zalta_fathey

<p>I don’t get what you are asking. You seem to be in some "is photography art?" mode in spite of not wanting to get lost in "what is art" space. (The answer is, as you know: No. It is only a medium like paint. We make art with them both.) <br /> Are you saying that without deliberation (understanding?) then, what are we making? Is it surprising or significant that people who paint consider themselves artists but those who make photographs don't?<br /> Are you saying vacation snaps -- for one example-- should be in the same discussion here as wherever the moving target is for art ? <br /> Art Museums are essentially about history from the POV of whomever writes it. Art galleries are about what <em>may</em> be significant somewhere down the line. Family vacation snaps are essentially anthropological documentation. Are you wondering how <em>naive</em> photographers fit into a discussion about Art?</p><div></div>