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digital photography

American  

noun

  1. the taking or manipulation of photographs that are stored as data files on a computer.


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Half of the students in her first class on digital photography dropped out, and she struggled to learn to use a professional camera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

In this modern era of digital photography, on the one hand I think it’s wonderful that everyone is making photographs now more than ever before.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Now using near-infrared digital photography in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia experts have created high resolution scans of the decorations for the first time.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

Before digital photography, the film in satellite spy cameras had to be jettisoned down to Earth in secret capsules to be developed, which is kind of wild.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2023

Today, scientists and artists can instantly record and share their findings using digital photography.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman