Color Photography
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
C Print
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Dye
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Giclée
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Giclée
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Inkjet, Photographic Paper
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Giclée
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Color, Rag Paper
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
C Print
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Giclée
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
C Print
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
C Print
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Giclée
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Giclée, Photographic Paper
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Giclée
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Giclée
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Giclée, Photographic Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Giclée
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Giclée
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Giclée
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Pigment, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Wood, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Pigment, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Film, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Giclée, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Giclée, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Giclée, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
1980s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, 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.