Does anyone buy photographic art

We see an abundance of ways to sell photographic art, but does anyone really buy photographic art? I’ve been to fairs and community art shows where photographic art has been offered for sale by the artist. Some of the work is absolutely great, some eh, it is okay. What I don’t really ever remember seeing at these events is anyone actually buying a piece. The artist must sell something as the cost of the prints, framing, the booth, etcetera could get expensive. There are also a number of websites and online stores where an artist can put their work for sale. Who buys this stuff? I’m sure there are buyers out there. Do you create art hoping to sell? Do you create art for yourself? Do you create art for yourself and other art to sell? Do we research our audience? Do we care?

I’ve been to many houses of people who don’t have photographic art or paintings on the walls. They have wall art but not what would be classified as photographic art or paintings. Some have portraits of family members in their houses. In my house, I have nearly a dozen pieces of photographic art on the walls and I don’t mean portraits of family members. We also have a couple of paintings on the walls created by others. Is it a generational thing? Is the practice of putting photographic art and paintings dead or dying? Do we, the artists, have to follow the trend of what is popular to maintain interest in art? So many questions to ponder this weekend.