Yana Skakun
Cambridge · Fine Art Photography
Fine Art Photographer
Cambridge
Museum-quality fine art photography — limited edition archival prints created with intention, craft, and a deep understanding of light. Personal projects, portraiture and collectible photography.
About Fine Art Photography
Photography Made to Be Lived With
Fine art photography is the practice of making photographs that exist as art objects — conceived with a specific intention, produced in limited editions, printed on museum-quality archival materials, and designed to be collected and displayed.
Based in Cambridge, I work on fine art photography commissions alongside my wider practice in weddings, families, and events. Cambridge itself — its colleges, its light, its history, its particular atmosphere of intellectual beauty — is a constant creative influence and an extraordinary location for fine art work.
Whether you are looking for a fine art portrait, a personal project realised as a limited edition series, or a single large-format print of extraordinary quality, I approach every fine art commission with the same level of care, intentionality, and craft.
The Practice
What Fine Art Photography Means
Fine art photography is defined by intention, process, and materiality — the belief that a photograph can be a work of art, not merely a record.
Intention Before the Shutter
Fine art photography begins before the camera is raised. Every element of the image — light, location, colour palette, composition, subject — is considered and chosen. Nothing in a fine art photograph is accidental. The final image is visualised before it is made.
The Photograph as Object
A fine art photograph exists as a physical object: a large-format archival print on cotton rag paper, limited in edition, signed and numbered. The digital file is the means of production; the print is the work. I work exclusively with laboratory printers capable of producing gallery-quality output.
Light as Medium
In fine art photography, light is not merely illumination — it is the primary creative material. I scout locations meticulously, return at the golden hour or blue hour, and wait for light of quality. Much of fine art photography is the practice of patient attention.
Narrative and Concept
The best fine art photographs exist within a context — a series, a narrative, a concept that gives the individual image meaning beyond its surface content. When I work on personal fine art projects, I think in sequences and bodies of work, not isolated images.
Portfolio
Fine Art Photography Portfolio
Limited Edition Prints
Archival Fine Art Prints
All fine art prints are produced on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm cotton rag paper using pigment inkjet (Giclée) printing. Rated for 100+ years. Signed, numbered, certificated.
A3 — 29.7 × 42 cm
Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm
Edition of 25
From £120
A2 — 42 × 59.4 cm
Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm
Edition of 15
From £220
A1 — 59.4 × 84.1 cm
Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm
Edition of 10
From £380
60 × 90 cm
Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm
Edition of 5
From £580
Custom sizes and papers available on request. All prints couriered flat in protective packaging.
Sessions & Commissions
Fine Art Photography Packages
Fine Art Portrait Session
£350
2 hours
- ✓Pre-session consultation and location scouting
- ✓2-hour directed portrait session
- ✓15 fully edited digital files
- ✓3 files prepared for fine art printing
- ✓One A3 fine art print included
- ✓Online print shop access for additional prints
Personal Project Commission
£650
Half day
- ✓Conceptual development session
- ✓Half-day photography (4 hours)
- ✓30 fully edited digital files
- ✓10 files prepared for fine art printing
- ✓Two A2 fine art prints included
- ✓Project narrative statement
- ✓Edition certificate for all prints
Fine Art Series Commission
£1,200
Full day
- ✓Full concept development and planning
- ✓Full-day photography (8 hours)
- ✓60 fully edited digital files
- ✓20 images prepared for fine art printing
- ✓Choice of four prints up to A1
- ✓Series narrative and artist statement
- ✓Framing consultation available
- ✓Edition certificates for all prints
All commissions begin with a free consultation. Bespoke pricing available for large-scale projects.
Questions
Fine Art Photography FAQ
What makes your photography 'fine art' rather than just high-quality photography?
Fine art photography is defined by intention and context rather than technical quality alone. My fine art work is created with a specific artistic concept in mind, produced in limited editions, printed on museum-quality archival papers, and exists as a physical collectible object. The process begins with a concept and ends with a tangible print — not a digital file. Commercial and wedding photography, however excellent, is created to serve a functional purpose; fine art photography is created to exist as art.
What papers and printing process do you use for fine art prints?
I print exclusively on Hahnemühle Photo Rag papers — archival cotton rag papers used by galleries and museums worldwide, acid-free and rated for 100+ years without fading under normal indoor display conditions. Prints are produced by specialist fine art laboratories using pigment inkjet printing (Giclée), which produces a tonal range and colour accuracy that conventional photography printing cannot match. Each print is individually inspected before delivery.
Are prints signed, numbered and certificated?
Yes — all limited edition prints are signed, numbered within their edition, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity stating the image title, edition number, paper specification, and print dimensions. This documentation is essential for collecting and for any future resale or gallery exhibition.
Can you photograph a specific concept or series I have in mind?
Absolutely — this is the work I find most creatively rewarding. If you have a concept, a narrative, a personal story or an artistic idea you would like to realise as a fine art photography project, I would love to talk. Personal project commissions begin with a consultation session to develop the concept, and then proceed to a photography session and printing. They make extraordinary gifts for significant birthdays, anniversaries, retirements, or simply for living with beautiful art.
Do you work in colour or black and white?
Both. The choice depends entirely on the concept. Some images are fundamentally about colour — the specific palette of a Cambridge garden in late summer light, for instance. Others — particularly emotionally intense portraits, architectural studies and documentary work — are stronger in monochrome. I discuss this during the pre-session consultation and we agree the approach before shooting. Some series combine both.
Can fine art prints be framed and how do you recommend displaying them?
All prints are supplied unmounted and unframed to allow maximum flexibility in framing choice. I recommend framing with archival materials — acid-free mount board, UV-protective glass (ideally museum glass), and a frame depth that does not allow the glass to touch the print surface. I work with a Cambridge framer who specialises in fine art photography and can provide introductions. For very large prints, acrylic face-mounting (Diasec) is an alternative worth considering.
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