▁of ▁the ▁word ▁" vern ac ular " ▁is ▁a ▁quality ▁of ▁being ▁" ind igen ous " ▁or ▁" native ", ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁art ▁and ▁architecture ▁refers ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁sub - definition ▁( of ▁vern ac ular ▁architecture ) ▁from ▁the ▁Oxford ▁English ▁Dictionary : ▁" con c ern ed ▁with ▁ordinary ▁domestic ▁and ▁functional ▁buildings ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁essentially ▁monument al ." ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁vern ac ular ▁photograph s ▁include ▁travel ▁and ▁vac ation ▁photos , ▁family ▁snap sh ots , ▁photos ▁of ▁friends , ▁class ▁port ra its , ▁identification ▁photograph s , ▁and ▁photo - bo oth ▁images . ▁▁ ▁Vern ac ular ▁photograph s ▁are ▁types ▁of ▁accident al ▁art , ▁in ▁that ▁they ▁often ▁are ▁un int ention ally ▁art istic . ▁ ▁Found ▁phot ography ▁ ▁Cl os ely ▁related ▁to ▁vern ac ular ▁phot ography ▁is ▁found ▁phot ography , ▁which ▁in ▁one ▁sense ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁recovery ▁of ▁a ▁lost , ▁un c laimed , ▁or ▁disc arded ▁vern ac ular ▁photograph ▁or ▁snapshot . ▁▁ ▁Found ▁photos ▁are ▁often ▁found ▁at ▁fle a ▁mark ets , ▁thr ift ▁and ▁other ▁second hand ▁stores , ▁yard ▁sales , ▁estate ▁and ▁tag ▁sales , ▁in ▁dump sters ▁and ▁tr ash ▁can s , ▁between ▁the ▁pages ▁of ▁books , ▁or ▁literally ▁just ▁" found " ▁anywhere . ▁ ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁vern ac ular ▁phot ography ▁in ▁the ▁arts ▁is ▁almost ▁as