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Palazzo dei Priori, Rathaus, Perugia
By Fratelli Alinari
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
Coast on the Gulf of Naples
By Fratelli Alinari
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Sommer or the Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights of their home cities and went on
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
Destroyed cable car on Vesuvius
By Fratelli Alinari
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
, Giorgio Sommer or the Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights of their home towns and went on
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
Florence city view
By Fratelli Alinari
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights of their home towns and went on journeys themselves
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
San Marco district with Doge
s Palace
By Carlo Naya
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Naya, Giorgio Sommer or the Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights of their home cities
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
Strada di Santa Lucia, Neapel
By Fratelli Alinari
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights of their home towns and went on journeys themselves
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
Panorama of Naples and Coast
By Fratelli Alinari
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
such as Carlo Naya, Giorgio Sommer or the Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights of their
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
Naples with a view of the harbour and Castel Nuovo
By Fratelli Alinari
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
souvenirs. Famous photographers such as Carlo Naya, Giorgio Sommer or the Alinari brothers photographed the
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
Ponte Vecchio over the Arno, Florence
By Fratelli Alinari
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Sommer or the Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights of their home towns and went on
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
Arch of Triumph Septimius-Severus, Rome
By Fratelli Alinari
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
such as Carlo Naya, Giorgio Sommer or the Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights of their
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
Loggia dei Lanzi, Florenz
By Fratelli Alinari
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
brothers photographed the most famous sights of their home towns and went on journeys themselves to
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
Herkules Farnese, National Museum, Neapel
By Fratelli Alinari
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
. Famous photographers such as Carlo Naya, Giorgio Sommer or the Alinari brothers photographed the most
Category
19th Century Black and White Photography
Kate Winslet
By Markus Klinko
Located in Miami, FL
, and fashion.
Klinko has photographed the likes of Beyonce, Lady Gaga, David Bowie, Jennifer Lopez
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Beyoncé, Dangerously In Love
By Markus Klinko
Located in Miami, FL
Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi.
Many of Klinko's famous celebrity photographs can be seen in his coffee
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Vesuvius. Vast lava rock landscape
By Fratelli Alinari
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
Trevi Fountain, Rome
By Fratelli Alinari
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
View over the Piazza delle Erbe, Verona
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Sommer or the Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights of their home cities and went on
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
Lake Nemi and the Albanian Mountains
By Domenico Anderson
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
souvenirs. Famous photographers such as Carlo Naya, Giorgio Sommer or the Alinari brothers photographed the
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
Organic Clock - Toscane
By Antoine Rose
Located in Miami, FL
photographs evokes the famous “bathers” series of the French post impressionist painter Cézanne. They also
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Independence Day - NYC
By Antoine Rose
Located in Miami, FL
photographs evokes the famous “bathers” series of the French post impressionist painter Cézanne. They also
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Diptyque - "The Odyssey" - Sweden
By Antoine Rose
Located in Miami, FL
photographs evokes the famous “bathers” series of the French post impressionist painter Cézanne. They also
Category
2010s Abstract Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Plexiglass
Pampelonne - La Madrage
By Antoine Rose
Located in Miami, FL
photographs evokes the famous “bathers” series of the French post impressionist painter Cézanne. They also
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Plexiglass
Forum Civile, Pompei
By Fratelli Alinari
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Naya, Giorgio Sommer or the Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights of their home cities
Category
19th Century Landscape Photography
Time Square Study 1 - NYC
By Antoine Rose
Located in Miami, FL
photographs evokes the famous “bathers” series of the French post impressionist painter Cézanne. They also
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Diptyque - "The Ride of the Knight" - Swisse
By Antoine Rose
Located in Miami, FL
photographs evokes the famous “bathers” series of the French post impressionist painter Cézanne. They also
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
"Minute Man National Historic Park" Graphic Design Original Vintage Poster
By Paul Rand
Located in Boston, MA
text. In this case, Rand cleverly inserted a small black and white photograph of the famous statue of
Category
1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
Beyoncé, by Markus Klinko
By Markus Klinko
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Klinko’s famous celebrity photographs are featured in his coffee table book ICONS and have been displayed
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
David Bowie, Smoking, by Markus Klinko Edition of 100
By Markus Klinko
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bowie’s artistic spirit and impeccable style. Many of Klinko’s famous celebrity photographs are featured
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
10th St Coffee House Gallery
By Fred W. McDarrah
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare black and white photograph of the famous 10th street coffee house gallery in NYC which
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
David Bowie, Smoking, Black
White
By Markus Klinko
Located in Miami, FL
of Mimi.
Many of Klinko's famous celebrity photographs can be seen in his coffee table book ICONS
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Molly Sim
s Eye
By Markus Klinko
Located in Miami, FL
of Mimi.
Many of Klinko's famous celebrity photographs can be seen in his coffee table book ICONS
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
David Bowie, The Protector
By Markus Klinko
Located in Miami, FL
Emancipation of Mimi.
Many of Klinko's famous celebrity photographs can be seen in his coffee table book ICONS
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper
Beyoncé, Dangerously In Love, Back, Diamond Dust Special Edition
By Markus Klinko
Located in Miami, FL
of film, music, and fashion.
Klinko has photographed Beyonce, Lady Gaga, David Bowie, Jennifer Lopez
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Other Medium
The Birds
By David Yarrow
Located in London, GB
The Birds
David Yarrow:
“This photograph recreates the famous scene in The Birds, when Hedren is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Gered Mankowitz: Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Green Jacket
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Marina del Rey, CA
Jimi Hendrix at Mason's Yard, wearing his now famous green jacket, photographed by Gered Mankowitz
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
The Wild One-Brando, a "One-of-a-Kind" original 8x10 negative by Homer Van Pelt
By Homer van Pelt
Located in Marina del Rey, CA
Columbia pictures and worked on many movies in the 1930’s through 1950’s. Most famous for photographing
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper
The Wild One-Brando, a "One-of-a-Kind" original 8x10 negative by Homer Van Pelt
By Homer van Pelt
Located in Marina del Rey, CA
Columbia pictures and worked on many movies in the 1930’s through 1950’s. Most famous for photographing
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper
Palio I
By Christoph Stepan
Located in Zurich, CH
wonderful analogue photograph has been taken by the German artist, Christoph Stepan. The event takes place
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Elrod House - Lunch with Arthur
By Leland Y. Lee
Located in Palm Desert, CA
, prior to venturing out on his own in 1961. In 1968, he was the first to photograph the famous Elrod
Category
1960s Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper
Mountain Habitat
By Leland Y. Lee
Located in Palm Desert, CA
, prior to venturing out on his own in 1961. In 1968, he was the first to photograph the famous Elrod
Category
1960s Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper
Elrod House - Overlook
By Leland Y. Lee
Located in Palm Desert, CA
, prior to venturing out on his own in 1961. In 1968, he was the first to photograph the famous Elrod
Category
1960s Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper
Elrod House - Mitered Glass
By Leland Y. Lee
Located in Palm Desert, CA
, prior to venturing out on his own in 1961. In 1968, he was the first to photograph the famous Elrod
Category
1960s Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper
Rhythm Roulette
By Markus Klinko
Located in Palm Beach, FL
.
Many of Klinko's famous celebrity photographs can be seen in his coffee table book ICONS (Perseus
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pieta
By Andres Serrano
Located in Zug, CH
imagery as in his famous Piss Christ. Through his photographs Serrano often reconciles the sacred and the
Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
C Print
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Located in London, GB
John Stoddart is best known for having taken scores of photographs of famous faces including Pierce
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gathering of Friends
By Steve Carver
Located in Binghamton, NY
is inspired by a photograph of famous Surrealist artists taken in Paris, 1933. From left and right
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Alkyd, Wood Panel
D.90 Pfaueninsel (Berlin)
By Gary Carsley
Located in New York, NY
. This piece is based on a photograph of a famous park Pfaueninsel. It is an island in the River Havel
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Lambda
Stilleben/Still Lives
By Michael Wesely
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Berlin based photographer Michael Wesely is famous for his photographs with unusually long exposure
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography
Weimar
By Candida Hofer
Located in Albuquerque, NM
forthcoming publication, Candida Höfer presents photographs of famous interior rooms in the city of Weimar
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print
Water Pipes and Shadows Oil on Canvas
By Otis Oldfield
Located in New York, NY
”
Framed: H: 28 ¼” x W: 25 1/8”
***The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York owns a famous Gelatin
Category
1920s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape photography with purple and orange, "Colors of Darkness", UV laminate
By Jessica Fridrich
Located in Binghamton, NY
Captured in North Coyote Buttes in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, this photograph
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Metal
Infinity Field (from Jerusalem Series)
By Theodoros Stamos
Located in Bethesda, MD
the youngest artist to be included in the famous ''irascibles'' photograph of leading Abstract
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"David Bowie, Monte Carlo 1893" Vintage Silver Gelatin by Helmut Newton
By Helmut Newton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
to include in his famous book, "Sumo". Photographed in Monte Carlo in 1983, this is a rare
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Absolution, Lithuanian Church
By Roman Loranc
Located in Carmel, CA
One of Roman Loranc's most famous photographs. Retired Negative. Large Photograph.
Edition 12/50
Category
Early 2000s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Charles Baudelaire
Located in New York, NY
cast portrait of Baudelaire, perhaps the single most famous photograph of La Galerie Contemporaine and
Category
1860s Portrait Photography
Materials
Paper
Mainbocher Corset, Paris, August 1939
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In August 1939, on the eve of the Second World War, Horst P. Horst took his famous photograph of
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Abstract collage Portrait of Lucian Freud, with paint, ink on antique paper,
By Claude Howard Stuart
Located in Woodbury, CT
.
In some of his more recent work, he uses famous photographs of internationally well-known painters
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Laid Paper
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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.
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- 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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