RE: Is Photography Art?

Photography is definitely an art form, and studying the work of great photographers truly helps me get closer to understanding it.

You and me both. So many can't see what's the point of looking at other people's photos but as you say, you can learn a lot and it gives you ides where and how to improve.

So far, I’ve realized that the two most important things are perspective and light.

You are right about that, but there's another thing I'd add and that's framing a photo. I want to explain what I mean as the translator may fool you here. It's not about the wooden frame you put the photo in, but the compositional technique that uses elements within a scene. This is something you learn in time and with experimenting.

Everyone has a camera these days, but so many are just taking photos, stupid selfies and don't care about improving. Photography is definitely a type of art and one can learn it.