Conceptual Photography Explained

The best explanation of ‘Conceptual Photography’ ever (with examples). Quoting from the site -

“With billions of images being made each year, serious photographers have become increasingly challenged to create something different. The market for ‘fine art’ photographs is no longer satisfied with scenes of nature or expressive portraits. In many cases it is necessary to build an entire tableau in the studio and then photograph this to express the innermost thoughts of the artist.

As a practitioner of the school of ‘show what is in front of the camera’ photography I have felt increasing left out of latest trends. Recent shows have displayed over-sized images, images printed on special papers, images made with esoteric processing techniques, images made with inferior equipment, or images illustrating the ennui of our present condition.

To spark my creativity and to enable me to participate in this world of trendy ‘fine art’ photography I set myself the task of doing something that no photographer has ever done before. I think my breakthrough as described below is just such an earthshaking artistic event.

This page is my first attempt into what I am calling ‘conceptual photography’. Because of the difficulties in making these types of images I am restricting this first public display to just three examples.”

If topic of conceptual photography interests you in any way, then this is a ‘must see’ page.

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