photography

noun

pho·​tog·​ra·​phy fə-ˈtä-grə-fē 

: the art or process of producing images by the action of radiant energy and especially light on a sensitive surface (such as film or an optical sensor)

Examples of photography in a Sentence

He studied both film and still photography.

Landscape photography is her hobby.

Recent Examples on the Web

The work was also a tribute to his late father, a pioneer of photography in Bukhara. —Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025

Combat photography is made in the fog of war. —Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025

In 1908, the university’s first female student discovers, through the lens of photography, sacred patterns of the universe hidden within the humblest of plants. —Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025

Principal photography is set to begin in early 2026 in Spain, with additional casting underway. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing photography

• director of photography
• Kirlian photography
• trick photography

Rhymes for photography

• arthrography
• biography
• cartography
• cosmography
• cryptography
• demography
• discography
• echography
• ethnography
• filmography
• geography
• hydrography

Kids Definition

photography

noun

pho·​tog·​ra·​phy fə-ˈtäg-rə-fē 

: the art or process of making pictures by means of a camera that directs the image of an object onto a surface (as film) that is sensitive to light