Ever since photography was first invented, the argument has been consistent – is it classed as a fine art? The first question that should actually be considered is: What do people define as fine art? The dictionary definition suggests it is:

“The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.”

This quite formal view of fine art contains three elements:

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