We as artists pride ourselves on the creativity we thrust upon the people but what would happen if there was no artist- no creator? Everyday a person somewhere in the world thinks he or she creates art, and that may be true within the confinements of fine art but in photography do we really create or do we just document life as it is in the now to look back over in the future whilst reminiscing about the past?
Surely in photography we understand that no matter how we try to manipulate the scene or the image we create nothing but a 2D physical piece of evidence of that place, person and time? So why are we so hung up about those behind the lens, the so called artists? Why should it matter who took an image when all they are doing is documenting something? Sure the image may spark a reaction in people, a memory relived, but isn't that the point to create memories in their physical form?
OK so bare with me, I am going somewhere with this. The photograph should not be defined by who pressed the button but what was captured. My reasoning for this is simple. There is no man in space pressing a button to record the most awe inspiring images known to mankind – AI (Artificial Intelligence) or as close to it as we can safely get without risking a scenario like The Matrix. The Hubble Telescope is the 'artist' and has been taking pictures of space for over 20 years. It has documented – not created – some of the most beautiful phenomena in the universe but this is not a person controlling the scene this is the scene controlling the image!
Photography as an art - or a way to stroke your ego?
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