The Best Artistic Photographers Of The Last Century

‘There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are,’ Ernst Haas once said. The magic behind photography involves altering a moment in reality by freezing it forever. With many photographers capturing the past century in the palm of their hands, we uncover some of the best artistic photographers who have truly embraced the glory of their art.

Courtesy of Beetles + Huxley/Osborne Samuel

Harold Edgerton, ‘Bullet Through Jack of Hearts’, 1960

Ruud van Empel, ‘Theatre #9’, 2013

Toshiko Okanoue, ‘Visit in Night’, 1950

Ren Hang, ‘Untitled’, 2015

Koo Bohnchang, ‘White Vessels (Jm 09)’, 2006

Keiichi Tahara, ‘In Between’ #13 (set of 18), 2014

Paolo Ventura, ‘Sogno Invernale #2’, 2015

Ishiuchi Miyako, ‘Club & Courts #18’, 1988-90

Aki Lumi, ‘Garden No. 2’, 2005

The Photographers 2015 Exhibition portrays the most important and iconic photographs from the history of the medium. The exhibition will run from 25 November – 24 December 2015, at both Osborne Samuel and Beetles + Huxley.
Osborne Samuel, 23A Bruton Street, London, UK, +44 207 493 7939 Beetles + Huxley, 3-5 Swallow Street, London, UK, +44 207 434 4319

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