Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating images by
recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or
chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic
film. The word "photography" was created from the Greek roots φωτός
(phōtós), genitive of φῶς (phōs), "light" and γραφή (graphé)
"representation by means of lines" or "drawing",together meaning
"drawing with light."
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