photography

[ fuh-tog-ruh-fee ]

/ fəˈtɒg rə fi /

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noun

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.

cinematography.

Nearby words

photogram, photogrammetry, photograph, photographer, photographic, photography, photogravure, photoheliograph, photoinactivation, photoinduced, photoionization

Origin of photography

First recorded in 1839; photo- + -graphy

Related forms

mul·ti·pho·tog·ra·phy, noun

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Examples from the Web for photography

His photography has won more than a hundred awards, including the prestigious Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography.
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In 2008, his monastery was in desperate need of funds and Vreeland decided to lend a hand with his first photography exhibition.
From Fashion Player to Photographer Monk|Nina Strochlic|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The long-nosed, self-described “little New York lover of photography” has embraced the impact his pictures can make.
From Fashion Player to Photographer Monk|Nina Strochlic|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Vial got that first assignment, she was just beginning her photography career, and Cirque du Soleil was only a few years old.
A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil|Allison McNearney|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

First to get on board was our Director of Photography, Samuel Moskowitz.
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Last year photography was applied to this spectroscopic work.
The Chautauquan, Vol. III, December 1882|The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle
Magazine stories to-day are sometimes illustrated even by photography, for the hand of the artist is not required.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7|Various
With this number we begin publishing what will be a series of papers for beginners in photography.
Harper's Round Table, May 21, 1895|Various
Photography, however, has revealed to us the existence of others which no telescope can show.
The Beauties of Nature|Sir John Lubbock
And yet photography was in existence, and the electric telegraph.
The Widow Lerouge|Emile Gaboriau

British Dictionary definitions for photography

photography

/ (fəˈtɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

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

the art, practice, or occupation of taking and printing photographs, making cine films, etc

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