I just read that article too, and I reckon the (co called) reporter responsible for the article could have easily used the voice recognition feature in his highly capable iPad to create the article.

Does that make it journalism?

I'd love to see some of the reporters iPad images for the purpose of clarity, that is, to see exactly what he is referring too when he says that the images are "gorgeous to look at"
I'm sure they are as 'gorgeous' as Peter Lik's images.

Not that I agree that a photograph is worth $6m .. but I think the point that it's one of Peter Lik's images is totally lost on this particular (so called) reporter.

Are Van Gough's painting really worth $250m? ..
Are some old Ferrari's really worth $5m

Something is only worth what the last person was willing to pay .... (btw, that article is not something I'd pay for )

Lik's photo has nothing to do with whether it's art or not.

Had the (so called)journalist introduced any reasonable arguments as to why the photo is not considered art .. one would more likely have paid more attention to it(and dare say even be swayed if the argument had any merit) .. But this is a diatribe based solely on, what appears to be, dubious opinion.