A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

50 leading international galleries from 20 countries will exhibit at Photo Shanghai – Andy Warhol offered David LaChappelle his first job as a photographer at Interview Magazine. Death by a Hamburger (2001) shown above, is an example of LaChappelle's surreal and often humorous aesthetic.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

David Drebin, Dreams of Hong Kong, 2009 – American photographer David Drebin often stages mysterious femme fatales against cinematic backdrops.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Ormond Gigli, Girls in the Windows, 1960 – American photographer Ormond Gigli's work during the 1950's graced the covers of Life, Time, and the Saturday Evening Post. His signature photograph, "Girls in the Windows" was shot in 1960. Gigli sought to immortalize a brownstone slated for demolition. He posed 43 women, including his own wife on the crumbling window sills.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Chen-chi Chang, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, 2008 – This photo appeared in Taiwan-born photographer Chien-Chi Chang's book Jet Lag -- a series of black and white images interpreting the odd space found between worlds and the subsequent feeling of disconnect, in travel.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Nick Veasey, Lanvin Dress, 2011 – Nick Veasey is a British photographer and filmmaker who creates spectral photos using x-ray imaging techniques.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Terry O'Neill, Brigitte Bardot, 1971 – O'Neill's work photographing fashions, styles and celebrities, particularly during the 1960s, is widely-acclaimed. Shots like this one, of Brigitte Bardot smoking a cigar, have become iconic.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Giovanni Gastel, Untitled (Parrot), 2008 – Italian photographer Giovanni Gastel has worked for major fashion publications. He's known to incorporate surreal and experimental imagery in his photos.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Chen Qiulin, The Empty City No. 4, 2012 – Chen Qiulin is an up-and-coming Chinese artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans photography, performance, video, installation and sculpture. The Empty City is a work addressing the consequences of China's rapid urbanization.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Christy Lee Rogers, Lightness of Being, 2012 – Hawaii-born visual artist, Christy Lee Rogers photographs her subjects underwater. Fabric, colors, light, models, and movement work together to create images that resemble Baroque paintings.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Julie Blackmon, Wicker Swing, 2008 – American photographer Julie Blackmon's photos often address the theme of family dynamics. Blackmon's images are both fictional and auto-biographical, and her work often explores fantastic elements found in the seemingly mundane.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Vik Muniz, Crane, 2012 – This photo was created by Brazilian visual artist and photographer Vik Muniz. He is known for making drawings out of unusual materials, which in the past have included chocolate syrup, diamonds and garbage. Muniz created this image by assembling hundreds of thousands of paper cranes made by children around the world to commemorate the victims of the 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Yang Fudong, The Light That I Feel 1, 2014 – Yang Fudong is a moving-image artist from Beijing. "The Light That I feel 1" is a still capturing the soft light of a Norwegian summer.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Elliott Erwitt, New York, 1999 – Ellliott Erwitt is a prolific Russian-American documentary photographer. His images portray everyday subjects that are candidly caught in ironic or absurd moments.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Erwin Olaf, Grief, Caroline Portrait, 2007 – For his series Grief, photographer Erwin Olaf was heavily influenced by photos of John F. Kennedy and his family, as well as glamorous women in post-war America. In Grief, Olaf stages moments that show subjects enduring sorrow with graceful poise.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Hiroshi Yamazaki, Heliography 01,1978 – Japanese photographer Hiroshi Yamazaki captures the sun, sea and horizon, using long-exposure photography.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Aku Lumi, Garden No. 14, 2013 – Japanese artist Aki Lumi works in photography as well drawing and drafting. His Garden series is comprised of 100 works that represent his ideal garden. The photos are composite images of real and imaginary forests, jungles and plants.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Rene Burri, Horse Pool and House by Luis Barragan, San Bristobal, Mexico, 1976 – Swiss photographer Rene Burri captures Cuadra San Cristobal, an architectural masterpiece in light and form by Pritzker Prize-winning Mexican architect, Luis Barragan.

A sneak peek to Photo Shanghai, Asia's first international art fair dedicated to photography

Willy Rizzo, Salvafor Dali, Loupes, Paris, 1949 – This photo of Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dali was shot by Italian photographer Willy Rizzo. Rizzo worked for the French publication, Paris Match and photographed celebrities such as Audrey Hepburn, Gene Kelly, Pablo Picasso and Marilyn Monroe.