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photography

[ fuh-tog-ruh-fee ]

noun

  1. the process or art of producing images of objects on sensitized surfaces by the chemical action of light or of other forms of radiant energy, as x-rays, gamma rays, or cosmic rays.


photography

/ fəˈtɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

  1. the process of recording images on sensitized material by the action of light, X-rays, etc, and the chemical processing of this material to produce a print, slide, or cine film
  2. the art, practice, or occupation of taking and printing photographs, making cine films, etc


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Other Words From

  • multi·pho·togra·phy noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of photography1

First recorded in 1839; photo- + -graphy

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Example Sentences

Paris as depicted by contemporary photography appears… lackluster.

His photography has won more than a hundred awards, including the prestigious Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography.

In 2008, his monastery was in desperate need of funds and Vreeland decided to lend a hand with his first photography exhibition.

The long-nosed, self-described “little New York lover of photography” has embraced the impact his pictures can make.

When Vial got that first assignment, she was just beginning her photography career, and Cirque du Soleil was only a few years old.

For long-exposure photography, the advantage above referred to is obvious, but it is attended by certain disadvantages.

Instead of printing, they take the direct photography of events and the phonetic impression of words.

Nearly every ship had its official photographers, and there were photography planes in the air.

For several years he has made a special study of photography in all its various branches.

A number of women have achieved success in artistic photography.

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