Not everyone that likes photos is going to start a collection – but if you’re in the market, here are some useful tips to be sure your purchases are worth the price you are paying.

5 Essential Tips for Collecting Photography

There is a difference between an image-say, the photographer’s JPEG file-and the print. Individual images are issued in an edition, which is the artist’s binding statement as to how many prints of that image will be made, said Himes. “One thing people get hung up on is, what’s the “original” photograph?”