Color Photography
1950s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1980s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1970s Modern Color Photography
C Print
2010s Pop Art Color Photography
Color, Archival Pigment
2010s Pop Art Color Photography
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
1970s Modern Color Photography
C Print, Color
1950s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1960s Modern Color Photography
C Print, Color
1970s Modern Color Photography
C Print
20th Century Modern Color Photography
Carbon Pigment
1960s Modern Color Photography
C Print
2010s Pop Art Color Photography
Acrylic, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
1980s Modern Color Photography
C Print, Color
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography
C Print
2010s Modern Color Photography
Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Archival Pigment
1960s Modern Color Photography
C Print, Color
1950s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1960s Modern Color Photography
C Print, Color
1970s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1970s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1960s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1970s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1950s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1950s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1950s Modern Color Photography
Archival Pigment
1970s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1950s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1960s Modern Color Photography
C Print, Color
1960s Modern Color Photography
C Print, Color
1950s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1950s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1950s Modern Color Photography
Lambda
1980s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1950s Modern Color Photography
Color, Archival Pigment
1960s Modern Color Photography
C Print
1970s Modern Color Photography
C Print
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Archival Pigment
1970s Pop Art Color Photography
Polaroid
1970s Pop Art Color Photography
Polaroid
1970s Pop Art Color Photography
Polaroid
1980s Pop Art Color Photography
Polaroid
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Archival Pigment
1970s Pop Art Color Photography
Polaroid
1970s Pop Art Color Photography
Polaroid
1980s Pop Art Color Photography
Polaroid
1970s Pop Art Color Photography
Polaroid
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
1970s Pop Art Color Photography
Polaroid
1970s Pop Art Color Photography
Polaroid
1970s Pop Art Color Photography
Polaroid
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography
Digital Pigment
1970s Modern Color Photography
Aluminum
2010s Pop Art Color Photography
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.