Value in Photographic Art

As a relatively young medium, photography has struggled to take its rightful place in the art world, shouldering in alongside painting, sculpture, and other older and more established forms.

Perhaps anticipating the debate, in the mid-19th century Henry David Thoreau famously said, "It's not what you look at, it's what you see." Seeing in a very specific and deeply personal way is how art is created. The photographic work of art is not a mirror image of a certain subject; it is the emotional, intellectual, and creative response of the artist to that subject.

In the words of Ansel Adams, "To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities of nature and humanity, which live or are latent in all things."

When you are purchasing fine art photography, it helps to have as much information as possible, for along with artistic merit; it is the artists' personal vision and other intangible qualities that add value to your investment. I invite you to take the time to familiarize yourself with the collection, with the stories behind the creation of the images, and with the background knowledge, personal experience, and sense of mission I bring to the art of photography.