Art

In the years following the invention of photography in 1839, a heated debate ensued on whether it is a form of art, or simply a way of using the camera to document reality.
The discourse revealed that photography, whose unique features make it distinctly different from its closest relative, painting, is indeed a form of art.
Photography explores human visual perception and can make one experience emotions that move you, and compel us to discover new abilities in our lives.
As an ever-evolving medium, photography is no longer one of the traditional seven forms of art but it is included in the broader definition of visual arts.
Within the visual arts, photography can be categorized as either fine art or commercial art. Fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression while commercial art is the art of creative services, primarily advertising.
It is the transparency of photographic technique that makes photographers look for elements and features that truly make the skill an art.
And it is for this reason that artists, who use photography as their means of creative expression, often see the world differently, giving us a refreshing view of reality and finding ways to play with our emotions in their works, making us feel and even see very unique things.
In a world of quick responses and perplexing thoughts, art also allows people to slow down and discover their range of emotions.
Viewing the art of others can bring out feelings such as empathy that one might not have realized they hold close to their heart.
Did you know that the word Earth without Art would just be ‘EH’? Art plays a major role in the world — literally.

Photography and science have long been intertwined, helping to shape the way humans view and learn about the world.

Globally, scientists harness the power and the art of photography to gather information, explore, learn, promote scientific advances, and also interface between the sciences and the public.

One type of visual art that is natural to integrate with science is photography. The camera, which creates art, also captures and teaches us unique scientific details.

Some of them are not visible by the human eye for various reasons: They happen too fast, are too small, or are too far away in the universe.

The art of photography in science enables professionals to capture things that happen too quickly for the human eye to see. For example, a bullet piercing through a card or a banana at a fast speed.

Pictures are scientifically groundbreaking both in what they capture and the process used to capture them.

Quite often, photos that depict science are provocative, beautiful, or intriguing. One can argue that society should consider images that elicit an emotional response as art.

X-rays taken in hospitals are real photographs produced through x-ray light rather than visible light.

Similarly, infrared and ultra-violet photos, which detect invisible wavelengths of light, can be used for numerous purposes including astronomy and medicine, and the detection of cracks in pipes or heat loss from buildings.

In all these cases, evidence and experimental results can be easily exchanged between scientists using photographs.

But photography can also depict things the human eye cannot see at all. Hours-long exposures taken through telescopes bring out astronomical details otherwise unseeable.

Similar principles apply to some photos taken through microscopes. High-speed photography allows us to see a bullet in flight.

Photography has become an essential component of many areas of science. It has played a crucial role in the study of anatomy. Photographs can provide an objective standard for defining the visual characteristics of a species of animal or a type of rock formation.