Photography Jump to navigation Jump to search "Photographic" redirects here. For the image obtained, see Photograph . For other uses, see Photography (disambiguation) . Photography Lens and mounting of a large-format camera Other names Science or art of creating durable images Types Recording light or other electromagnetic radiation Inventor Thomas Wedgwood (1800) Related Stereoscopic, Full-spectrum, Light field, Electrophotography, Photograms, Scanner Photography is the art, application and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation , either electronically by means of an image sensor , or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film . It is employed in many fields of science, manufacturing (e.g., photolithography ), and business, as well as its more direct uses for art, film and video production, recreational purposes, hobby, a...