Conceptual Photography: 50 Beautiful Examples

Conceptual photography is an art of getting your ‘concept’ across the mind of the viewer using just the contents of a photograph. It is a genre of photography where a photographer puts various things in the scenery so that his idea or concept becomes clear to perceive. Most of the times, computers are used for blending various objects into a photograph, but many photographers just use what is available to them. Some photographers just make sure that everything they need in the photograph is already available tangibly to them in the scene, while others put the object in-place using PhotoShop or other similar tools. Whatever the technique, conceptual photography is known to be one of the most creative genre of photography. Partly because it is harder as compared to other genres, but mostly because it takes a lot of time and patience to get that perfect conceptual shot.

Conceptual photography makes healthy use of graphical symbols to represent ideas, movements, moods, anything and everything that the photographer might want to include in the message of their photograph. Symbols with strong, well-established connotations are usually used, from racy red lipstick to a bleeding heart, shamrocks and clovers to a green dollar bill.

We were able to collect as many beautiful shots of conceptual photograph as possible. The conceptual photographs don’t fail at what they were taken for, that is getting the photographer’s concept across the mind of viewers.

Air Guitar by Dylan Kitchener

Anorexia by Aanty Ago

Public Privacy Christoph Hessel

AnnTena by Alexander Gubin

I miss you, by Alice.

Indifference Dave Nitsche

Smoking Kills by Bugs22

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Roll the Dice by Abel Tonkens

Almost… Conceptual Photo by Kelc

A Creative Mess by Austin

If I were French by Victoriano

For the love of film by FangedFem

Walking on the Clouds by Gilad

God’s Canvas by Delacorr

Caffeine Fix by Dave Nitsche

Watch by Andre Arment

Reborn by A. Madestra W.

Conceptual by NurNurIch

Brainstorm by Davenit

A_Love_for_the_Arts_by_Delacorr

Shyness by Alin Petrus

My Friends by Chibatullah

Silent Morning by Andre Arment

Take a bath by Andre Arment

Trauma by Clyde Beamer

You Are Sunshine, You Are Rain by Ben Heine

HotWok – A Rusted Flash in the Pan by Colmar Wocke

Flying on the Rooftops Jennifer

Oops… Conceptual Photo by Hardibudi

Please Talk To Me Again by Ario Wibisono

Horeee Dapat by Nico Fredia

Expanding the horizons of imagination by Monique

Cold Souls Window Codrin Lupei

Balloon by Melanie Liebig

Energy-Man-and-Nature-Connected

Fork Off by Icarus ica

Ice Cream Cloud by Meppol

Optimal Solution by Mebbel

Toksik Love George Gradinaru

Painfull Christopher Stanczyk

Equal by Mustafa Celikel

Black sheep by Spin360

Light my fire by Meppol

Love by LadyBirdM

Love Gamble by TheOne85Ca

The Next Soldier by A. Madestra. W

Racism… Conceptual Photography by AksdaReflection.

Changes Cup by Clare Zamith

Hanging from Shadow by ForgottenX

Sleepwalkers by SmallVillian

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