An artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 1700's and characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions.

Romanticism was developed in the 1700’s. Originating with paintings, the romanticist movement was later applied to photography. Romantic photography can be identified through the heightened detail concerning nature and the beauty of the natural world, which encourages the expression of emotion and feeling through photographs.