Is photography the new painting?

Is photography the new painting? In this news article in today's Today, the writer debates about the future of photography in the art world. In light with Joel Yuen's win of the UOB Painting of the year competition with his photographs of various fresh animal parts stitched together, people are questioning whether a photograph can be a art form equivalent to that of a painting.

http://www.todayonline.com/pdf_open.asp?id=1208FCL024

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And to all the Canon fans out there, here a pic for you taken from TODAY also.















Sorry Nikon is the prefered choice in Olympics :)