C&T Publications Eye on Fine Art Photography - July 2015 | Page 15

FAP - Fine Art Photography

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By Dennis Nikols
Fine art photography (FAP) refers to photographs that are made in the creative vision of the
photographer as an artist. Fine art photography generally stands in contrast to photojournalism,
which is a visual account of news events or a record of things, places and people. Commercial
photography, the primary focus of which is to advertise products or services, is generally held
apart from fine art as well. That said in my experience the commercial and journalistic often slops
over into fine art.
If one reviews the history of photography it quickly become clear that well made image
narratives, produced for journalistic or commercial purposes, frequently become objects of art.
Often but not always this transitio