Color Photography
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Photographic Paper
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography
Photographic Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Digital, Archival Pigment
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
1930s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
1970s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
1960s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Photographic Paper
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
20th Century Color Photography
C Print
1940s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography
Digital Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, C Print
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid, Archival Ink
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
1960s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Color, Photographic Paper, C Print, Photographic Film, Film
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Archival Pigment
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Paper, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment, Paper
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, C Print
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
1970s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
1970s Modern Color Photography
Lambda
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Color Photography
Canvas
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, C Print
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
1970s Pop Art Color Photography
Polaroid
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, C Print
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, C Print
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, C Print
1940s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Decorating with Color Photography
Color photography evokes emotion that can bring a viewer into the scene. It can transport one to faraway places or back into the past.
The first color photograph, taken in 1861, was more of an exercise in science than art. Photographer Thomas Sutton and physicist James Clerk Maxwell used three separate exposures of a tartan ribbon — filtered through red, green and blue — and composited them into a single image, resulting in the first multicolor representation of an object.
Before this innovation, photographs were often tinted by hand. By the 1890s, color photography processes were introduced based on that 1860s experiment. In the early 20th century, autochromes brought color photography to a commercial audience.
Now color photography is widely available, with these historic photographs documenting moments and scenes that are still vivid generations later. Photographers in the 20th and 21st centuries have offered new perspectives in the evolving field of modern color photography with gripping portraiture, snow-capped landscapes, stunning architecture and lots more.
In the voluminous collection of photography on 1stDibs, find vibrant full-color images by Slim Aarons, Helen Levitt, Gordon Parks, Stefanie Schneider, Steve McCurry and other artists. Bring visual interest to any corner of your home with color photography — introduce a salon-style gallery hang or another arrangement that best fits your space.
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