We carefully select photography submissions made by reputable and recognised photographers of the 20th century to the emerging talent of the 21st century to maintain high-quality and authenticity standards. We only accept authentic photographic works valued at €75 or more. Our experts review every submission to ensure bidders find rare, significant, and collectible pieces.

Follow these guidelines to maximise your chances of a successful sale.

What we accept

We’re looking for authentic, high-quality photographic works that appeal to serious collectors. To be accepted, your object must:

For all submissions:

• Fall within our accepted categories:
  • Original photographs or photomechanical prints from the 20th or 21st century
  • Limited edition prints (in low quantity, in line with the photographer's profile)
  • Vintage press photographs marked or stamped prior to the 1990s
  • Photographs clearly attributed to the photographer (signed, imprinted, or stamped)
• Be authentic and in good condition
• Be clearly signed, stamped or documented in catalogues, books or other publications
• Meet the minimum expected value of €75
   (You can combine objects in one submission to meet this threshold)

For recognised 20th century photographers:

• Made by a photographer that can be found in one of the following reference catalogues:
  • http://pic.nypl.org/
  • https://rkd.nl/en/
  • http://www.getty.edu/art/photographs/
  • http://data.bnf.fr/
  • “The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Photography” by N.Herschdorfer 
  • ‘’The Photograph Collector’s Guide’’ by Lee D. Witkin & Barbara London

For emerging 21st century photographers:

• Made by a photographer that:

  • has their own professional website

  • has academic accreditation in photography (min. BA)

  • (if self-taught) has  a reputable list of exhibitions or awards, or is represented by a distinguished gallery

What increases your chances of approval:

• Photographs by listed, historically significant, or culturally recognised photographers (see the list of desired photographers at the end of the guidelines)
• Objects with provenance and documentation (e.g. publication references, agency stamps)
• Vintage* and period** press images and promotional photographs prints

*Vintage: printed in the year or very close to the year the photograph was taken 

**Period prints: dating around decade after the event (e.g. photographed in 1961 with the print made in 1969)

📌 Examples of accepted objects: 

What we do not accept

To keep our auctions high-quality and trustworthy, we do not accept:

• Unsigned, unstamped, or undocumented prints
• Hobby or amateur photography without artistic or historical value
• AI-generated photography without photographic merit 
• Print-on-demand works or digital-only versions
• Single photomechanical reproductions taken from low value books or high volume portfolios, unless the individual value of a single print is over €75
• Unofficial reprints with no verifiable provenance (e.g. photographer estate, heirs, gallery)
• Books, portfolios, open edition prints still widely available on the market
• Printer proofs or low-value photomechanical reproductions
• Underage photographs and pornographic photographs
  
  

📌 Examples of rejected objects:

Getting your submission ready

1. Fill in all the details and write a clear description

When you submit an object, you’ll see fields to guide you in providing the right information, e.g. photographer, title, edition, year, etc. These fields ensure your listing is clear, searchable, and easy for bidders to understand.

Note: To determine condition, we use the PASS-CO Grading System:

• Original State (OS) – A photograph in the condition of its original manufacture
• Extremely Fine (EF) – A photograph that shows no wear, corners are complete and as issued, but emulsion may have minimal surface losses 
• Very Fine (VF) – A photograph that shows very minimal wear
• Fine (F) – A photograph that shows some wear
• Good (G) – A worn photograph
• Poor (P) – An extremely worn and damaged photograph 

Please also use the object description field to share:

• Photographer background and artistic relevance
• Full details about edition, signature, printing process, and provenance
• What is included/not included (e.g. framing, certification)
• If the object has any flaws or condition issues

Tip: The more detail you provide, the easier it is for bidders to understand the value of your object – and the more likely it is to sell. Find here more tips on how to write a clear, accurate description. 

📌 Examples of a well-written description:

"Silver gelatin print by Mary Ellen Mark, signed on reverse, printed in 1990, titled 'Amanda and her cousin Amy'. Comes with a certificate from Howard Greenberg Gallery." 

2. Great photos matter

Photos are the first thing bidders see – so make them count! We recommend including at least 5 high-quality images that clearly show the condition and details of your object. This helps bidders make informed decisions and increases your chances of a successful sale.

Your photos should include:

For all submissions:

• Full front image including all edges
• Cropped front without frame
• Full back image including all edges
• Close-ups of signature, stamp, edition number, dates, annotations
• Detail shots of materials and any condition flaws

For grouped submissions:

• Group photos and individual shots

Tip: Use a plain light-coloured background, ensure the photo is well-lit and in focus, and avoid flash or colour filters. Never show the object being held or placed in a fictional background. Find here more tips on how to take professional photos.

📌 Examples of good vs. bad photos:

3. Additional proof of authenticity

We pay extra attention to ensure authenticity of high-value or signed photographic works to protect bidders and ensure a trustworthy marketplace.

For high-value objects (€500+):
We may request additional verification before approval:

✔ Proof of provenance (e.g. gallery invoice, certificate)

✔ High-resolution images of markings and condition

✔ Ownership documentation (if applicable)

For signed or limited edition works:

✔ Must include an authentic signature, stamp, or imprinted mark

✔ Other proof (e.g. inclusion in published catalogue) may also be accepted

X No unsigned or undocumented prints unless value and provenance can be demonstrated

Age Verification

Photographic works may include mature content and be subject to age restrictions in certain countries. As the seller, you are responsible for following all applicable laws in your country and the buyer’s, including any required age verification at delivery. Confirm with your shipping provider that an adult signature or equivalent age check can be applied where legally required.

Ready to sell? List your photography today

Selling with us is free – commission is only applied if your object sells.

Follow these guidelines to maximise your chances of success.

Register as a seller and submit your photographic works for auction now.

Examples of desired photographers

Albania

• Gjon Mili

Argentina

• Horacio Coppola
• Sara Facio
• Esteban Gonnet
• Annemarie Heinrich
• Alejandro Kuropatwa
• Adriana Lestido
• Marcos Lopez
• Alessandra Sanguinetti
• Grete Stern

Australia

• Brassington
• Harold Cazneaux
• Max Dupain
• Bill Henson
• Petrina Hicks
• Frank Hurley
• Russell James
• Charles Kerry
• Peter Lik
• Tracey Moffat
• Charles Page
• Trent Parke
• Wolfgang Sievers
• Ian Wallace
• Anne Zahalka Pata

Austria

• Herbert Bayer
• Andreas Bitesnich
• Wilhelm J. Burger
• Ernst Haas
• Alexander Hammid
• Gottfried Helnwein
• Edith Tudor-Hart
• Dora Kallmus
• Lisette Model
• Inge Morath
• Baron Raimund von Stillfried
• Erwin Wurm
  
  

Belgium

• Jean-Marie Bottequin
• Dirk Braeckman
• Martine Franck
• Harry Gruyaert
• Carl de Keyzer
• Marc Lagrange
• Eugène Lemaire
• Marcel Mariën
• Koen van Mechelen
• Filip Naudts
• Stefan Vanfleteren

Brazil

• Marc Ferrez
• Vik Muniz
• Caio Reisewitz
• Sebastião Salgado

Canada

• Bryan Adams
• Roy Arden
• George Barker
• Edward Burtynsky
• Geneviève Cadieux
• Yousuf Karsh
• Arnaud Maggs
• Richard Maynard
• Raphael Mazzucco
• Julie Moos
• Freeman Patterson
• Robert Polidori
• Floria Sigismondi
• Sam Tata
• Larry Towell
• Jeff Wall
• Brian Wood

China

• Liu Bolin
• Wanimal

Cuba

• Alberto Korda

Czech Republic

• František Drtikol
• Jaromir Funke
• Rudolf Koppitz
• Josef Koudelka
• Antonín Kratochvíl
• Rudolf Franz Lehnert
• Markéta Luskačová
• Karel Plicka
• Jan Saudek
• Jindřich Štreit
• Josef Sudek
• Miroslav Tichý
• Josef Větrovský

Denmark

• Per Bak Jensen
• Krass Clement
• Kristen Feilberg
• Jan Grarup
• Keld Helmer-Petersen
• Jesper Høm
• Kirsten Klein
• Astrid Kruse Jensen
• Anton Melbye
• Jacob Riis
• Jacob Aue Sobol

Ecuador

• Hugo Cifuentes

Ethiopia

• Aida Muluneh

Finland

• Ismo Hölttö
• Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen

France

• Olympe Aguado
• Hippolyte Arnoux
• Yann Arthus-Bertrand
• Eugène Atget
• Edouard Baldus
• Bruno Barbey
• Jean Baudrillard
• Hippolyte Bayard
• Auguste-Rosalie Bisson
• Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard
• Félix Bonfils
• Edouard Boubat
• Alexandra Boulat
• Jean-Christian Bourcart
• Guy Bourdin
• Marcel Bovis
• Bruno Braquehais
• Brassaï
• Adolphe Braun
• Denis Brihat
• Jean-Marc Bustamante
• Claude Cahun
• Sophie Calle
• Henri Cartier-Bresson
• Jean-Philippe Charbonnier
• Désiré Charnay
• Antoine Claudet
• Lucien Clergue
• Denise Colomb
• Paul de Cordon
• Jules Gervais-Courtellemont
• Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre
• Luc Delahaye
• Patrick Demarchelier
• André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
• Robert Doisneau
• Pierre Dubreuil
• Maxime Du Camp
• Jean Louis Marie Eugène Durieu
• Denise Colomb
• Bernard Faucon
• Gerard Pietrus Fieret
• Fernand Fonssagrives
• Auguste François
• Léon Gimpel
• Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey
• André Giroux
• Olivier Grunewald
• Emile Gsell
• Laure Albin Guillot
• Raoul Hausmann
• Florence Henri
• Jacques Henri Lartigue
• Lucien Hervé
• Jules Itier
• Pierre Jahan
• Jean-François Jonvelle
• Francois Kollar
• Marc Lagrange
• Gustave Le Gray
• Henri Le Secq
• Auguste and Louis Lumière
• Benedicte Van der Maar
• Pascal Meunier
• Jean-Baptiste Mondino
• Jean Moral
• Nadar
• Nicéphore Niépce
• Orlan
• Gilles Peress
• Bernard Plossu
• Constant Puyo

Germany

• Christian von Alvensleben
• Dieter Appelt
• Walter Ballhause
• Uta Barth
• Bernd and Hilla Becher
• Hans Bellmer
• Henning von Berg
• Sibylle Bergemann
• Ruth Bernhard
• Peter Bialobrzeski
• Ilse Bing
• Karl Blossfeldt
• Anna and Bernhard Blume
• Anton Bruehl
• Max Burchartz
• Alfred Eisenstaedt
• Franz Fiedler
• Gisèle Freund
• Wilhelm von Gloeden
• Franz Grainer
• Andreas Gursky
• John Gutmann
• Esther Haase
• Harald Hauswald
• Heinz Hajek Halke
• Fritz Henle
• Hannah Höch
• Candida Hofer
• Heinrich Hoffmann
• Lotte Jacobi
• Clemens Kalischer
• Germaine Krull
• Heinrich Kühn
• Karl Lagerfeld
• Ernst Heinrich Landrock
• Peter Leibing
• Peter Lindbergh
• Herbert List
• Loretta Lux
• Hans Namuth
• Helmut Newton
• Heinz von Perckhammer
• Walter Peterhans
• Michael Poliza
• Guglielmo Plüschow
• Albert Renger-Patzsch
• Leni Riefenstahl
• Michael Ruetz
• Thomas Ruff
• Erich Salomon
• August Sander
• Michael Schmidt
• Stefanie Schneider
• Friedrich Seidenstücker
• Katharina Sieverding
• Giorgio Sommer
• Thomas Struth
• Juergen Teller
• Peter Thomann
• Elsa Thiemann
• Wolfgang Tillmans
• Herbert Tobias
• Ellen von Unwerth
• Chris von Wangenheim
• Michael Wolf

Greece

• Nikos Economopoulos
• Yannis Kontos
• Nelly's
• Lucas Samaras

Hong Kong

• Ho Fan

Hungary

• Brassaï
• Cornell Capa
• Robert Capa
• Zoltán Glass
• Lucien Hervé
• André Kertész
• László Moholy–Nagy
• Martin Munkácsi
• Nickolas Muray

Iceland

• Ragnar Axelsson

India

• Lala Deen Dayal
• Raghubir Singh

Indonesia

• Kassian Cephas

Iran

• Abbas
• Reza Deghati
• Manoocher Deghati
• Bahman Jalali
• Shirin Neshat
• Newsha Tavakolian
• Alfred Yaghobzadeh

Ireland

• Maeve Berry
• Bob Carlos Clarke

Israel

• Micha Bar-Am
• Nadav Kander
• Ziv Koren
• Alex Levac

Italy

• Fratelli Alinari
• Marco Anelli
• Olivo Barbieri
• Letizia Battaglia
• Gabriele Basilico
• Vanessa Beecroft
• Antonio Beato
• Felice Beato
• Gianni Berengo
• Antonio Bragaglia
• Giacomo Brogi
• Romano Cagnoni
• Luca Campigotto
• Giuseppe Cavalli
• Elio Ciol
• Yvonne De Rosa
• Adolfo Farsari
• Franco Fontana
• Piero Gemelli
• Luigi Ghirri
• Mario Giacomelli
• Mimmo Jodice
• Fosco Maraini
• Nino Migliori
• Tina Modotti
• Paolo Monti
• Ugo Mulas
• Giuseppe Palmas
• Dino Pedriati
• Paolo Pellegrin
• Valentino Petrelli
• Secondo Pia
• Franco Pinna
• Fulvio Roiter
• Paolo Roversi
• Ferdinando Scianna
• Francesco Scavullo
• Tazio Secchiaroli
• Vittorio Sella
• Enzo Sellerio
• Frederick Sommer
• Mario Sorrenti
• Oliviero Toscani
• Luigi Veronesi
• Massimo Vitali
• Vincenzo Laera

Netherlands

• Elspeth Diederix
• Willem Diepraam
• Rineke Dijkstra
• Desiree Dolron
• Charlotte Dumas
• Ed van der Elsken
• Ruud van Empel
• Gerard Fieret
• Carli Hermès
• Teun Hocks
• Rob Hornstra
• Ata Kando
• Johan van der Keuken
• Hendrik Kerstens
• Isidore van Kinsbergen
• Inez van Lamsweerde
• Frans Lanting
• Dana Lixenberg
• Bertien van Manen
• Hans van der Meer
• Hellen van Meene
• Vincent Mentzel
• Cas Oorthuys
• Erwin Olaf
• Carla van de Puttelaar

New Zealand

• Laurence Aberhart
• Mark Adams
• Brian Brake
• Marti Friedlander
• Robin Morrison
• Ans Westra

Pakistan

• Huma Mulji

Peru

• Martín Chambi
• Mario Testino

Poland

• Jan Bułhak
• Zbigniew Dłubak
• David Seymour
• Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
• Casimir Zagourski

Portugal

• Daniel Blaufuks
• José Manuel Rodrigues

Russia

• Alexey Brodovitch
• Dimitri Ermakov
• George Hoyningen-Huene
• Yevgeny Khaldei
• Sergei Lvovich Levitsky
• El Lissitzky
• Gueorgui

Singapore

• John Clang

Slovakia

• Irena Blühová

South Africa

• David Goldblatt
• Sam Haskins
• Pieter Hugo
• Alf Kumalo
• Michael Meyersfeld
• Santu Mofokeng
• Billy Monk
• Jürgen Schadeberg
• Guy Tillim

Spain

• Alberto Garcia Alix
• Colita
• Joan Colom
• José Ortiz-Echagüe
• Joan Fontcuberta
• Pere Formiguera
• Rafael Garzon
• Jean Laurent
• Ouka Leele
• Chema Madoz
• Isabel Muñoz
• Jose Villarubia
• Eugenio Recuenco
• Cristina García Rodero
• Alberto Schommer
• Eduardo Westerdahl

Sweden

• Lennart Nilsson
• Anders Petersen
• Oscar Gustave Rejlander

Switzerland

• Werner Bischof
• René Burri
• Robert Frank
• Helmar Lerski
• Pierre Rossier
• Didier Ruef
• Roman Signer

Taiwan

• Chien-Chi Chang

Turkey

• Ara Güler

Ukraine

• Boris Mikhailov

United Kingdom

• Fred Archer
• Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon ("Snowdon")
• Anna Atkins
• David Bailey
• Shirley Baker
• Alexander Bassano
• Richard Beard
• Cecil Beaton
• Francis Bedford
• George Beldam
• Harry Benson
• Richard Billingham
• John Blakemore
• Dorothy Bohm
• Henry Bond
• Samuel Bourne
• Jane Bown
• Bill Brandt
• Alfred Buckham
• John Bulmer
• Victor Burgin
• Larry Burrows
• Julia Margaret Cameron
• William Carrick
• Lewis Carroll
• Andrew Catlin
• Hugh Cecil
• George Davison
• Corinne Day
• John Deakin
• Hugh Welch Diamond
• Terence Donovan
• W. & D. Downey
• Peter Henry Emerson
• Roger Fenton
• Anna Fox
• Stuart Franklin
• John French
• Francis Frith
• Adam Fuss
• Alexander Gardner
• Fay Godwin
• Andy Goldsworthy
• Paul Graham
• David Hamilton
• Bert Hardy
• Sam Haskins
• Steve Hiett
• David Octavius Hill
• Alfred Horsley Hinton
• David Hockney
• Frederick Hollyer
• Robert Howlett
• David Hurn
• Charles Jones
• Philip Jones Griffiths
• Michael Kenna
• Chris Killip
• William Umpleby Kirk
• Gary Knight
• Nick Knight
• Jim Lee
• Patrick Lichfield
• Iain MacMillan
• Simon Marsden
• John Jabez Edwin Mayall
• Roger Mayne
• Angus McBean
• Linda McCartney
• Mary McCartney
• Don McCullin
• Donald Mennie
• Mert and Marcus
• Raymond Moore
• Eadweard Muybridge
• Graham Nash
• Jimmy Nelson
• William Notman
• Tim Page
• Richard Pare
• Norman Parkinson
• Martin Parr
• Rankin
• Tony Ray-Jones
• David Redfern
• Sophy Rickett
• Grace Robertson
• James Robertson
• Henry Peach Robinson
• George Rodger
• Horatio Ross
• William Saunders
• Charles Roscoe Savage
• Charles Shepherd
• Graham Smith
• Pennie Smith
• Humphrey Spender
• Chris Steele-Perkins
• John Stezaker
• Francis Meadow Sutcliffe
• Homer Sykes
• William Fox Talbot
• Sam Taylor-Wood
• John Thomson
• Linnaeus Tripe
• James Valentine
• Nick Waplington
• Patrick Ward
• Albert Watson
• George Washington Wilson
• John Muir Wood
• Walter B. Woodbury
• Yevonde

United States

• Slim Aarons
• Berenice Abbott
• Ansel Adams
• Eddie Adams
• Robert Adams
• Cris Alexander
• Diane Arbus
• David Armstrong
• Eve Arnold
• Richard Avedon
• John Baldessari
• Jamie Baldridge
• Lewis Baltz
• Tina Barney
• George Barris
• Lillian Bassman
• Charles Belden
• William A. Bell
• E. J. Bellocq
• Erwin Blumenfeld
• A. Aubrey Bodine
• Phil Borges
• Alice Boughton
• Margaret Bourke-White
• Mathew Brady
• Jim Brandenburg
• Marilyn Bridges
• Anne Brigman
• Mike Brodie
• Dan Budnik
• Wynn Bullock
• Christopher Burkett
• Harry Callahan
• Paul Caponigro
• Keith Carter
• Sarah Charlesworth
• William Christenberry
• Larry Clark
• William Claxton
• Alvin Langdon Coburn
• Lois Conner
• Linda Connor
• Martha Cooper
• Jeff Cowen
• Gregory Crewdson
• Ted Croner
• Imogen Cunningham
• Asahel Curtis
• Edward S. Curtis
• Louise Dahl-Wolfe
• Bruce Davidson
• Lynn Davis
• F. Holland Day
• Loomis Dean
• Roy DeCarava
• Joe Deal
• Jack Delano
• Philip-Lorca diCorcia
• John Dominis
• Jeff Dunas
• Dutton & Michaels
• Charles C. Ebbets
• Harold Eugene Edgerton
• John Paul Edwards
• William Eggleston
• Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr.
• Alfred Eisenstaedt
• Mitch Epstein
• Elliott Erwitt
• Walker Evans
• Louis Faurer
• James Fee
• Andreas Feininger
• George Fiske
• Leonard Freed
• Lee Friedlander
• Eva Fuka
• Ron Galella
• William Garnett
• Arnold Genthe
• Ralph Gibson
• Bruce Gilden
• Guy Gillette
• Steve Giovinco
• Frank Gohlke
• Anthony Goicolea
• Jim Goldberg
• Nan Goldin
• Greg Gorman
• John Gossage
• William P. Gottlieb
• Emmet Gowin
• Katy Grannan
• Herb Greene
• Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
• Jill Greenberg
• Lois Greenfield
• Bob Gruen
• Adelaide Hanscom
• Charles Harbutt
• Ron Haviv
• Masumi Hayashi
• Frank Jay Haynes
• William Heick
• Todd Hido
• John K. Hillers
• David Hilliard
• Lewis Hine
• Hiro
• Horst P. Horst
• Peter Hujar
• George Hurrell
• Walter Iooss
• Yasuhiro Ishimoto
• William Henry Jackson
• Alfred Cheney Johnston
• John S. Johnston
• Pirkle Jones
• Gertrude Käsebier
• Consuelo Kanaga
• David Michael Kennedy
• Darius Kinsey
• William Klein
• Karen Knorr
• George Krause
• Justine Kurland
• David LaChapelle
• Bob Lampert
• Dorothea Lange
• Clarence John Laughlin
• Alma Lavenson
• Lisa Law
• Russell Lee
• Annie Leibovitz
• Neil Leifer
• Herman Leonard
• Zoe Leonard
• Sherrie Levine
• David Levinthal
• Helen Levitt
• Jerome Liebling
• O. Winston Link
• George Platt Lynes
• Danny Lyon
• Vivian Maier
• Christopher Makos
• Sally Mann
• Robert Mapplethorpe
• Mary Ellen Mark
• Margrethe Mather
• Gordon Matta-Clark
• Will McBride
• Steve McCurry
• Laura McPhee
• Steven Meisel
• Susan Meiselas
• Jeff Mermelstein
• Joel Meyerowitz
• Duane Michals
• Lee Miller
• Richard Misrach
• Charles Moore
• Abelardo Morell
• Wright Morris
• Carl Mydans
• James Nachtwey
• Arnold Newman
• Nicholas Nixon
• Michael O'Brien
• Catherine Opie
• Timothy O'Sullivan
• Paul Outerbridge
• Bill Owens
• Gordon Parks
• Robert ParkeHarrison
• Irving Penn