1. “Is Photography Art?”

2. We must 1 st gain a clear definition for 3 important questions! ►What is art? ► What makes an artist? ► What is photography?

3. “Is Photography Art?” What is an artist? Someone who creates Someone who sees the world differently Someone who presents a mastery over a technique Someone who uses vision and skill to create something beyond the ordinary Someone who…

4. “Is Photography Art?” What is art? That which forces an aesthetic response Art is all around us! Something beautiful? Something that has been created using creative thinking Something created by an artist Hmmm…..

5. “Is Photography Art?” What is photography? A process that records pictures Hmmm….. Something beautiful? The result of reflected light through a lens onto film Does not have to be done by an ‘artist’ Hmmm…..

6. “Is Photography Art?” There is a continuous debate about whether photography can be classified as art… ???WHY???

7. “Is Photography Art?” “The main objection seems to be that it is primarily a mechanical process that handles most of the work—that the photographer has nothing further to do with it, other than some manipulation in the printing of the picture…” http://thescreamonline.com/essays/essays06-01/rsb_photo_essay.html

8. “Just as a painting is not art solely because it is a painting, neither is photography an art because it is a photograph. The 'medium' does not make anything art by definition.” http://www.outbackphoto.com/tforum/viewtopic.php?TopicID=1401

9. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME ARTWORK AND MAKE OUR OWN CONCLUSION!

10. “Is Photography Art?” CARRIE MAE WEEMS

11. “Is Photography Art?” CARRIE MAE WEEMS vs. KARA WALKER

12. “Is Photography Art?” CARRIE MAE WEEMS

13. “Is Photography Art?” WEEMS VS CHARLES

14. “Is Photography Art?” CARRIE MAE WEEMS

15. “Is Photography Art?” BARBARA KRUGER

16. “Is Photography Art?” KRUGER VS MARGRITTE

17. “Is Photography Art?” BARBARA KRUGER

18. “Is Photography Art?” BARBARA KRUGER

19. “Is Photography Art?” KRUGER VS MONDRIAN

20. “Is Photography Art?” RENEE COX

21. “Is Photography Art?” COX VS. SAAR

22. “Is Photography Art?” RENEE COX

23. “Is Photography Art?” DAVID HOCKNEY

24. “Is Photography Art?” HOCKNEY VS. CLOSE

25. “Is Photography Art?” DOROTHEA LANGE

26. “Is Photography Art?” LANGE VS CASSATT

27. “Is Photography Art?” JENNY LENS

28. “Is Photography Art?” TINA MODOTTI