Is Photography for Documentary/Science or an Art

Even since the beginning of photography there has been a debate amongst photographers and artists if photography is for documentary purposes or art or both? I am definitely of the mindset that it an be both. I think even within documentary work there can be a beautiful art to the images created.

I spent months documenting an old steam engine museum. Some of the images were just to document the status of the museum, but while photographing I moved into an artists mindset. Each image I created told a story and was artistic. I love to create and photography gives me that creative outlet that I craved. I hope to inspire other photographers. I want to show you ideas of ways to create images that maybe are something you had never considered before. Sometimes I think we limit ourselves and this is an art that truly allows us to push ourselves outside the box.