# photography

Pronunciation: US say "fuh-TAH-gruh-fee" /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/; UK say "fuh-TOG-ruh-fee" /fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fi/

## Noun

1. The art and technique of making images by recording light on a light-sensitive surface, or by its digital equivalent.
   - Simple: The art and skill of taking pictures with a camera.
   - _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._
2. The occupation of taking photographs, often including printing them.
   - Simple: The job of taking pictures, often for money.
   - _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._

## 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").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/photography (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).