The utility model provides a photographic fixing apparatus and an image forming apparatus. The drive means is made to separate from the photographic fixing apparatus to reduce the replacing cost. Moreover, a separating member can still be kept in the state of separating from the photographic fixing member even if the drive means is separated from the photographic fixing apparatus. The photographic fixing apparatus can be loaded or unloaded relative to the image forming apparatus body, comprising a photographic fixing member (21) heated by a heating source (24), a relative member (22) abutting against the photographic fixing member (21) to form photographic fixing holding N, and a separating member (23) that separates the recording medium P passing through the photographic fixing holding N from the photographic fixing member (21). The photographic fixing apparatus further comprises an abutting removing directional force applying apparatus (29) that applies acting force in the abutting direction of removing the separating member (23) and a photographic fixing member (21) and a drive apparatus (30) which, resisting the applying force of the abutting removing directional force applying apparatus (29), carries out driving operation in the direction of the separating member (23) abutting against the photographic fixing member (21). The drive apparatus (30) is removable relative to the photographic fixing apparatus body.