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davidcyclebackCollecting photographs as a whole is a hobby. If it appears in a photograph, there are people who collect them. There are people who collect photos of cats, dogs, baseball players, houses, actors, boxers, directors, plants, mountains, cars, insects, cameras, football, equipment, graveyards .... Fashion as a specific photographic genre is well established and has been around since the 1800s. There are more collectors of fashion photography than baseball photography, and the most expensive fashion photos sell for substantially more than the most expensive baseball photos.
The criteria for judging a fashion photo is similar to judging a baseball photo-- including age, originality, photographer, subject, size, rarity of subject, stamping, etc.
Gil, your inquiries on the subject are legitimate. But it is a timely juxtaposition as about a week ago some photo stuff I did was reviewed by a London photography writer. The writer said great about the fashion photos, but didn't care for the baseball photos as he didn't follow the sport.