The Value of Art

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Jessica Todd Harper: We can take care of our material needs in this world at times, but it's not enough for human flourishing. She says the best way to know about what is good and what is true is actually to get sorted on what is beautiful. Harper: In art these days, particularly because we're at this postmodern moment where people can't agree on what isbeautiful, then the value in art becomes what is most good,. What is most true? For more EconTalk episodes click here.

When everyone is carrying a camera in their pocket, what raises the act of taking pictures to the level of fine art photography? Jessica Todd Harper, the award-winning portrait photographer, says that it's equal parts mindset and technique--and lots of setting the stage to seize that perfect light. Listen as Harper speaks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her desire to capture the complexity of life in a single image, why family relationships and home life are her chosen subjects, and the integral role beauty plays in her images, despite its diminished status in art today.