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Photography

/fəˈtɒɡrəfi/

The art or process of producing images by the action of light.

The Greek roots

φῶς
phôs
light
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γραφή
graphḗ
drawing, writing

Literally: drawing with light

The story of the word

When the camera first fixed an image on a plate, scientists named it 'writing with light' — a perfect Greek compound for a brand-new craft.

In a sentence

Her photography captured the storm's first light.

Built on the same root

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