>>4233754art1
/ɑːt/
noun
1.
the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
So yes, of course it's art, and the only people that would think otherwise are those without creative skill or imagination. Probably dickheads that thought "buying a good camera will make good photos, and I'll be arty and cool", but then realised that no amount of technical knowledge could fill the creative gap, so they ended up doing some lame shit like product photography with plain white background.