What is the difference between photography and a photographer? The difference between photography and photographer is that a photographer takes photographs (e.g., professional), while photography is the art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces and their digital counterpart.

Photography is the art and science of capturing images using light and a camera. The word photography is derived from the Greek words "photos" meaning light and "graphia" meaning drawing or writing. It involves using a camera to capture an image of a subject and preserving that image as a permanent record.