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This project aims to encourage creation of articles and improve the quality of articles about photography, the process, activity and art of creating still images. This includes the photographic results of the art, photographers, forms of photography, and the science and technology of photography.

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05 Jun 2025 – Alphonso Lisk-Carew (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Munfarid1 (t · c); see discussion
05 Jun 2025 – At the Time of the Louisville Flood (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Viriditas (t · c); see discussion
24 May 2025 – Lotus L. Kang (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by 19h00s (t · c); see discussion
20 May 2025 – Lutterodt photographers (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Munfarid1 (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

04 Jun 2025 – Adrian Evangelista (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by ZimZalaBim (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
03 Jun 2025 – Helicon Photo Safe (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by SL93 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
26 May 2025 – Sascha Fonseca (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by CycloneYoris (t · c); see discussion (17 participants; relisted)
29 May 2025 – Rasha Amin (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by AndySailz (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 05 Jun 2025; see discussion (2 participants)

Proposed deletions

30 May 2025 – British Institute of Professional Photography (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by LibStar (t · c) was deproded by Dualpendel (t · c) on 02 Jun 2025

Categories for discussion

06 Jun 2025 – Category:Burkinabé photographers (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Hassan697 (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

25 Apr 2025 – Walther Dobbertin (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Munfarid1 (t · c); start discussion

Requested moves

05 Jun 2025 – Joseph MacDonald (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Joseph MacDonald (cinematographer) by Roman Spinner (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be merged

28 May 2025 – Black and white (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Monochrome photography by Ahecht (t · c); see discussion
30 Apr 2025 – Action camera (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Body camera by Armeym (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

30 Aug 2024 – Life (magazine) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Jayediting (t · c); see discussion
25 Feb 2024 – Minox (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Thumperward (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

20 May 2025 – Draft:Mike Pasarella (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Therepublica (t · c)
19 May 2025 – Draft:Matthew Swarts (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Hyggemule (t · c)
19 May 2025 – Draft:Zack Zook (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Baranauma (t · c)
14 May 2025 – Draft:Ryo Utsunomiya (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by AbstractNest45 (t · c)
02 May 2025 – Draft:Marc Tedeschi (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ndmmeyhhsn (t · c)
04 Apr 2025 – Draft:Ruth van Crevel (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by GksEOauJAn (t · c)
06 Jun 2025 – Draft:André Barlatier (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by FloridaArmy (t · c) was accepted to André Barlatier (talk · edit · hist) by CSMention269 (t · c) on 07 Jun 2025
02 Jun 2025 – Draft:Egon Guenther (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by DeKamper (t · c) was accepted to Egon Guenther (talk · edit · hist) by Hoary (t · c) on 06 Jun 2025
26 May 2025 – Draft:Garth Ivan (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by GarthIvan (t · c) was declined by CoconutOctopus (t · c) on 02 Jun 2025
05 May 2025 – Draft:Djeneba Aduayom (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by DGGONZALEZ1 (t · c) was declined by GoldRomean (t · c) on 06 Jun 2025

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Photography articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	1	3	3	7			14
FM					92		92
GA	3	6	15	19		12	55
B	51	75	53	99		57	335
C	72	205	181	586		457	1,501
Start	12	90	182	1,703		1,700	3,687
Stub		15	23	1,043		1,298	2,379
List	4	2	8	33		58	105
Category					5,677		5,677
Disambig					3		3
File					105		105
Project					17		17
Redirect	1		2	51	226		280
Template					142		142
NA					2		2
Other					135		135
Draft					11		11
Assessed	144	396	467	3,541	6,410	3,582	14,540
Unassessed		1		10		693	704
Total	144	397	467	3,551	6,410	4,275	15,244
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 39,828			Ω = 5.00

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Desherinka (talk) 29 March 2009.
Jaqian (talk) 12:28, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Pro Fotographer (talk) 27 July 2009
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The High Fin Sperm Whale (Talk • Contribs) 01:17, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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User:S1312 24 July 2010
John Yannella C.P.A.S. (Clifton Park Art Studio) 1 September 2010
Pete McKinley (The Arts University College Bournemouth U.K.) 24 November 2010
JoBaWik (talk) 19:37, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Callagar (talk) 8th June 2022
User:Helloheart 28 June 2022
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Jake Jakubowski (Talk) 04:31, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Task forces and related projects

History of Photography This task force focuses on the history of the medium and its photographers, photographs and publications.
Wikipedia:Graphics Lab aims to improve images, including photographs, used on Wikipedia.
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Wikipedia:WikiProject Media more generally covers print or electronic media.
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Equipment	Camera light-field digital field instant phone pinhole press rangefinder SLR still TLR toy view Darkroom enlarger safelight Film base format holder stock available films discontinued films Filter Flash beauty dish cucoloris gobo hot shoe lens hood monolight reflector snoot softbox Lens long-focus prime zoom wide-angle fisheye swivel telephoto Manufacturers Monopod Movie projector Slide projector Tripod head Zone plate
Terminology	35 mm equivalent focal length Angle of view Aperture Backscatter Black-and-white Chromatic aberration Circle of confusion Clipping Color balance Color temperature Depth of field Depth of focus Exposure Exposure compensation Exposure value Zebra patterning F-number Film format large medium Film speed Focal length Guide number Hyperfocal distance Lens flare Metering mode Perspective distortion Photograph Photographic printing Albumen Photographic processes Reciprocity Red-eye effect Science of photography Shutter speed Sync Zone System
Genres	Abstract Aerial Aircraft Architectural Astrophotography Banquet Candid Conceptual Conservation Cloudscape Documentary Eclipse Ethnographic Erotic Fashion Fine-art Fire Forensic Glamour High-speed Landscape Monochrome Nature Neues Sehen Nude Photojournalism Pictorialism Pornography Portrait Post-mortem Ruins Selfie space selfie Social documentary Sports Still life Stock Straight photography Street Underwater Vernacular Wedding Wildlife
Techniques	Afocal Bokeh Brenizer Burst mode Contre-jour ETTR Fill flash Fireworks Hand-colouring Harris shutter High-speed Holography Infrared Intentional camera movement Kirlian Kite aerial Lo-fi photography Lomography Long-exposure Luminogram Macro Mordançage Multiple exposure Multi-exposure HDR capture Night Panning Panoramic Photogram Print toning Pigeon photography Redscale Rephotography Rollout Scanography Schlieren photography Sabattier effect Slow motion Stereoscopy Stopping down Strip Slit-scan Sprocket hole Sun printing Tilt–shift Miniature faking Time-lapse Ultraviolet Vignetting Xerography Zoom burst
Composition	Diagonal method Framing Headroom Lead room Rule of thirds Simplicity Golden triangle (composition)
History	Timeline of photography technology Ambrotype Film photography Autochrome Lumière Box camera Calotype Camera obscura Daguerreotype Dufaycolor Heliography Lippmann plate Painted photography backdrops Photography and the law Glass plate Tintype Visual arts
Regional	Albania Bangladesh Canada China Denmark Greece India Japan Korea Luxembourg Norway Philippines Serbia Slovenia Sudan Taiwan Turkey Ukraine United States Uzbekistan Vietnam
Digital photography	Digital camera D-SLR comparison MILC camera back Digiscoping Comparison of digital and film photography Film scanner Image sensor CMOS APS CCD Three-CCD camera Foveon X3 sensor Image sharing Pixel
Color photography	Print film Chromogenic print Reversal film Color management color space primary color CMYK color model RGB color model
Photographic processing	Bleach bypass C-41 process Collodion process Cross processing Cyanotype Developer Digital image processing Dye coupler E-6 process Fixer Gelatin silver process Gum printing Instant film K-14 process Print permanence Push processing Stop bath
Lists	Largest photographs Most expensive photographs Museums devoted to one photographer Photographs considered the most important Photographers Norwegian Polish street women Photography periodicals
Related	Conservation and restoration of photographs film photographic plates Polaroid art Stereoscopy Say cheese
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