Photographs

News and stories about photographs in Getty’s collections and exhibitions

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The Man Who Photographed Ghosts

A black and white photograph of a man sitting in a chair with a "ghost" behind him.

Ghost photographer William H. Mumler duped the rich, profited, and got sued

The Personal, Political Photography of Ishiuchi Miyako

A young Japanese woman and man sit together, facing the camera, in a small apartment.

A rare photographic view into women’s history in post-war Japan

Capturing the Feeling of the Ocean on Paper

How an artist-scientist uses cyanotypes to inspire a love of marine life

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  1. Photography Testing, Testing, One, Two, Three

    Four women wearing dresses and bonnets sit around a small table in a garden, next to trees and a high stone wall

    How we decided whether it was safe to display 150-year-old photos

    Apr 17, 2024

  2. The 19th-Century Selfie Pioneer

    Two images side by side; both are photographs of a man standing in a garden surrounded by tools and plants

    Before Instagram influencers, there was Hippolyte Bayard

    Apr 09, 2024

  3. Hippolyte Bayard: A Persistent Pioneer

    A sepia-toned photograph of a man standing in front of a gridded trellis with gardening tools to his left. He leans on a rain barrel.

    Exhibition presents an extraordinarily rare opportunity to view some of Bayard’s highly fragile photographs dating from the 1840s

    Apr 04, 2024

  4. Nineteenth-Century Photography Now

    A photograph of an ocean view.

    Explore historical photography through a contemporary lens

    Apr 02, 2024

  5. 25 Teen Photographers Win Getty’s Unshuttered Open Call

    A young boy stands in a beam of light.

    Photographers will receive a prize package that includes an online gallery showcasing their work and an exclusive visit to Getty Center

    Mar 26, 2024

  6. New Book Provides Career Overview of Iconic LA–Based Artist Uta Barth

    Uta Barth book cover

    Including many previously unpublished early works, this lavishly illustrated monograph examines both how and what we see

    Mar 20, 2024

  7. Rare Photographs Showcased in First English-Language Volume on Hippolyte Bayard

    Hippolyte Bayard and the Invention of Photography book cover

    This new Getty title delves into the oeuvre of a pioneering, yet often overlooked, French photographer

    Mar 20, 2024

  8. Grete Stern’s Weird World of Dreams

    A woman in a blouse, skirt, and heels clambers up a rocky cliffside to escape ocean waves.

    Images from a 1940s pulp magazine are a surreal peek into the female subconscious

    Mar 13, 2024

  9. Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae

    A black and white photograph of a woman singing into a microphone

    Do you know this seven-time Grammy nominee?

    Mar 12, 2024

  10. How to Download Art for Free

    Photograph of figure standing backwards, in front of a painting depicting blue Irises

    Love Vincent van Gogh’s Irises? You’re in luck.

    Feb 01, 2024