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Ancient Views of Osaka - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
result by the famous Japanese craftsmanship.
These photographs, made with a sublime technique for both
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Man Walking Past Parking Lot, 1989 - Black and White Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign from the
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Man Walking in Front of Building, Houston, 1989 - Black and White Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign from the
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Japanese Woman Cooking by Shin E Do - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
" aesthetic of uses, customs and landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese
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1880s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
African American Man on Street, 1989 - Black and White Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign from the
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
Drugs, 1989 - Color Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign from the back, dominating the empty, Western
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1990s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
Priests in Kyoto - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
, customs and landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese craftsmanship
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
View of Honganji Temple in Kyoto - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese craftsmanship.
These photographs
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1880s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Religious Ceremony in Kyoto - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese craftsmanship.
These photographs
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1880s Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper
Performing Geishas in a Garden - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese craftsmanship.
These photographs
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Japanese Bath House - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese craftsmanship.
These photographs
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1880s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Two Run-Down Fashion Shops, 1989 - Color Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign from the
Category
1980s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
Gas Station with Road, 1989 - Color Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign from the
Category
1980s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
Child with Mask, Hillrose, Colorado, 1989 - Color Print on Hahnemuhle Paper
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign from the
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
Temples in Japan - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese craftsmanship.
These photographs, made with a
Category
1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ancient Portraits from Osaka, Japan - Hand-Colored 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
Waterway in Osaka - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
uses, customs and landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese
Category
1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Japanese Country Women - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
of uses, customs and landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese
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1880s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Devotional Portraits from Kyoto - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
" aesthetic of uses, customs and landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Glimpses of Japanese Shrines in Kyoto - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
uses, customs and landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Landscapes of Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
"exotic" aesthetic of uses, customs and landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portraits of Women and Children in Nagasaki - Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
, customs and landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese craftsmanship
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
"exotic" aesthetic of uses, customs and landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous
Category
1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ancient Portraits from Osak, Japan - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
of uses, customs and landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese
Category
1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Landscape of Seto Inland Sea - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese craftsmanship.
These photographs
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
View of a Bay in the Seto Inland Sea - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
of uses, customs and landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Peacock, Jaipur, India
By Marc Riboud
Located in Santa Monica, CA
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In 1953, he published his famous Eiffel Tower’s painter photograph in Life Magazine and joined the
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
India
By Marc Riboud
Located in Santa Monica, CA
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In 1953, he published his famous Eiffel Tower’s painter photograph in Life Magazine and joined the
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Gheishas During a Feast - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
landscapes, and a high quality product, the result by the famous Japanese craftsmanship.
These photographs
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1880s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Regina Enthroned
By Lazzaro Donati
Located in Missouri, MO
books of his photographs in the Famous Cities of the World Series on Venice and Florence. He also held a
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Price Upon Request
Road Movie #6
By Nicolas Dhervillers
Located in Kansas City, MO
, the most famous photograph of the artist, is included in the Gemeentemuseum Helmond’s collection but
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Road Movie #6 (75 x 125cm)
By Nicolas Dhervillers
Located in Kansas City, MO
, the most famous photograph of the artist, is included in the Gemeentemuseum Helmond’s collection but
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Road Movie #6 (115 x 185cm)
By Nicolas Dhervillers
Located in Kansas City, MO
, the most famous photograph of the artist, is included in the Gemeentemuseum Helmond’s collection but
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Audrey Hepburn Swims - signed limited edition C print 22 of 50
By Terry O
Neill
Located in London, GB
photographed the famous for over six decades.
O’Neill began his career at the birth of the 1960s. O’Neill
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
davidelvisandi
By Jack Davidson
Located in Bloomington, IL
the famous photograph of David Bowie in an outfit by designer Kansai Yamamoto.
The image size is 18
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Woodcut
David Bowie, Aladdin Sane Classic, Eyes Closed, by Brian Duffy, 1973
By Brian Duffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Taken by Duffy during the second of Five Sessions with David Bowie – Duffy’s most famous photograph
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1970s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Dali Clockface
By Salvador Dali and Philippe Halsman
Located in New York, NY
"Dali Clockface" by Salvador Dali and Philippe Halsman. Dali Clockface is a famous photograph
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Twiggy iconic limited edition photograph of model Twiggy by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
David Walliams as a collector. His most famous photograph is arguably of Diana and Charles's kiss on the
Category
1960s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
WELL HEELED Westminster Bridge, London 1973 limited edition photograph
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
David Walliams as a collector. His most famous photograph is arguably of Diana and Charles's kiss on the
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
Through The Rakes, John Maloof, 2018
Located in Chicago, IL
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In addition to his own artwork, John Maloof discovered the now famous photographs of Vivian Maier and
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
David Bowie, Aladdin Sane, Eyes Open, 1973
By Brian Duffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Taken by Duffy during the second of Five Sessions with David Bowie – Duffy’s most famous photograph
Category
1970s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Gooooooow, reverse acrylic on plexiglass with handmade upholster frame
Located in Chicago, IL
now famous photographs of Vivian Maier and was the co-director of the Academy Award nominated
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
The Picture Frame black and white photograph London Westminster Bridge 1969
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
. His most famous photograph is arguably of Diana and Charles's kiss on the balcony on their wedding day
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
“Ricky Famous, ” 2015 Photograph from the Young Love Series by Ivar Wigan
By Ivar Wigan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Contemporary photograph by Scottish photographer Ivar Wigan.
“Ricky Famous,” 2015
From the Young
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Forty Licks Mick Jagger 1977 limited edition iconic photograph by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
famous Forty Licks logo on it and to this day I’ve never seen another photograph of him wearing that logo
Category
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital
The Kiss
By Clement Kamena
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Kiss, Ref: Alfred Eisenstaedt by Clement Kamena, takes as its’ source a very famous photograph
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$39,000
Benjamin Franklin Portrait
Located in Washington, DC
still or famous photograph—iconic female cultural figures and pop icons are recurring subjects—and
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2010s American Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
The Pendulum
By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991
Located in New York, NY
"The Pendulum" by Berenice Abbott is a vintage silver gelatin photograph, pencil numbered (25/40
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
George Washington Portrait
Located in Washington, DC
still or famous photograph—iconic female cultural figures and pop icons are recurring subjects—and
Category
2010s American Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
What A Wonderful World photography Louis Armstrong 1968 by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
fabulous, and counts David Walliams as a collector. His most famous photograph is arguably of Diana and
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital
Sanctuary
By Jeff Spaulding
Located in Bethesda, MD
Gallery of American Art's Biennial of 2005. It alludes obliquely to the famous photographs of Guantanomo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Milton Greene Large Marilyn Monroe Black Sitting II Silkscreen Nude Signed Art
By Milton Greene
Located in Bloomington, MN
famous Photograph and Modern Artist, Milton Greene. This piece is an actual, HAND SIGNED and Numbered
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1970s Contemporary Nude Prints
Materials
Screen
Lady at Lake Albano with parasol
By Domenico Anderson
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
brothers photographed the most famous sights of their home towns and went on journeys themselves to
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19th Century Landscape Photography
Floating in the Canal, Venice
By Paolo Salviati
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Carlo Naya, Giorgio Sommer or the Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights of their home
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19th Century Landscape Photography
Canal in front of Palazzo, Venice
By Paolo Salviati
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
brothers photographed the most famous sights of their home cities and went on journeys themselves to
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
View of Milan
By Giorgio Sommer
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
photographers such as Carlo Naya, Giorgio Sommer or the Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights of
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
Pesaro Palace. Grand Canal
By Paolo Salviati
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Carlo Naya, Giorgio Sommer or the Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights of their home
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
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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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Famous photographs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $3,350, while the lowest priced sells for $20 and the highest can go for as much as $200,000.
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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 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 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 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 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 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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