What is Fine Art Photography?

[AndyStevens]

And Cathus wins the 'nutshell' prize - pretty spot on I think

[pburness]

This is the official explanation from wikipedia;
Fine art photography refers to photographs that are created in accordance with the creative vision of the photographer as artist. Fine art photography stands in contrast to photojournalism, which provides visual support for stories, mainly in the print media, and commercial photography, the primary focus of which is to sell products or services.


But I'm with Andy, Cathus is probably closer to reality....

Phil

[James Blonde]

For what its worth, I don't think "Fine Art Photography" is a genre, but a method of displaying and marketing it.

[AndyStevens]

Saw this quote on the side of a van this morning;

'if it sells, it's art'

so if we take this and add a word or two;

'if it sells for a lot, it's fine art'