Culture: Photography / Global
Snap decisions
Far from being diminished by the ubiquity and ephemerality of digital snaps and smartphone shots, sales of physical photographs are at a higher level than ever. Here, we turn our focus to the art and act of photography collection, meeting gallerists, enthusiasts and auctioneers across the world.
For the global photography market, 2023 was a record year in terms of sales volume. But there was a catch: the total value of those sales was $62.4m (€57.4m), marking a fall from 2022. Though the market is active, the sector’s buyers don’t necessarily have the deepest pockets. For many, photography offers an entry point to art collecting.
In a world where we can take and view images with a tap of a finger on a smartphone, what does it say about the medium that we continue to collect and surround ourselves with photographs? What makes the snapshots…
