[Leica] Is photography art?

[George Lottermoser]

On Apr 5, 2015, at 10:18 PM, Bill Pearce wrote:

> In my experience, it is only amateur "Sunday Painters" that speak derogatorily of photographers whose work can be seen as artistic. I remember the day when dealers, curators and dilettantes spoke ill of photography, but the people that I know that are working full time as "real" artists don't feel that way at all. It may be that the old fools have died off.

More appropriate and interesting questions:

What qualities need to be present in an object to label it a piece of Fine Art?
What qualities need to be present in a body of work to label the producer a Fine Artist?

These two questions would be equally valid whether discussing
Painting, Sculpting, Writing, Composing, Playing an Instrument, Photographing, Dancing, Choreographing, or any other "Art."

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

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