ByAlain Briot  The use of the term art medium is, to say the least, misleading, for it is the artist that creates a work of art not the medium. It is the artist in photography that gives form to content by a distillation of ideas, thought, experience, insight and understanding. Edward Steichen   1 - Introduction So far in this series we have looked at the importance of vision and at what a fine art photograph consists of. Another element of visionary photography is the presence of a well-written artist statement. In this essay we are going to look first at what is an artist statement and second at the elements that can help us craft an effective artist statement. 2 - What is an artist statement ? An artist statement is a text in which you describe your vision. Doing so allows you to express with words what you cannot explain with photographs. Using both words and photographs together is an effective way of sharing your vision with your audience. Your art...