Dean Sameshima
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
C Print
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
C Print
Early 2000s Street Art Mixed Media
Metal
People Also Browsed
1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Photographic Paper
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Stone
Antique Late 18th Century North American Historical Memorabilia
Paper
2010s Contemporary Photography
Archival Pigment
1950s Post-War Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Charcoal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1980s Contemporary Color Photography
Canvas, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper, C Print
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1960s Contemporary Photography
Silver Gelatin
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Prints
Wood, Paper
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Photographic Paper
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1990s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings
Paint, Mixed Media, Cardboard
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1990s Conceptual Color Photography
1990s Post-Modern Color Photography
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
1990s Post-Modern Color Photography
C Print
Finding the Right color-photography for You
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.