Why is photography important?

Why is photography important?

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I think a lot of photography isn't important. I think a lot of photography is purely aesthetic. I think there is a very small section of photography. Possibly some of the reportage photography in newspapers and some photography you might see in art galleries which does actually change the way that we see the world. And there should be examples of famous photographs during political campaigns or during wars which change the public perception. I think on the whole, the world has got too many images and we're overburdened with photographs. So mostly it's a way of tickling the eyeballs I think.