But photography is not art and cannot be art. Art and photography are fundamentally different things. Photographs are 'images'; paintings and sculptures are not 'images' but rather representations.
Really??? What is the universally accepted definition of art and where is it written down for all to see? I have yet to see one. Please enlighten me on this.
im·age
 
 /ˈɪm
ɪdʒ/
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Show IPA noun, verb, -aged, -ag·ing.
noun 1. a physical likeness or
representation of a person, animal, or thing,
photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
2.
an optical counterpart or appearance of an object, as is produced by reflection from a mirror, refraction by a lens, or the passage of luminous rays through a small aperture and their reception on a surface.
3. a mental representation; idea; conception.
4. Psychology . a mental representation of something previously perceived, in the absence of the original stimulus.
5. form; appearance; semblance: We are all created in God's image.
6. counterpart; copy: That child is the image of his mother.
7. a symbol; emblem.
8. the general or public perception of a company, public figure, etc., esp. as achieved by careful calculation aimed at creating widespread goodwill.
9. a type; embodiment: Red-faced and angry, he was the image of frustration.
10. a description of something in speech or writing: Keats created some of the most beautiful images in the language.
11. Rhetoric . a figure of speech, esp. a metaphor or a simile.
12. an idol or representation of a deity: They knelt down before graven images.
13. Mathematics . the point or set of points in the range corresponding to a designated point in the domain of a given function.
14. Archaic . an illusion or apparition.
verb (used with object) 15. to picture or represent in the mind; imagine; conceive.
16. to make an image of; portray in sculpture, painting, etc.
17. to project (photographs, film, etc.) on a surface: Familiar scenes were imaged on the screen.
18. to reflect the likeness of; mirror.
19. to set forth in speech or writing; describe.
20. to symbolize; typify.
21. to resemble.
22. Informal . to create an image for (a company, public figure, etc.): The candidate had to be imaged before being put on the campaign trail.
23. to transform (data) into an exact replica in a different form, as changing digital data to pixels for display on a CRT or representing a
Medical scan of a body part in digital form.
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Origin:
11751225; (n.) ME < OF image, imagene ( -ene appar. construed as suffix) < L imāgin-, s. of imāgō a copy, likeness, equiv. to im- ( cf.
imitate) + -āgō n. suffix; (v.) ME: to form a mental picture < OF imagier, deriv. of image
Related forms im·age·a·ble, adjective
im·ag·er, noun
pre·im·age, noun
re·im·age, verb (used with object), -aged, -ag·ing.
un·im·aged, adjective
Synonyms
1, 12.
Image, icon, idol refer to material representations of persons or things. An image is a representation as in a statue or effigy, and is sometimes regarded as an object of worship: to set up an image of Apollo; an image of a saint. An icon, in the Greek or Eastern Orthodox Church, is a representation of Christ, an angel, or a saint, in painting, relief, mosaic, or the like: At least two icons are found in each church. An idol is an image, statue, or the like representing a deity and worshiped as such: a wooden idol; The heathen worship idols. It may be used figuratively: to make an idol of wealth. 2. likeness, figure, representation. 3. notion. 6. facsimile.
Antonyms
6. original.
Written down here:
Image | Define Image at Dictionary.com
From Merriam-Webster:
Image - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
To save space here is a part pertaining to our discussion. -
1 : a reproduction or imitation of the form of a person or thing;
especially : an imitation in solid form
: statue
2 a : the optical counterpart of an object produced by an optical device (as a lens or mirror) or an electronic device
b : a visual representation of something: as
(1) : a likeness of an object produced on a photographic material
(2) : a picture produced on an electronic display (as a
television or computer screen)
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