noun · neutral
photography
UK/fəˈtɒɡrəfi/US/fəˈtɑːɡrəfi/pho·TOG·ra·phy
Band 4-5speakingtask2
the art or practice of taking and processing photographs
Examples
“She studied photography at college.”
“Photography helps me see details I normally ignore.”
“He works as a freelance photographer but enjoys photography as a hobby too.”
Band 8 sentence
“I’ve developed an interest in photography because it helps me notice details I’d otherwise overlook.”
Collocations
- take photographs
- professional photography
Word family
photograph noun / verbphotographer nounphotographic adjective
Common mistakes
I take a photography of the sunset.→I took a photograph of the sunset.
He does photography as hobby.→He does photography as a hobby.
Say it for a higher band
5take photos→6photograph→7+photography
Synonyms
photo
Easily confused
photograph
“She took a beautiful photograph of the sunset.”
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