"A photograph is not simply a substitute for a look. It is a sharper vision. It is the revelation of new and important facts." ("Chronology of Heilbrunn art history."). Sid Grossman, a photographer with the Photo League, expressed this sentiment, summarizing the role photography played in America in the 1940s and 1950s. During this era, photojournalism reached its peak, causing photographers to join the bandwagon or react against it. The question of whether photography can be art was resolved a long time ago. Most major museums now have photography departments, and photographs command quite high prices. The question of whether photojournalism or documentary photography can be art is now the question at hand. Art collectors constantly seek to be surprised; today they are thrilled with images seen for the first time in last week's newspapers as photojournalism revels in its new status as art du jour or reportage art. First, let's define photojournalism and fine art photography. According to the Oxford dictionary, photojournalism is the art or practice of communicating news through photographs, especially in magazines. But according to Merriam-Webster, the full definition of photojournalism is journalism in which written copy is subordinated to pictorial, usually photographic, presentation of news stories or in which a high percentage of pictorial presentation is used. In other words, photojournalism is news photography. Photojournalism has found itself invading photography since the late 1920s and can be defined as a spontaneous and noteworthy photographic narrative of human events. Fine art photography is the new kid on the market. It is usually thought to refer to visual creation for a specific expressive or aesthetic value. This often distinguishes...the medium of paper...journalism." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. November 12, 2013. .Raeburn, John. A Staggering Revolution: A Cultural History of 1990s Photography Thirty. Chicago: University of Illinois, 2006. Print. "Salgado and Art Photojournalism." resource for nature photographers. Comments on fine art photography and documentary photojournalism. nd Web. 23 October 2013. "Smithsonian curator examines the influence of the Civil War on American art." "" Title="Unpadded Art History" Unpadded Art History." Unpadded art history RSS. Np, nd Web. October 23, 2013. “VoxPhotographs Weblog.” VoxPhotographs blog. Np, nd Web. 06 November. 2013.