, decorative, authentic, photograph, photography, famous, agius
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital
Lorenzo Agius - Elvis Costello, british, portrait, black and white, 40x30 in.
By Lorenzo Agius
Located in London, GB
& white, portrait, photoshoot, icon, design, decorative, authentic, photograph, photography, famous, agius
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital
Lorenzo Agius - Eddie Izzard, british, portrait, black and white, 40x30 in.
By Lorenzo Agius
Located in London, GB
& white, portrait, photoshoot, icon, design, decorative, authentic, photograph, photography, famous, agius
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital
Lorenzo Agius - Eddie Izzard, british, portrait, black and white, 24x20 in.
By Lorenzo Agius
Located in London, GB
& white, portrait, photoshoot, icon, design, decorative, authentic, photograph, photography, famous, agius
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital
Lorenzo Agius - Eddie Izzard, british, portrait, black and white, 60x48 in.
By Lorenzo Agius
Located in London, GB
& white, portrait, photoshoot, icon, design, decorative, authentic, photograph, photography, famous, agius
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital
Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota, 1986 - Color Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
hidden sense of menace and corruption.
The photographs are understated, but show an unseen America
Category
1980s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
Jim Classic II
SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in London, GB
world famous guitar genius, he was photographed here by legendary Rock & Music photographer, Gered
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Jim Classic II
SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in London, GB
world famous guitar genius, he was photographed here by legendary Rock & Music photographer, Gered
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Daily Life in Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese craftsmanship.
These photographs
Category
1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Daily Life in Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
result by the famous Japanese craftsmanship.
These photographs, made with a sublime technique for both
Category
1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ancient Portraits of Women from Nagasaki - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
product, the result by the famous Japanese craftsmanship.
These photographs, made with a sublime
Category
1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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Find a variety of famous photographs available on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect modern, contemporary or Surrealist examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add famous photographs that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, black, blue, beige and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Slim Aarons, David Yarrow, Ellen von Unwerth, Jack Graves III and Andy Warhol are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in digital print, c print and pigment print. If space is limited, there are small famous photographs measuring 0.75 across, while our inventory also includes pieces up to 3375 inches across to better suit those in the market for large iterations.
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The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later.
Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide.
What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?
Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.
Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.
Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more.
Questions About Famous Photographs
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous motion photographer is Eadweard Muybridge. He was responsible for creating some of the most important and groundbreaking photographic studies of motion. He has been referred to as “the father of the motion picture” for his innovative camera use, groundbreaking artistic expression and detailed scientific study of movement. Muybridge is best known for expanding and experimenting with the camera’s ability to capture and freeze motion, as he developed a set of multiple cameras with synchronized shutters. On 1stDibs, explore a range of Eadweard Muybridge photography.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025Slim Aarons is arguably the best-known photographer of the rich and famous, although many other photographers have also taken photos of celebrities. However, Aarons stands out for having captured the 20th century’s international jet set and creating images that are at once candid and polished. Some notable people he immortalized in his images include Lauren Bacall, Tony Curtis, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, James Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, Princess Grace of Monaco, Jackie Kennedy, Imelda Marcos and Mick Jagger. Find a variety of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous photographer Benson is Harry Benson. Always in the right place at the right time, Benson has used his camera to give the world a glimpse into events rocking the globe. His black-and-white and color photographs include shots of celebrities, politicians, royalty, political upheavals and social revolutions. In 1989, Benson photographed the student protests in Tiananmen Square and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He was with President Clinton on his historic visit to Kosovo in 1999 and captured New York City in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Benson has also photographed every president since Eisenhower and took numerous images of Queen Elizabeth II. Shop a variety of Harry Benson photography on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous photographer Salgado is Sebastião Salgado. He is a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist. Salgado has traveled to over 120 countries for his projects, which have appeared in numerous publications and exhibitions throughout the world. Shop a selection of Sebastião Salgado photography on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous photographer Slim is Slim Aarons. An American photographer, he captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Monaco, Saint-Tropez and Palm Beach. Committed to eschewing makeup and artificial lighting, Aarons created images that are at once candid and polished, combining the relaxed posture of his subjects, who trusted him to document their lives, with the visual sharpness of a seasoned art director. Having gotten his start taking pictures for the U.S. military magazine Yank during World War II, he contributed over the course of his career to Life, Town and Country and Holiday magazines and published several books. Shop a collection of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous photographer Watson is Albert Watson. His manipulation of contrast and superior sense of composition distinguish his portraits of celebrities and models. With an emphasis on the formal and sculptural properties of the human body, Watson's images have appeared in numerous American and European fashion magazines and in museum and gallery exhibitions. Shop a diverse assortment of Albert Watson photography on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The most famous photographer in Brazil is arguably Sebastião Salgado. He is a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist who has traveled to over 120 countries for his photographic projects. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including the Eugene Smith Award for Humanitarian Photography, an ICP Infinity Award and a Hasselblad Award. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of Sebastião Salgado photographic art.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous photographer with one eye is Albert Watson. He studied graphic design before becoming a photographer and used the principles he learned to highlight the formal and structural properties of the human body. He was awarded the Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship in 2010. Shop a range of Albert Watson photography on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025There isn't a single famous wild horse photographer. Rather, wild horses are the favorite subjects of a few accomplished photographers whose work captures the animals' beauty and raises awareness about conserving and protecting their species. Such photographers include Kimerlee Curyl, Roberto Dutesco, Maria Marriott and Sandy Sharkey. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of horse photography.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous photographer of Palm Springs was Slim Aarons. An American photographer, he captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Palm Beach and other luxurious settings around the globe. Among Aarons’s books are 1974’s A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life and its 2003 sequel, Once Upon a Time. His final book, A Place in the Sun, was published in 2005, one year before his death. Find a selection of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous Japanese photographer Araki is Nobuyoshi Araki. He is well-known for his provocative, erotic photographs and prolific production; over 500 books have been devoted to his work. Araki has depicted flowers, food, figurines and bodies with a distinct sensuality that reaches its apex in his close-up shots of female genitalia, pictures of women in traditional Japanese rope bondage and photographs of Tokyo sex clubs. The photographer has had exhibitions at the Tate Modern in London, UK; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, California; and the Albertina Museum in Vienna, Austria, among other institutions.
On 1stDibs, explore an assortment of Nobuyoshi Araki photography for sale. - 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous architectural photographer in Los Angeles is Julius Shulman. His photography spread California's mid-century modernism around the world and ushered in a new appreciation for the movement in the 1990s. Some of Shulman's architectural photographs, like the iconic shots of Frank Lloyd Wright's or Pierre Koenig's remarkable structures, have been published countless times. The clarity of his work demanded that architectural photography had to be considered an independent art form. Each Shulman image unites perception and understanding of the buildings and their place in the landscape. The precise compositions reveal the architectural ideas behind a building's surface and the visions and hopes of an entire age. A sense of humanity is always present in his work, even when the human figure is absent. Many of the buildings photographed by Shulman have since been demolished or repurposed, lending to the importance of his images. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Julius Shulman photography.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The photographer who is famous for their landscapes of the American West is Ansel Adams. The San Francisco–born photographer is celebrated for his majestic black-and-white photography that brought the deserts, mountains and forests of the American West to the public. His images, beloved for their raw beauty and the magic of their subjects, are known around the world and widely reproduced. Adams’s photographs were first published in 1921. Even these early efforts demonstrate his eye for composition and sensitivity to tonal balance and textural contrast. In the mid-1920s, he began to play with soft focus, as in the dreamy 1927 Lyell Fork Meadows, which appears bathed in a hazy, nostalgic light. The 1948 Sunrise over Sand Dunes in Death Valley exemplifies Adams’s later experiments with stark contrasts in light and geometric framing, transforming the landscape into a near abstraction. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Ansel Adams photography.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025The famous Dutch painter’s works that Kerstens’s photographs resemble is Johannes Vermeer. Since 1995, Dutch photographer Hendrik Kerstens has been photographing his daughter, Paula. A number of the portraits of Paula are clearly reminiscent of Vermeer’s paintings. The austerity of the photographs, their clarity and the characteristic "Dutch" light all combine to create this impression. However, Kerstens was not just imitating the paintings. As the series progressed, he became increasingly interested in the game of creating a conceptual and humorous dialogue between the past and present. The titles give the game away. Napkin looks like a maid's bonnet. In Bag, a plastic grocery bag is shaped to look like a lace hood. In other pictures, no pretense is made to imitate 17th-century clothing, but Paula's face and Kerstens's light turn a thoroughly modern hoodie into a classic and timeless garment. Conceptually, Kerstens's photographs play with the relationship between painting and photography, including with seriality and time. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Hendrik Kerstens art.
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