200 Years of Photography

In 1826, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took the first photograph in the world, still preserved today. 200 years later, billions of new images are created every day. Most vanish in the stream. Some outlast their time. This collection is dedicated to them. Photographic positions that have shaped their medium – and the names still carrying it forward today.

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Photography as Living History

From the first photograph in 1826 to the digital present: the History of Photography is a story of constant reinvention – from looking through the camera obscura to the fine art print. This collection makes that journey visible: from the pioneers of the medium to today's photographic voices.

Pioneers of Photography

Berenice Abbott documented New York in transition and insisted that photography go its own way – not the way of painting. Robert Lebeck shaped decades of German visual history as a photojournalist, among others for Stern magazine. Both prove: a good photograph needs no trend to endure.

Glamour and Zeitgeist

Slim Aarons photographed, in his own words, "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places" – creating the defining image of post-war high society. Bert Stern revolutionized advertising photography and created one of the most famous portraits of Marilyn Monroe with "The Last Sitting."

Limited Editions of a 200-Year History

Every work in this collection is strictly limited and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Produced in gallery quality, it brings the substance of 200 years of photographic history to your wall – not as a poster, but as an edition that lasts.

Related Collections

Anyone interested in the aesthetics of the medium will find more in the Black and White Art collection or among the Evergreens. An overview of all thematic collections is available on the LUMAS Collections page.