>>2686659That's not even what this thread is about, butt fuck it, I'll bite.
For a photograph to be artistic, there needs to be some degree of abstraction. Rather than, say, a picture being of a child learning to blow bubbles, it could be about the innocence and wonder of childhood (god I feel basic for having typed that).
But the skill in photography as an art form is the ability to effectively demonstrate and highlight this abstraction through composition, lighting, colour, etc.
That said, there are types of photography which are almost purely documentary, i.e. sports photography, photojournalism. Even these can be artistic, though, by effectively representing certain emotion like the victory after a difficult game or the effects of political strife, respectively.
TL;DR
art makes you feel something
