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All the different types of photography

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All the different types of photography

With the help of acquaintances on a photographic site I've tried to compile a list of all the different types of photography out there. I'm sure there are many still missing but the list is pretty impressive so far. We have identified around 80 descriptions.

For fun I've highlighted in bold the different types I've done so far...

3D photography
Action photography
Advertising photography
Aerial photography
Amateur photography
Animal photography
Architecture photography
Art photography
Astro photography
Aura photography
Black & White photography
Camera Phone photography
Candid photography
Cityscape photography
Close-up photography
Colour photography
Commercial photography
Concert photography
Corporate photography
Decisive moment photography
Digital photography
Documentary photography
Editorial photography
Environmental photography
Erotic photography
Family photography
Fashion photography
Fine art photography
Food photography
Forensic photography
Glamour photography
High Speed photography
Historical photography
Industrial photography
Infrared photography
Kirlian photography (see here)
Landscape photography
Location photography
Lomography
Low-light photography
Macro photography
Medical photography
Micro photography
Nature photography
Night photography
Outdoor photography
Panoramic photography
Passport photography
People photography
Pet photography
Photogrammetry
Photojournalism
Photomicrography
Pinhole photography
Portrait photography
PR photography
Product photography
Radiography
Scenery photography
School photography
Scientific photography
Situation photography
Sport photography
Stereo photography
Still life photography
Stock photography
Street photography
Studio photography
Time-lapse photography
Tomography
Transport photography
Travel photography
Underwater photography
Urban photography
Virtual photography
Wedding photography

If you know of any others please email them to me.

Always a pleasure to hear from you...

Cheers,

Paul

Comments

Anonymous said…
wow Paul you found loads, well done
11:12
Anonymous said…
You should add Sepia photography.
01:59
Anonymous said…
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06:21
Beyond the obvious said…
No specific name that I know of.
07:55
Anonymous said…
you forgot infant photography
09:23
Devin Dobson Photography said…
HDR Photography

This is one of my favorite types of photography and I know it is worthy of your list.

Devin Dobson
05:18
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