Do You Think Photography is an Art?

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I watched about three-quarters of the "Falling Man " video. From seeing that much, the original posted question, "Do you think Photography is an Art?" has very little value. Trying to decide, for the specific example, if the "Falling Man" video is art or something else, is a waste effort. It was interesting and useful, without regard to Photography being art or not.

 

[DaveC426913]

I watched about three-quarters of the "Falling Man " video. From seeing that much, the original posted question, "Do you think Photography is an Art?" has very little value. Trying to decide, for the specific example, if the "Falling Man" video is art or something else, is a waste effort. It was interesting and useful, without regard to Photography being art or not.

I think the problem here is that, were it to be framed as art, does it then inevitably also get framed as exploitation?

 

[pinball1970]

I watched about three-quarters of the "Falling Man " video. From seeing that much, the original posted question, "Do you think Photography is an Art?" has very little value. Trying to decide, for the specific example, if the "Falling Man" video is art or something else, is a waste effort. It was interesting and useful, without regard to Photography being art or not.

This one?



This says 101 things. It goes into what a photographer does, his ethos.
Some of those iconic photographs already mentioned are in there.
Photography is art and art reflects life. That's my take.
The people part of 911 is difficult to watch. It's all in there and I think it's tastefully done.

 

[pinball1970]

I think the problem here is that, were it to be framed as art, does it then inevitably also get framed as exploitation?

The video if you watch it assesses the reaction to that photo, in the US and globally.
They agree with you. However grief has a process and that is what happened with 911. Time changes things and while I remember refusing to look at a newspaper the day after the events there was something cathartic about watching that video just now.