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Tom Landry with Blue Sky, Super Bowl VI, Dallas Cowboys vs. Miami Dolphins
By Neil Leifer
Located in Dallas, TX
Award for Achievement in Sports Photography and is included in a number of private and museum
Category

1970s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Color

Nolan Ryan, Texas rangers Spring Training, Pompano Beach Municiple Stadium, Pomp
By Neil Leifer
Located in Dallas, TX
, Life, and Newsweek. He has received the coveted Lucie Award for Achievement in Sports Photography and
Category

1980s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print

Joe Namath, Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York, November 24, 1974
By Neil Leifer
Located in Dallas, TX
, Life, and Newsweek. He has received the coveted Lucie Award for Achievement in Sports Photography and
Category

1970s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Color

Aerial view of Muhammad Ali victorious after round 3 knockout
By Neil Leifer
Located in Santa Monica, CA
prestigious Lucie Award for Achievement in Sports Photography. In 2008 he was honored for his outstanding
Category

1960s Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sparring - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, Ali, boxing, black and white, 20x30 in
Located in London, GB
of British Sports Photography for over thirty years. His career in Sports Photography started at the
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Sparring - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, Ali, boxing, black and white, 34.5x48 in
Located in London, GB
of British Sports Photography for over thirty years. His career in Sports Photography started at the
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Sparring - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, Ali, boxing, black and white, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
of British Sports Photography for over thirty years. His career in Sports Photography started at the
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Everlast - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, Ali, black and white, boxing, 66x46 in
Located in London, GB
of British Sports Photography for over thirty years. His career in Sports Photography started at the
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Everlast - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, Ali, black and white, boxing, 48x34.5 in
Located in London, GB
of British Sports Photography for over thirty years. His career in Sports Photography started at the
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Everlast - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, Ali, black and white, boxing, 30x20 in
Located in London, GB
of British Sports Photography for over thirty years. His career in Sports Photography started at the
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Ali Skipping - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black & white, 20x30 in
Located in London, GB
Street Gym, Miami. Chris Smith has been at the forefront of British Sports Photography for over thirty
Category

1970s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Mug Shot - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black & white, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
Street Gym, Miami. Chris Smith has been at the forefront of British Sports Photography for over thirty
Category

1970s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Mug Shot - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black & white, 20x30 in
Located in London, GB
Street Gym, Miami. Chris Smith has been at the forefront of British Sports Photography for over thirty
Category

1970s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Ali Skipping - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black & white, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
Street Gym, Miami. Chris Smith has been at the forefront of British Sports Photography for over thirty
Category

1970s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Ali Skipping - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black & white, 34.5x48 in
Located in London, GB
Street Gym, Miami. Chris Smith has been at the forefront of British Sports Photography for over thirty
Category

1970s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Mug Shot - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black & white, 34.5x48 in
Located in London, GB
Street Gym, Miami. Chris Smith has been at the forefront of British Sports Photography for over thirty
Category

1970s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Muhammad Ali looking in the mirror while training at 5th Street Gym. Miami Beach
By Neil Leifer
Located in Santa Monica, CA
prestigious Lucie Award for Achievement in Sports Photography. In 2008 he was honored for his outstanding
Category

1960s Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Cassius Clay with Newspaper Sports Writers, Black & White Photography
By Marvin Newman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cassius Clay with Newspaper Sports Writers, 5th Street Gym, Miami, 1963 19 x 13 in. (48 x 33 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dog Cut Out, Cocodrie, LA
By William Greiner
Located in Dallas, TX
went back to school and left sports photography behind for a more creative process. He earned a B.F.A
Category

1990s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hard at the Gym - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black and white, 34.5x48 in
Located in London, GB
Photography for over thirty years. His career in Sports Photography started at the Observer newspaper in 1970
Category

1970s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Hard at the Gym - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black and white, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
Photography for over thirty years. His career in Sports Photography started at the Observer newspaper in 1970
Category

1970s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Hard at the Gym - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black and white, 20x30 in
Located in London, GB
Photography for over thirty years. His career in Sports Photography started at the Observer newspaper in 1970
Category

1970s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Sports Car Couple, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Vintage Car photography, Sports Car Photography
Category

1950s Realist Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Lambda

Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, 20x30 in
Located in London, GB
Photography for over thirty years. His career in Sports Photography started at the Observer newspaper in 1970
Category

1970s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons, Sports Car Couple
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1955: John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton Place, London SW1. His passenger is Margaret
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Lambda

Sports Car Couple (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1955: John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton Place, London SW1. His passenger is Margaret
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Lambda

Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, 34.5x48 in
Located in London, GB
Photography for over thirty years. His career in Sports Photography started at the Observer newspaper in 1970
Category

1970s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
Photography for over thirty years. His career in Sports Photography started at the Observer newspaper in 1970
Category

1970s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Ali vs The Beatles - Chris Smith, black, white, muhammad ali, beatles, 34.5x48in
Located in London, GB
Smith has been at the forefront of British Sports Photography for over thirty years. His career in
Category

1960s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Ali vs The Beatles - Chris Smith, black & white, muhammad ali, beatles, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
Smith has been at the forefront of British Sports Photography for over thirty years. His career in
Category

1960s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Ali vs The Beatles - Chris Smith, black & white, muhammad ali, beatles, 50x92 in
Located in London, GB
Smith has been at the forefront of British Sports Photography for over thirty years. His career in
Category

1960s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Ali vs The Beatles - Chris Smith, black, white, muhammad ali, beatles, 20x30 in
Located in London, GB
Smith has been at the forefront of British Sports Photography for over thirty years. His career in
Category

1960s Contemporary Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Hotel Sports Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports 1958 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1958: Holidaymakers water
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hotel Sports Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports 1958 1958: Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. By
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print

Sports Car Couple Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sports Car Couple 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition John Bryant with his AC
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Hotel Sports - Limited Edition Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (edition size 150 only). 1958: Holidaymakers
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Slim Aarons 'Cannes Sports' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1958: Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. 'Cannes Sports' Carlton
Category

1950s Realist Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Cannes Sports' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1958: Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. 'Cannes Sports' Carlton
Category

1950s Realist Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Cannes Sports' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1958: Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. 'Cannes Sports' Carlton
Category

1950s Realist Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Cannes Sports' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1958: Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. 'Cannes Sports' Carlton
Category

1950s Realist Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons Hotel Sports - Limited Edition Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (edition size 150 only). 1958: Holidaymakers
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Sports 1958 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Sports - Oversize Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Sports 1958 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Sports - Oversize Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Sports 1958 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Sports - Oversize Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Sports 1958 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Sports - Oversize Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Sports Car Couple 1955 Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sports Car Couple 1955 Slim Aarons Estate Edition John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Color, C Print

Hotel Sports 1958 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports 1958 Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. By Slim
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print

'Hotel Sports' 1958 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Sports' 1958 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print 1958: Holidaymakers water-skiing in
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

'Hotel Sports' 1958 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Sports' 1958 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1958: Holidaymakers water-skiing in front
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print

Hotel Sports, Carlton Hotel (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Hotel Sports 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print

Sports Fishing In Wyoming 1960 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
By Toni Frissell
Located in London, GB
Sports Fishing In Wyoming 1960 A sports fisherman casting, Wyoming, USA, 1960. by Toni
Category

1960s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sports Car Couple (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sports Car Couple (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) John Bryant
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Sports Car Couple' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Vintage Car photography, Sports Car Photography
Category

1950s Realist Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Lambda

'Hotel Sports' 1958 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Sports' 1958 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Holidaymakers water-skiing in
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Slim Aarons 'Sports Car Couple' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Vintage Car photography, Sports Car Photography
Category

1950s Realist Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Hotel Sports 1958 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. Slim Aarons
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Hotel Sports 1958 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. Slim Aarons
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Slim Aarons 'Sports Car Couple' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1955: John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton Place, London SW1. His passenger is Margaret
Category

1950s Realist Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Lambda

Sports Fishing In Wyoming 1960 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
By Toni Frissell
Located in London, GB
Sports Fishing In Wyoming 1960 A sports fisherman casting, Wyoming, USA, 1960. by Toni Frissell
Category

1960s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cannes Water Sports, Carlton Hotel (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Holidaymakers waterskiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aa...
Category

1950s Modern Retro Sports Photography

Materials

C Print

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Retro Sports Photography For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of retro sports photography for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find Modern examples as well as a Contemporary version. Making the right choice when shopping for an item from our selection of retro sports photography may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century. When looking for the right choice in our collection of retro sports photography for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of blue, black, gray and silver. Creating an object in our assortment of retro sports photography has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Slim Aarons, Vera Simons, Chris Faust, Fred McDarrah and Marvin Newman are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in c print, digital print and lambda print, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Retro Sports Photography?

A piece of retro sports photography can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $3,000, while the lowest priced sells for $250 and the highest can go for as much as $4,900.

Finding the Right photography for You

Find a broad range of photography on 1stDibs today.

The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later. 

Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide. 

What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?

Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.

Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.

Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more.