Quote Originally Posted by shesells
First, I want to say that the human body by itself is a work of art. So if one just simply photographs it, it's no more art than if one photographed a van gogh painting in a museum. What has to happen for the photo to be art itself, is that the beauty of the work of art, like a model, is brought out by the artist (photographer) and they are able to show us why they think its so wonderful.
While the poetic statement that the human form is a work of art is very common, I have to disagree with your literal interpretation here Kit. Do you also think that a mountain range, chimpanzee, a fish, or any other natural thing are also works of art?