
Several people may have coined the same new term from these roots independently. 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".

Typically, a lens is used to focus the light reflected or emitted from objects into a real image on the light-sensitive surface inside a camera during a timed exposure. 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, and mass communication.

Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable 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. Stereoscopic, Full-spectrum, Light field, Electrophotography, Photograms, Scanner Recording light or other electromagnetic radiation Science or art of creating durable images Lens and mounting of a large-format camera
