A definition of Fine art photography would define the style as photographic artwork produced in accordance with the artist’s vision, also referred to as artistic photography.
Fine art most effectively expresses the photographer’s emotions and aesthetic vision. It is an artistic work rather than merely a picture taken with a camera.
Up until 1960, photography was hardly acknowledged as fine art in the UK. In some governmental circles in the USA, photography is publicly acknowledged as Fine art.
Since roughly 1980, printing technology has advanced, making the reproduction of a photographer’s fine art prints in a limited-edition book increasingly appealing to collectors.
Both digital and analog cameras may be used to make fine art photography. Some traditional fine art photographers don’t employ digital methods or post-production editing.