>>3112485well art is subjective.
I personally think leibovitz is a hack and platon uses to wide of lenses.
here is a self portrait from a photographer I really love, and even know the "shadow self portrait" has been done by every joker that picks up a camera, this one was done by the guy who practically invented street photography. This one tells a story, it looks like it should be some expressionistic movie poster, and for that, I call it art, and a great portrait. You can call it whatever you want.