Art Photography Prints

Posted on | July 7, 2009 | No Comments

Ansel Adams is one of the most treasured American exponents the arts. He became famous for his art photography prints of the American West and Yosemite National Park in particular. He was a passionate environmentalist and loved this landscape. Adams used a large format view camera to capture vast scenes of mountains, forests, and lakes. Jimmy Carter awarded him the Medal of Freedom in 1980 which is the highest award a civilian can receive and made him a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His reproduced works include Moon and Half Dome Yosemite National Park 1960, Oak Tree, Sunset City, California 1932, Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska and Aspens Northern New Mexico.

Henri Cartier Bresson was a French man, known as the ‘father of modern photo-journalism’. He was largely responsible for taking photography out of the studio and into the street for candid shots, rather than formal poses. A true artist with the camera he began as a printer. He travelled extensively in Europe, taking art photography prints of Berlin, Warsaw, Prague, Budapest, and Madrid. His travels also took him to Japan, China, India and the Soviet Union. He formed the influential Magnum picture agency for photo-journalism with the help of Cartier Bresson. Ahmedabad, Guejerat, India 1966, Queen Charlotte’s Ball 1959, Sidewalk Café, and the view from Top of Notre Dame are among his prints that are available to buy.

Photo journalist Bill Brandt was a British photographer celebrated for his landscapes, nudes, and his documentation of British life. He photographed the underground bomb shelters for civilians during the Blitz in London in World War II after being commissioned by the government. As in Nude 1952, his nude art photography prints are artfully shot in black and white. Rider on Horseback in Hyde Park, a shot from 1940 in London’s famous park, showing a rider on a white horse and a line of trees is amongst Brandt’s work to be featured in Life Magazine,

Known mostly for his pictures of celebrities Robert Mapplethorpe is an American photographer. The iconic cover of Patti Smith’s debut album “Horses” sealed his reputation when photographed her. He also took pictures of Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry, Richard Gere and Grace Jones. Many of Mapplethorpe’s other art photography prints are of flowers. These are delicately shot with pale colors and often have a luminous sheen. 

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