photography
fuh-TAH-gruh-fee/fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/UKfuh-TOG-ruh-fee/fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fi/
- 1The art and technique of making images by recording light on a light-sensitive surface, or by its digital equivalent.
The invention of photography in the nineteenth century changed how people recorded their lives.
Black-and-white photography relies on contrast and shadow rather than color to create mood.
- 2The occupation of taking photographs, often including printing them.
After two decades in journalism, he moved into photography and opened a portrait studio.
Wedding photography pays her bills, while her landscape images remain a personal passion.
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Origin
From French photographie, formed from photo- + -graphy, together meaning "drawing with light." The roots are Greek φωτός (phōtós, "of light") and γράφω (gráphō, "I write").