It can be inferred from the passage that the author most probably considers nineteenth century photography to be

A． less technological sophisticated but in some ways artistically superior to modern photography
B． identically in virtually every aim and method to modern photography
C． unrealistic in its goal of excelling painting by attempting to document every possible subject
D． no less guilty than its contemporary counterpart of the desire to impose a certain truth upon the viewer
E． more accessible to viewers, and thus more democratic than the tradition of painting and print already in existence