HT2010 - My Precious, Precious Photograph

Are photographs precious? A photographic print from a long-lost master may very well be precious. A contemporary print by any of us is anything but precious. After all, we can knock out copies by the hundreds if we have a need to. I can't think of any other art medium that flips in value so dramatically. In fact, our contemporary clutching over our "precious" artwork reminds me of a certain fictional character.