Is Photography Actually an Art Form?

How can photography really be an art form? I mean, the barrier of entry is so low, and it doesn't require you to have a special skill set, right? Anyone can take a fantastic photo with their phone and then send it off to a retoucher to make edits for your latest gig. Adobe, for several years, has taken advantage of this mindset to get sales and instill into people that all the art in photography happens in post-production. That's the mindset that Diado Moriyama takes when he expresses that photo...