Does photography qualify as art?

I've always viewed photography as a legitimate form of art. However, many people I disagree: Ayn Rand argued that it's a technical rather than a creative skill. However, I regard photography as a technical and creative skill, just like painting. So does photography qualify as art? If not, does that mean that photography doesn't have value -- or has less value than proper art forms like painting? If photography has value nonetheless, what is the source of that value?