What is fine art photography - presentation and workshop with Don Munro

7:40pm, Wed, 4 Feb 2026

Type of event:	Presentation
Start time:	7:40pm
Duration:	2 hours
Venue:	Lindfield Uniting Church Hall Cnr Pacific Highway & Provincial Rd Lindfield.
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Description:	Image by Janice Gursanscky What is fine art photography? Don Munro will outline the nature of such photos, which use subject matter, composition and lighting amongst others to convey emotions and ideas". Fine art photography is unlike snapshots which are descriptive or records, photojournalism which is narrative and objective, commercial photography which is persuasive - fine art is personal and expressive and typically has high aesthetic values. It can include landscapes, still life, architecture and portraits. Historical and Contemporary examples of fine art photography include: Pictorialists (the first photographers creating fine art photography), Surrealists, Conceptual photographers (such as Cindy Sherman) and Contemporary photographers (such as Jenny Fine). This workshop will explore what fine art photography is and what steps we need to take to (i) develop ideas and stories and (ii) convert them into visual form. Don Munro is leading this presentation and workshop and will incorporate the concept ‘the beauty of decay,’ one of our competition topics, into the workshop.