Discover our curated selection of digital photography art for sale online today. Showcasing artwork from some of the most exciting emerging artists, our collection is constantly evolving with vivid, evocative pieces.
Our collection features a wide range of affordable digital photography for collectors and first-time buyers. Begin your search with our selection of surrealist photography, from artists who create original compositions through unexpected juxtapositions.
Similarly, our collection of Pop Art photography employs physical collage and digital editing techniques to create new dreamscapes. These limited edition digital photography prints merge visual culture and art history references with a fresh, contemporary perspective.
The History of Digital Photography in Art
Digital photography emerged as a transformative medium in the late 20th century. Reshaping both art and photography, it emphasised creativity through the new technology of the camera. Developed in the 1970s with Kodak’s creation of the first digital sensor, digital photography allowed for immediate image manipulation, pushing the boundaries of traditional photograph processes.
Among the most notable pioneers of digital photography is Cindy Sherman. Sherman manipulates her self-portraits, both physically with costume, makeup and collage, as well as with digital tools. Her celebrated series, Untitled Film Stills (1977 – 1980), sees Sherman portraying various female stereotypes inspired by 1950s-60s cinema, exploring themes of gender and representation.
By the 1990s, camera developments and editing software like Adobe Photoshop allowed artists not only to capture moments with greater accuracy but alter minute details. Andreas Gursky, for example, is a German photographer known for his large-scale, digitally enhanced photographs. In Rhein II (1999) the artist used digital manipulation to transform a landscape into a minimalist view of reality.
Meanwhile, Jeff Wall is known for his staged, carefully constructed images. A Sudden Gust of Wind (1993) depicts a tableau of people reacting to a breeze scattering a sheet of papers. The artwork blends elaborate production with image enhancement, mimicking the effect of painting and capturing a fleeting moment. Digital photography remains a versatile tool for artists, offering endless possibilities to explore narrative, aesthetics, and conceptual ideas through art.
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Self-taught photographer Steve Drevet uses his technical skill to mimic traditional still life painting. Using a combination of careful set-dressing and cinematic lighting, photographs like Suspension (2021) create an in-between reality. Two vases and a selection of fruit reference fine art painting while the light’s effect on glass imbues the composition with a surreal, aquatic effect.
Dutch artist Paul Brouns is known for his graphic architectural photos. Drawn to the abstract elements of architecture, photographs such as Blue Fugue (2019), capture the rhythm of the architectural landscapes through overlapping windows and walls. Concentrating on the details of an isolated segment of a building, each image offers a lyrical rendition of architectural structures, presenting them as carefully designed urban tapestries.
For an editorial approach, explore the work of Jenny Boot, a former fashion photographer whose emotive, painterly portraits combine technical expertise with narrative craftsmanship. Flapper Girl (2022), for example, gives a familiar historic portrait a contemporary twist, with stylised costume, makeup and high resolution.
Explore more contemporary digital photo art by emerging artists in our gallery, and find out more in our Guide to Fine Art Photography.
