Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement originating out of the late 18th and early 19th century Europe. Its movement was seen to reject the typical ideas of order, calm, harmony, balance, and idealization. As an artistic style, it is strongly emotional, evocative of a vivid imagination. Sometimes, it actually represents the irrational emotions and subjective experiences of the artist.

Romanticism has long since been associated with the landscape. Within photography, the sense of romance of the landscape features its blossoming spirit. It generally involves photographing natural subjects outside such as mountains, waterfalls and valleys.