[Leica] What is the definition of "Fine Art Photography"?

Philippe photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com
Thu May 27 12:45:34 PDT 2021


Might be, and surely is Douglas.

But nonetheless the type of print I would collect :-)

Amities

Philippe



> Le 27 mai 2021 à 17:48, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> a écrit :
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> 
> I don't think that photo is of a French location, as it looks like the Glenfinnan viaduct in Scotland at a guess, Philippe.
> Mind you, I haven't been there, but Harry Potter and those trips to the cinema with my youngest.....
> 
> Douglas
> 
> On 27/05/2021 15:28, Philippe via LUG wrote:
>> I’d just replace «  has to be explained «  by «requires some knowledge of the background by the viewer, and some thought by the same »
>> 
>> Other than that, it may also refer to even documentary photos that have aged well, i.e. that, seen from a distance, look like time-capsules.
>> 
>> I often have in mind those photos of railway bridges and sceneries that decorated the train cars of my youth. These adverts then looked pretty dull to everyone. But I’d be very happy to have a collection of them today.
>> E.g. https://fr.dreamstime.com/train-vapeur-pont-voûte-noir-blanc-image103300702
>> 
>>  Amities
>> 
>> Philippe
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>>> Le 27 mai 2021 à 06:14, Doug Herr via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
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>>> My definition - which I expect is not widely accepted - is photography that has to be explained to be understood.
>>> 
>>> Doug Herr
>>> Birdman of Sacramento
>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com <http://www.wildlightphoto.com/>
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>>>> On May 26, 2021, at 6:58 PM, Stasys Petravicius via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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