From the late 19th century through the first half of the 20th, their work forever changed the perception of photography. Most importantly, they brought photography into the world of art galleries and museums, where they revealed its true potential through pioneering work. And that's how photography became art.
When did photography start become art?
So, by the early 1940s photography was officially considered as an art form in the United States, and people in Europe and other areas worldwide soon started sharing this opinion. Leading to its general adoption as a valuable form of art with investment potential.
Who made photography into art?
Photography was invented by Frenchman Nicéphore Niépce in 1822. Niépce developed a technique called heliography, which he used to create the world's oldest surviving photograph, View from the Window at Le Gras (1827). Heliography was conceived in response to camera obscura theories dating back to ancient history.