Digital Photography as an art form
(Read the full article...)ePHOTOzine editor, Peter Bargh, explains why he doesn't have a problem with digital imaging being the replacement to photography as we knew it. Since the age of 15 I've been dabbling in almost every kind of photography. Following a career in journalism, working for Practical Photography and then launching the first digital imaging magazine, I went on to create ePHOTOzine. Every so often someone on our forums pops the question "Is photography art?...it's a very emotive subject and our moderators are always to hand ready to remove expletives and abusive comments. The trouble is, as all the photography magazines have found out for years, is art and photography evoke passionate feelings and extremely strong views. This has become more so since the rise of digital technology.