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What is photography?

Photography can be divided into two types: "photojournalism" and "commercial photography".

1. If you are engaged in "photojournalism" work, news, newspapers, websites, media photojournalists, then belong to the media category.

2. If you are engaged in "commercial photography", you belong to the tertiary industry, service industry.

Expanded information:

The word "photography" is derived from the Greek words φ?phos (light) and γραφι graphis (drawing, painting) or γραφ?graphê, both of which together mean "to draw with light". Photography is the process of recording images using a specialized device, usually a mechanical camera or a digital camera. Sometimes photography is also referred to as photogrammetry, which is the process of exposing a light-sensitive medium to light reflected from an object. It has been said in pithy language that the ability of a photographer is to transform the fleeting mundanity of everyday life into monumental visual images.

Reference:Baidu Encyclopedia-Photography