>>2901019I'm not gonna comment on the whole "is this art?" thing for obvious reasons, but I'll tell you that if architects did not have photography to showcase their work they wouldn't have any work. Also, photographs taken of architecture often exaggerate or accentuate features in favor of the architect's work, which is why architects rely on photography to show it.
Personally i don't think someone taking photos of architecture should be necessarily proud of their "work", but it should be realized the importance of photography to architecture, especially in modern times.
Pic related, the human eye doesn't render reality like this.