A photograph or photo is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic medium such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of what the human eye would see. The process and practice of creating photographs is called photography.
Streams of Photography
- Wildlife Photography
- Nature Photography
- Underwater Photography
- Studio Photography
- Commercial
- Fashion
- Product
- Wedding Photography
- Editorial Photography
- Architectural Photography
- Sports Photography
- Science and Scientific Photography
- Food Photography
Some of the best-known photographers:
- Ansel Adams - Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902-April 22, 1984) was an American photographer and environmentalist. His black-and-white landscape photographs of the American West, especially Yosemite National Park, have been widely reproduced on calendars, posters, books, and the internet.
- Tom Ang - Tom Ang is a photographer, author, traveller and academic. In 1979 he was a founding member of Wandsworth Photo Co-op which grew into Photo fusion London's largest independent photography resource.A specialist in travel and digital photography, he has photographed in Central Asia.He won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award for best Illustrated Travel Book. He is the author of 25 book on photography and video.
- John Hedgecoe - John Hedgecoe (24 March 1932 – 3 June 2010) was an award-winning British photographer and author of over 30 bookson photography. He established the photography department in 1965 at the Royal College of Art, where he was Professor of 1975 to 1994 and Professor Emeritus until his died. He was also Pro-Rector of the college from 1981 to 1994. His photographs appear in permanent collections at the New York Museum of Modern Art and London's National Portrait Gallery.