Fine Art Photography

What is Fine Art Photography and what kind of photography can be considered as Fine Art? Many friends and/or people I get to know ask me these questions. Well, good subject for a first post :)

Bad news. There is not a standard and universally accepted definition of Fine Art Photography.
The photograph is considered Fine Art when the photographer creates a picture that matches his creative vision, successfully telling the story the artist needed told. Fine art photographs are often one of a kind.

As the years progressed, photographers and technology changed the way pictures are taken. So too has society’s perception changed regarding what is considered fine art. Thus photography that is fine art is now decided upon by each individual and what that person considers to be beautiful. It is the photographer and the beholder of the picture that decide if the photo is treasure or trash.

(image credits:The Ansel Adams Gallery)

The photographer Ansel Adams is often referenced as a pioneer in Fine Art Photography. His photographs are legends and some of his classics include Mt. McKinley, Wonder Lake (top left), Half Dome, Merced River, Winter (top right), Rose and Driftwood (middle left), Jeffery Pine Sentinel Dome (bottom left) and Moon and Half Dome (bottom right.) He was a huge activist for the environment and the wilderness.