  Based on the experimental data released recently by the CLAS Collaboration,
the $f_{1}(1285)$ photoproduction off a proton target is investigated in an
effective Lagrangian approach. In our model, $s$-channel, $u$-channel, and
$t$-channel Born terms are included to calculate the differential cross
sections, which are compared with the recent CLAS experiment. An interpolating
Reggeized treatment is applied to the $t$ channel, and it is found that the
$t$-channel contribution is dominant in the $f_1(1285)$ photoproduction and the
$u$-channel contribution is responsible for the enhancement at backward angles.
The present calculation does not take into account any explicit $s$-channel
nucleon-resonance contribution; nevertheless, our model provides a good
description of the main features of the data. It suggests small couplings of
the $f_1(1285)$ and the nucleon resonances in this energy region.
