.........Well - yes -- Jerry Uelsman's surreal work would be considered "photography" by most - & he works exclusively in a traditional darkroom --- anyway - of course - there is no dividing line -- one area gradually melts into the other -- with the purists of 'straight' -unmanipulated photography ( which doesn't really exist) --always on guard to sheppard offending images out the door ( if they had the power ).......my point here is that the actual scene and the photo of the scene are two different things - with filters - f-stops and speeds, etc. already shaping and changing what the lens sees.....so - it's ALL manipulated....just a matter of degree ---- but , of course - this has all been here said before .....many times