How do you spell photography?

P-H-O-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y

Photography is spelled P-H-O-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y, the word photograph plus a final y. The letters p and h before the y are often transposed by mistake. Searches for stock photography lead to the same royalty-free photos catalogued on this site.

Spelling tip

Add a y to photograph; do not change the p-h order before it.

What it means

Photography is the making of photographs as a craft or category; stock photography is the industry that produces royalty-free photos.

Common misspellings

• fotography → photography
• photograhpy → photography
• photografy → photography
• photogrphy → photography
• photographey → photography