What is photography?

What is photography?

Photography is a fairly technical pursuit, with ISO, focus , depth of field and the physic of optics being in-depth topics.

But do you need to know this to do photography?

Photography is a capture of images that require an understanding of how the brain perceives images, that have caused the creation of " rules" such as the rule of thirds.

But do you need to know this to do photography?

Photography is the capturing and creation of the emotion an image can evoke in a viewer, be it the happy image of a kitten, or the sad image of a crying child.

But do you need to know this to do photography?

Can you do photography without knowing any of this?

What do you think?